Kakao Investment

What is Kakao Investment?

Kakao Investment is a corporate venture capital fund headquartered in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea. As a key investment arm of Kakao Corp, the fund focuses on driving innovation and supporting growth-stage startups both in Korea and globally. With a strategic approach to investing, they aim to back companies that align with Kakao's business objectives and can potentially integrate or synergize with Kakao’s vast array of services.

Their investment thesis revolves around identifying and fostering disruptive technologies and business models that have the potential to shake up the market. The fund takes an active role in providing not just capital but also strategic guidance, leveraging Kakao's industry experience and network to assist portfolio companies in scaling and achieving their goals.

While they have a broad investment mandate, they particularly focus on technology sectors where Kakao has strong expertise or business interests such as mobile platforms, content, communications, and financial technology. Their goal is to cultivate a robust ecosystem around Kakao's portfolio, creating value through innovation and strategic partnerships. Through their investments, Kakao Investment supports entrepreneurs in achieving technological advancements and market growth, ultimately contributing to Kakao Corp's overall vision of creating a more connected and convenient world through its technology and service platforms.

What they say:

We are a venture capital subsidiary of Kakao.

What we look for: We invest in diverse sector-agnostic companies.