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Kakao Ventures Portfolio Companies

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

Last updated: July 2026

Kakao Ventures Investment Overview

Portfolio Companies
168
Total Invested
$984.3M
Average Investment
$8.8M

Complete List of Kakao Ventures Portfolio Companies (168)

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#CompanyStageAmountLocation
151BabyfriendsSeries UnknownUndisclosedSeoul, South Korea
152WondersSeries B$3.7MYongsan, South Korea
153Bob GamesSeed$3.5MSeoul, South Korea
154DeepValidationSeed$385KSeoul, South Korea
155Vitruv (Bituve)Series Unknown$1.0MSeoul, South Korea
156CODESQUADSeed$353KYeoksamdong, South Korea
157CashtreeSeries A$4.0MJakarta, Indonesia
158SaltlabSeries B$3.6MChicago, United States
159MVERSESeries Unknown$731KSeoul, South Korea
160V8 GamesSeed$844KSeoul, South Korea
AppsParentingSocial

Babyfriends is a mobile social app for parents that helps to connect mothers who are raising children.

Seoul, South Korea
May 2018
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Delivery ServiceLogisticsTransportation

Wonders is a logistics specialist company.

Yongsan, South Korea
February 2018
$3.7M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Developer PlatformGamingSocial

Social casino game developer

Seoul, South Korea
October 2017
$3.5M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataMachine Learning

Deepvalidation is a team of FRESH, FREAKY, GEEKY data scientists and data engineers

Seoul, South Korea
August 2017
$385K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

EdTechEducationE-LearningTutoring

Vitruv is a e-learning platform that provides tutoring and other queries related to mathematics.

Seoul, South Korea
February 2017
$1.0M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

EducationSoftwareTraining

CODESQUAD provides software education services.

Yeoksamdong, South Korea
February 2017
$353K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

AdvertisingAdvertising PlatformsPublishing

Mobile lock screen advertising service

Jakarta, Indonesia
September 2016
$4.0M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

GamingOnline GamesWeb Development

Saltlab a first person shooting game developer.

Chicago, United States
September 2016
$3.6M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

E-CommerceMarketingSoftware

MVERSE designs and develops mobile accessories and mobile commerce solutions.

Seoul, South Korea
September 2016
$731K
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Developer PlatformGamingVideo Games

V8 is a casual SNG game developer consisting of key personnel from party games.

Seoul, South Korea
May 2016
$844K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Fashion

Mutzip provider of Hot Source an independent fashion platform.

Seoul, South Korea
November 2015
$500K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Knowledge ManagementVideo

Monaissance is a video aggregation platform.

Seoul, South Korea
July 2015
$600K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Bitruv is an online mathematics education platform that helps students to enhance their gaining knowledge of course.

Seoul, South Korea
May 2015
$723K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

GamingMobileVideo Games

Cocoon Games is engaged in the development of mobile games.

Seoul, South Korea
December 2014
$537K
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

TourismTravel

Zaiseoul, a South Korea-based travel advice service for Chinese tourists.

Shanghai, China
July 2014
$680K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Online GamesSoftwareVideo Games

Howling Soft is a game startup.

April 2014
$962K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Creative AgencyGamingVideo Games

Red Sahara Studio creates a variety of interesting games.

Seongnam, South Korea
March 2014
$374K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Developer ToolsGamingSoftwareVideo Games

Dryad is a mobile game development platform in Korea.

Seoul, South Korea
January 2013
$460K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kakao Ventures

How many companies has Kakao Ventures invested in?

Kakao Ventures has invested in 168 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does Kakao Ventures invest in?

Kakao Ventures's top investment sectors include Gaming, Video Games, Software, Social, Developer Platform. The firm invests across 33 different industry categories.

What is Kakao Ventures's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Cashtree received $4.0M in a Series A round. Kakao Ventures's total known invested capital is $984.3M.

What is the average investment size for Kakao Ventures?

Kakao Ventures's average investment size is $8.8M across its portfolio of 168 companies.

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