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General Information

Websitesoftbank.co.kr
Blogblog.softbank.co.kr
Twitter@softbankkorea
Employees
Founded2000
DescriptionVC firm based in Seoul, Korea

Funds

SoftBank Ventures InnoBiz fund
SB Pan-Asia Fund, 1/11
SB Next-On-Rush Fund

Offices

HQ
13F, A Wing, Kyobo Tower
1303-22 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu
Seoul, 137-920, KOR

People

COO & Partners
CEO & President
Director
Principal
Senior Associate
Senior Associate

Former People

VC
Senior Associate

Tags

Softbank Ventures Korea

SoftBank Ventures Korea (SBVK) is a venture capital firm, specializing in IT startup investment & corporate restructuring

Established in 2000, SBVK has formed more than 10 funds focused on IT sector. These funds have capitalized at approximately 290 billion KRW, which has been invested into more than 130 startup companies (2012 2H).

Sharing the group’s vision of “Bring Happiness to Everyone through Information Revolution”, SBVK envisions a world where everyone is happily connected to each other via digital networks. We are committed to investing in and supporting both local and foreign companies and entrepreneurs with disruptive technologies and innovative ideas to change the world.

SBVK has its headquarter in Seoul, South Korea

Recent Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
SmarTots 2/13Series A1
TVU Networks 2/13Venture Round3
Between 1/13Series A$3M4
KnowRe 12/12Venture Round$1.4M1
IDINCU 3/12Series A$1.5M2
Between 11/11Seed$1M1
Sunnyloft 6/11Seed$300k1
Enders Fund 1/11Seed3
SUNDAYTOZ 12/10Series A$3M1
Enswers 9/08Series A$1.6M1
IGAWORKS 6/08Series A$2M2

Videos

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  4. With Series A Funding From SoftBank Ventures Korea, SmarTots Helps Educational App Developers Localize For China (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. TVU Networks Secures Significant New Round of Investment Funding (in.finance.yahoo.com) [edit]
  6. Korean Couples App Between Raises $3 Million To Expand Into Japan And Other Markets (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  7. KnowRe Raises $1.4M From SoftBank For An Adaptive Learning Platform That Helps Improve Your Math Skills (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. SoftBank Ventures Invests in Mobile Survey Service OPENSURVEY (venturesquare.net) [edit]
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  10. Softbank Ventures invests in Sunnyloft (hankyung.com) [edit]
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  13. Enswers is the true winner in the video distribution market (mt.co.kr) [edit]
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