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Kakao Ventures

Venture Capital

Korea's best early stage VC. Independent subsidiary of Kakao operating externally raised partnership funds.

Founded 2012 Korea South Korea South 23 employees Finance, Financial Services

150

Total Investments

106

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

2

Industries

General Information

Industries Finance, Financial Services
Funding Stage Pre Seed +4

Company Overview

Founded 2012
Employees 23
Location Korea South Korea South
Website kakao.vc

Investment Criteria

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About Kakao Ventures

Kakao Ventures (circa 2012 as K Cube Ventures, rebranded in 2017) is the most active seed stage VC in Korea, with over 190 portfolios and AUM of $300M (330B KRW) as of date. Kakao Ventures believes in harnessing the power of startups to change our world. Our mission statement is to be the backers of smart entrepreneurs who set their courses, in the form of startups armed with competitive edge, to solve real-world problems. Hence we hold entrepreneurs in the highest regard, and leads us to our raison d'être - making the world a better place for talented people to continuously make an impact to the world around theirs. * Kakao Ventures Corp. is a fully owned independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. and operates zero-strings-attached external LP based funds. *

Recent Investments (150)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Seed Round •••••• Jun 2024
Seed Round •••••• Jun 2024
Series A •••••• Apr 2024
Seed Round •••••• Mar 2024
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Pre Seed Round •••••• Jan 2024
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Seed Round •••••• Oct 2023
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Pre Seed Round •••••• Aug 2023
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Series B •••••• Jul 2023

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