Participated · Equity · Jun 2026

Enventric develops vascular medical devices for cerebral infarction treatment, with approved products including the EvoGlide distal access catheter and the ULTRIVA stent retriever. The company reported cumulative revenue of about 6 billion won over the past four years and a compound annual growth rate of 52.9% over that period. Enventric is accelerating R&D and expanding manufacturing capacity following recent regulatory approvals. It is pursuing global market entry and has begun formal IPO preparations on KOSDAQ, appointing Kiwoom Securities as its underwriter. The recent 34.5 billion won pre-IPO equity raise broadens its institutional investor base and includes follow-on participation from several existing investors. Management has stated the capital will be used to bolster R&D, scale manufacturing, and support the company’s listing and international expansion efforts.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2026

Dnotitia develops an AI storage stack centered on Seahorse, a vector database, and VDPU, a dedicated vector data processing semiconductor. In March the company unveiled an AI Storage Strategy to integrate external knowledge, long-term memory, and working memory. Seahorse received Korea’s top-grade GS software certification in January and Seahorse Cloud was launched as a SaaS offering in March. Dnotitia describes VDPU as a purpose-built chip for accelerating vector data search and processing and is preparing it for commercialization. The company plans to use its recent Series A proceeds to improve cloud and on‑premises products, commercialize VDPU, expand globally, and hire key talent. Dnotitia is also moving forward with IPO preparations, naming Korea Investment & Securities and Shinhan Securities as joint lead managers.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2026

Persona AI develops a suite of proprietary AI technologies, including its SONA engine, STT speech engine, sLLM generative model, and VLA physical-AI model, which together underpin its Generative AI Contact Center (GEN AICC) product for enterprises, financial institutions and public agencies. The company delivers these solutions in both on-premises and subscription formats, and has engineered its models for lightweight, GPU-free, offline deployment to support the emerging ‘physical AI’ ecosystem across PCs, servers and edge devices. Persona AI’s technology has been internationally validated with back-to-back CES Innovation Awards and domestic recognition such as the Stone Tower Industrial Medal and “preliminary unicorn” status from South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The firm positions its stack as a potential core operating system (OS) for physical AI, and plans to extend from customer-service applications into broader agent-based experiences (AX). Following its latest capital infusion, cumulative funding reaches roughly 41 billion KRW, providing resources to accelerate product expansion and prepare for an IPO. Management is working with lead underwriter Mirae Asset Securities to begin the formal listing process, including technology evaluation, later this year.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

Founded in 2017 by former Qualcomm engineers and KAIST graduates, Neosapience develops Typecast, a generative voice platform built on proprietary “smart emotion” technology that analyzes scripts line-by-line to deliver context-appropriate tone and delivery. The system produces highly expressive synthetic voices from only a few minutes of source audio, enabling rich performances that extend well beyond the original recording. More than 2 million registered users—including broadcasters, telecom firms, e-commerce companies, and educators—employ Typecast for content creation and localization. The company is expanding its multilingual capabilities, prioritizing English, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese voices. Neosapience is now moving beyond basic voice generation toward real-time conversational AI that can listen, think, and respond. Recent funding is earmarked for global expansion, continued R&D, and further advancement of its emotionally intelligent speech synthesis.

Led · Equity · Dec 2025

MGRV focuses on developing and supplying high-quality rental housing aimed at one- and two-person households, serving both Korean nationals and expatriates in central Seoul. The company is executing multiple projects in partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (referred to in the article as the Office of Investment of the Canada Pension Plan). Three months after signing a ₩500 billion joint investment agreement with CPPIB, MGRV has secured four new development sites and, with a recent land purchase in Seongdong-gu, now controls five active projects. Its business model emphasizes a 100 % equity approach to land acquisition, which the firm says underpins a stable balance sheet and rapid decision-making. Management is evaluating additional sites in key Seoul districts to expand its pipeline. CEO Cho Kang-tae states that the firm will continue to scale sustainable, high-quality urban housing supply through its CPPIB collaboration. Financially, the company has just closed a ₩13 billion follow-on funding round led by existing investors, reinforcing market confidence in its strategy.