Investments
164Portfolio Exits
11Funds
4About Shinhan Capital
Shinhan Capital is a credit-granting financial institution, with a special interest in corporate finance. The company's operations grew from leasing, loans, and factoring to include installment financing, new technology project financing, maritime financing, real estate development financing, and corporate restructurings.

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Latest Shinhan Capital News
Mar 8, 2023
In January 2023, Business Canvas attracted a cumulative investment of 12.3 billion won from Sui Generis Shinhan Venture Investment, Infobank, Kakao Ventures, and Shinhan Capital. The latest investment is expected to support the company’s plans to launch new products and services, including generative AI-related products that match consumers’ preferences. Business Canvas is the creator of Typed, a document tool used by global users in 184 countries, which received the ‘Product of the Day’ recognition on the popular software ranking site ‘Product Hunt’ last year. With the successful attraction of the A2 investment, Business Canvas plans to accelerate its expansion into the global market through talent recruitment and establishing a global base in the second half of 2023. Sui Generis CEO Kim Han-jae, who led the additional investment multi-closing after the 1st A2 round, said, “In addition to the new products and services that Business Canvas is currently preparing to launch, the results of research and development of generative AI-related products that match the consumer’s eye level and confidence is the background that led to the multi-closing.” Kim Tae-young, head of finance at Business Canvas, said, “In addition to Typed, which was previously introduced, products and services the company is preparing to launch have received good reviews from investors.” What’s your thoughts?
Shinhan Capital Investments
164 Investments
Shinhan Capital has made 164 investments. Their latest investment was in KevinLAB as part of their Seed VC - II on February 2, 2023.

Shinhan Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/4/2023 | Seed VC - II | KevinLAB | $2.82M | Yes | 1 | |
1/25/2023 | Convertible Note | Plasmapp | $9.71M | Yes | 1 | |
1/20/2023 | Series B | Energy X | $20.3M | Yes | 5 | |
1/9/2023 | Seed - III | |||||
12/28/2022 | Bridge |
Date | 2/4/2023 | 1/25/2023 | 1/20/2023 | 1/9/2023 | 12/28/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC - II | Convertible Note | Series B | Seed - III | Bridge |
Company | KevinLAB | Plasmapp | Energy X | ||
Amount | $2.82M | $9.71M | $20.3M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Shinhan Capital Portfolio Exits
11 Portfolio Exits
Shinhan Capital has 11 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Mesh Korea on February 24, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/24/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
2/14/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
1/3/2023 | Corporate Majority | 9 | |||
Date | 2/24/2023 | 2/14/2023 | 1/3/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Shinhan Capital Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Shinhan Capital has 4 funds, including KoFC Shinhan Frontier Champ 2010-4 PEF.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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12/13/2010 | KoFC Shinhan Frontier Champ 2010-4 PEF | Expansions & Growth | Closed | $136.48M | 1 |
Shinhan - Venture Business Association Venture Fund | |||||
Wonshinhan Connect New Technology Investment Association No. 1 | |||||
Wonshinhan Connect New Technology Investment Association No. 2 |
Closing Date | 12/13/2010 | |||
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Fund | KoFC Shinhan Frontier Champ 2010-4 PEF | Shinhan - Venture Business Association Venture Fund | Wonshinhan Connect New Technology Investment Association No. 1 | Wonshinhan Connect New Technology Investment Association No. 2 |
Fund Type | Expansions & Growth | |||
Status | Closed | |||
Amount | $136.48M | |||
Sources | 1 |
Shinhan Capital Team
2 Team Members
Shinhan Capital has 2 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, YoungTaeg Heo.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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YoungTaeg Heo | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | YoungTaeg Heo | |
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Work History | ||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | |
Status | Current |
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