Kakao Ventures
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Investment Firm
Overview
Kakao Ventures Corp. is an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea.
Highlights
Founded
2012
Industry
Financial Services
Employees
11-50
Investment
336
Lead Investment
106
Exits
13
Stages
Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Location
Asia
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Kakao Ventures, established in 2012 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture investments across Mobile, Apps, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Communities, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, Video, Music. The organization boasts a portfolio of 330 investments, with an average round size of $6.5M and 13 successful exits. Their recent investments include Greenmonster, Vingle, Social Starts, Viki, Watcha. The highest investment round they participated in was $125.1B. Among their most notable exits are Greenmonster and Vingle. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
Kakao Ventures has made 336 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 10, 2024, when Albus raised $361.3K.
Kakao Ventures has made 4 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Dec 13, 2019, when BlueSpace.ai raised $3.2M.
investments
336
Diversity investments
4
Lead investments
106
Number of exits
13
Investments
336
| Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Linq | Enterprise Software | 6.6M |
| Jun 13, 2024 | WADDLE | Information Technology | 1.5M |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Albus | Content | 361.3K |
| Aug 02, 2024 | - | - | 4.2M |
Exits
13
Funding Timeline
Funding rounds
336
Investors
0
Funds
8
Funding Rounds
336
Kakao Ventures has raised 336 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 02, 2024 from a Seed Round - Trillion Labs round.
| Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Seed Round - Linq | - | 6.6M | - |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Seed Round - WADDLE | - | 1.5M | - |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Seed Round - Albus | - | 361.3K | - |
| Aug 02, 2024 | Seed Round - Trillion Labs | - | 4.2M | - |
Investors
0
There is no funding round available on this profile
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
| Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
| May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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