Kakao Investment Overview

  • Investor Type

  • Venture Capital

  • Status

  • Active

  • Professionals

  • 5

Professionals
  • Investments

  • 72

  • Portfolio

  • 51

  • Exits

  • 12

Exits

Kakao Investment General Information

Description

Founded in 2015, Kakao Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. The firm seeks to invest in start-ups and growth-stage companies. The firm prefers to make investments in commerce, software, O2O, technical, fintech, IoT, and BoT sectors.

Contact Information

Website
www.kakaoinvestment.com
Formerly Known As
K Venture Group
Year Founded
2015
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Primary Office
  • 9th floor, EG Building, 11 Teheran-ro 98-gil
  • Gangnam-gu
  • Seoul
  • South Korea

Kakao Investment Investments & Acquisitions (72)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Nota AI 14-Apr-2022 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
000000000 20-Jan-2022 0000 00000 Multimedia and Design Software Startup
0000000 0000000 00 10-Jan-2022 00000 00000 00.000 Beverages Generating Revenue
000000000 22-Dec-2021 00000 00000 Financial Software Product In Beta Test
00000000 14-Dec-2021 0000 00000 000.00 Database Software Generating Revenue
000 0000 00000000 06-Dec-2021 0000 00000 00.000 Electrical Equipment Generating Revenue 0000 00-00
00000000 21-Nov-2021 00000 00000 Application Software Generating Revenue
000000 21-Oct-2021 0000 00000 00.000 Communication Software Generating Revenue
KLleon 04-Oct-2021 Early Stage VC 00.00 Multimedia and Design Software Product In Beta Test
Autonomous a2z 13-Sep-2021 Early Stage VC 000.00 Automotive Generating Revenue
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Kakao Investment Exits (12)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Fresheasy 20-Apr-2022 PE Growth/Expansion
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00000000 01-Jun-2021 000000000 00000000
000000 16-May-2021 000000000000000000 00000
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0000000000000 01-Jan-2020 000000000 00000000
00000 00000 000000 01-Jun-2019 000000000000000000
000000 19-Jan-2018 000000000 00000000 00.00
JOH & Company 01-Jan-2018 Merger/Acquisition
Valuepotion 01-Jan-2017 Secondary Transaction - Private
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Kakao Investment Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

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Kakao Investment Team (6)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
Scott Kwon Chief Executive Officer 0 Seoul, South Korea
Ryan Kim Partner & Vice President Seoul, South Korea
Allen Jun Principal Lead Seoul, South Korea
Jake Lee Principal Lead Seoul, South Korea
Jay Park Director 0 Seoul, South Korea
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Kakao Investment Co-Investors (127)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
KB Investment 7 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
KT investment 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Korea Investment Partners 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Union Investment Partners 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
Atinum Investment 0 0 Series chart Industry bar
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