KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holdings
160, Yeoksam-ro, Gangnam-gu Gangnam Job & Startup Hub 2F, Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, 02455, South Korea
Overview
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings is a startup company that invests in startups that solve social problems through innovative technologies. They invest in businesses that maximize synergy by pursuing both social and financial values at the same time. It focuses on five sectors including health, environment, education, elimination of inequality, and social infrastructure. Kaist Venture Investment Holdings was founded on October 31, 2014, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 2
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Social
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Visionary
Led · Seed · May 2026
Visionary develops PRISM, a spatial intelligence data operating system that analyzes large-scale sensor data (LiDAR, cameras) to select high-value scenes and produce datasets for next-generation autonomous-driving AI models. The company says PRISM automates the dataset construction process for E2E and VLA-based training and can reduce build time by up to 90% compared with existing methods. Visionary highlights a proprietary Data Flywheel that feeds human-validated automated outputs back into model training to continuously improve accuracy and automation performance. It is conducting projects with Hyundai Motor Company, 42dot, HL Clemove, KAIST, and Seoul National University, serving to convert spatial data into AI training datasets. Following the seed raise, Visionary plans to further develop PRISM, hire AI and spatial-data specialists, and expand its customer base in the autonomous-driving and mobility sectors. The company raised 800 million won in the reported seed round from KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holdings and MYSC.
- Open Rhapsody
Led · Series A · Sep 2025
Open Rhapsody builds A.drop, an adtech solution whose flagship AdControl product offers first‑party data‑based targeted monetization and automated auction‑based ad optimization for app developers. AdControl reached more than 80 app developers within one year of launch, and the company is recognized by both small‑and‑medium app developers and IT companies. The product reduces the burden of building complex adtech infrastructure by providing automated bidding and monetization tools so developers can focus on service growth and revenue maximization. CEO Kim Yu‑shin says the company’s next challenge is popularizing ad optimization engines and making technologies that previously required PhD‑level engineering accessible to all. Open Rhapsody emphasizes enabling ad operations teams to create custom engines in natural language and implement unique monetization strategies without development knowledge. The company recently secured outside capital to support these efforts.