Participated · Series E · Apr 2026

Brave group is an IP production company centered on VTuber talent and related businesses, operating projects including ぶいすぽっ！, HIMEHINA, and Neo-Porte. The company has pursued international expansion into English-speaking markets, Korea, and China. Founded in October 2017, Brave group has raised cumulative funding of about ¥14 billion to date. Its business spans talent management, streaming activities, music production, live events, and merchandise production as part of broader IP commercialization. Following the Series E financing, GREE Holdings (via REALITY) became the company's largest shareholder, strengthening a strategic partnership. Brave group plans to use new proceeds to accelerate global expansion, diversify IP businesses, invest in technology, and pursue strategic M&A.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

RLWRLD is a physical AI company building robotics intelligence that collects and learns from on-site industrial data, enabling robots to understand their environments and make autonomous decisions. After completing initial technology verification, the firm is now running joint proof-of-concept (PoC) and RX (robotic transformation) projects with major Korean companies such as CJ Logistics and Lotte, and is expanding trials in Japan through partner Z Venture. Management states that real-world validation is critical and plans to officially release a robotics foundation model in the first half of 2026. Demand for its technology is rising amid East Asia’s labor shortages, driving interest from strategic partners that control large industrial sites. Financially, RLWRLD secured about US$15 million in a Seed 1 round and has now added roughly US$26 million in Seed 2 financing, bringing cumulative seed funding to approximately US$41 million. The fresh capital supports continued product development and broader global collaborations. Key backers include Headline Asia, CJ Logistics Corporation, Kakao Investment, LOTTE Ventures, Hanwha Asset Management, Mirae Asset·emart and Z Venture.

Participated · Series C · Jul 2025

FuriosaAI develops the RNGD AI accelerator and a corresponding software stack aimed at making AI compute more power- and cost-efficient for data centers and enterprises. The company says RNGD achieved 2.25x better LLM inference performance per watt versus GPUs and secured a design win with LG AI Research. Furiosa plans to use the new funding to accelerate mass production of RNGD and to lay groundwork for a next-generation chip. To support that scale-up, Furiosa added Jeehoon Kang as Chief Research Officer to lead compiler and software architecture and Youngjin Cho as Vice President of Hardware to accelerate chip development. Founded in 2017 and based in Seoul, the company positions its technology as an alternative to legacy GPU-based infrastructure. Since founding, Furiosa has raised a total of $246 million and is currently valued at $735 million (figures approximate, based on transactions in Korean won). Furiosa AI is a three-year-old startup founded in April 2017 that develops artificial intelligence semiconductor chips aimed at boosting AI performance for big data and autonomous driving. The company was started with three people and is led by CEO Baek Jun-ho. It has received follow-up investments from Naver’s tech accelerator D2 Startup Factory and other institutional investors. Furiosa plans to introduce a silicon chip in 2020 and to cooperate with domestic and overseas universities, companies, research institutes and government. Financially, the company secured W8 billion (about $6.9 million) in the latest funding round. The recent investors include Naver (D2SF), DSC Investment, Korea Development Bank and Truston Asset Management.

Led · Series A · Jul 2024

Lemontree runs the Puffin service and Puffin Card to provide allowance management and financial education for minors. The company obtained an electronic financial-business license in January of last year and launched its Puffin Card. Within a year of launch the Puffin service surpassed 230,000 users, issued 120,000 cards, and recorded cumulative top-ups of ₩35 billion. In February the company introduced a paid 'Plus Membership' subscription, which saw roughly tenfold growth in paid subscribers. Lemontree plans to use product partnerships to expand features and content — including a stock-investing function and education with Shinhan Investment and savings functionality and education with KB Kookmin Bank — and to further develop its membership model. The company says its goal is to help parents manage children's spending, savings, and investment and to provide engaging, systematic financial education to accelerate children's financial independence.

Participated · Series C · Apr 2024

Zehitomo operates a matching platform that connects local service providers—such as home remodelers, personal trainers, and housekeeping—to customers. The company reports having matched a cumulative 100,000 service providers with 1,000,000 registered users. Demand is often one‑time, though the remodeling category shows higher repeat use, and the company pursues a long‑tail strategy to maximize customer lifetime value across multiple service verticals. Zehitomo was founded in July 2015 by Jordan Fisher and James McCarty; in June 2022 Yuichiro Miura became CEO after serving as CSO. The company plans to use proceeds to further develop product and service, including improving UI/UX, and to increase brand awareness through advertising as it eyes an eventual IPO. After this Series C, Zehitomo's disclosed cumulative funding exceeds ¥3.7B.