KAKAO VENTURES

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Kakao Ventures Corp. is an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea.

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KAKAO VENTURES

Industry:
Finance Financial Services Venture Capital

Founded:
2012-04-01

Status:
Active

Email Addresses:
[email protected]

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Current Advisors List

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Brian Kim Chairman @ Kakao Ventures
Board_member

Current Employees Featured

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Shina Chung
Shina Chung CEO & Partner @ Kakao Ventures
CEO & Partner

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Jun Kim
Jun Kim Partner @ Kakao Ventures
Partner

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Inbae Lee
Inbae Lee Principal Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Principal Associate

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Brian Jang
Brian Jang Principal Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Principal Associate
2014-10-22

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Jacob Kim
Jacob Kim Principal Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Principal Associate

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Anne An
Anne An Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Associate

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Ryan Kim
Ryan Kim Partner @ Kakao Ventures
Partner

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Aiden Jang
Aiden Jang Principal Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Principal Associate

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Matthew Park
Matthew Park Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Associate

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Eddie Chang
Eddie Chang Principal Associate @ Kakao Ventures
Principal Associate

Founder


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Jihoon Rim

Investments List

Date Company Article Money raised
2022-08-01 Datumo Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - Datumo 9 B KRW
2022-07-07 Planetarium Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - Planetarium 32 M USD
2022-07-06 Rebellions.ai Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - Rebellions.ai 30 B KRW
2022-06-07 Wecover Platforms Kakao Ventures investment in Pre Seed Round - Wecover Platforms N/A
2022-06-03 Rebellions.ai Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - Rebellions.ai 62 B KRW
2022-05-10 21market Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - 21market N/A
2022-05-03 RECON Labs Kakao Ventures investment in Series A - RECON Labs 4.4 M USD
2022-05-02 Pilleye Kakao Ventures investment in Seed Round - Pilleye N/A
2022-04-22 Swatch On Kakao Ventures investment in Venture Round - Swatch On 10 M USD
2022-04-05 Iskra Kakao Ventures investment in Seed Round - Iskra 42 B KRW

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