Led · Series B · Jun 2024

Polaris3D develops an AI autonomous robot platform centered on its proprietary KEPLER autonomous driving solution, applied to serving robots, delivery robots, and AMRs for logistics. The company holds 21 related patents and says KEPLER was developed without relying on open‑source software. It has introduced safe LFP batteries in its serving robot 'ereon' and implemented an AI vibration control suspension to improve ride smoothness. Polaris3D's R&D team is about 30 people, led by seven engineers with master’s and doctoral degrees from POSTECH who are directly involved in product development. The company plans broad exports this year to markets including the USA, Canada, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam), and European markets such as Hungary and Uzbekistan. With total capital now exceeding ₩21 billion, Polaris3D positions itself as a domestic alternative to Chinese service robots that occupy a large share of the local market.

Led · Equity · Mar 2024

PARAMETA develops blockchain core technologies (engines and interchain) and offers full‑stack service and dApp (L4) development, with all key technologies developed internally. The company says it has extensive development references across public and private sectors and has delivered mainnet development/operation for global platforms. Notable projects cited include Seoul’s blockchain standard platform, Gangwon’s ‘Nayana’, Gyeongbuk’s public MyData platform ‘Moiso’, EV battery certification ‘Watever’, NFT playground ‘HABA’, L1 interchain platform ‘ICON’, and web3 data protocol ‘Permi’. External validations include TCB TI‑1 grade, a KISA mock technology evaluation A grade for special listing, and selection by POSCO’s unicorn program. PARAMETA reports stable revenue growth and plans to expand R&D, further sophisticate its services, and use domestic performance as a base to enter overseas markets. Iconloop is a Seoul-based distributed ledger and identity-blockchain company that develops the Loopchain core engine and identity services. Its core products include my-ID, a decentralized digital identity authentication service, DPASS (an iOS self-sovereign identity app), and broof, a blockchain certificate issuance and authentication service. The company also operates CHAIN ID, a joint certification service used by 26 domestic securities companies and tied into services such as Kyobo Life’s Smart Insurance Claim Service. Iconloop says my-ID lets users store authentication credentials on mobile devices to enable high-security transactions without face-to-face interaction and aims to simplify repeated identity-document workflows. The company plans to use proceeds from the Series A to launch my-ID and expand the my-ID alliance partner network. My-ID was accepted as a credential service by the South Korean Financial Services Commission, and the CEO framed the round as validation of the product’s marketability in Korea.

Participated · Series B · May 2022

Autocrypt develops automotive and smart mobility technologies focused on secure V2X communications, C-ITS and autonomous driving. Its in-vehicle security offerings include Security Analyzer, an SBOM-based software vulnerability analysis platform, and Security Fuzzer, a smart fuzzing tool to detect software flaws. The company manages security and PKI for all C-ITS projects on the Korean peninsula and is in talks with several public agencies worldwide to implement its V2X security and SCMS for C-ITS projects. Autocrypt is expanding internationally, having established subsidiaries in Toronto and Munich and planning to open an office in Singapore later in the year. Financially, it completed a $25.5M Series B at a $120M post-money valuation. Led by CEO and co-founder Daniel ES Kim, the company intends to use the funds to expand operations and grow its business reach. Autocrypt provides end-to-end vehicle security for connected and autonomous vehicles and surrounding infrastructure. Led by CEO and co‑founder Daniel ES Kim, the company currently secures over 5,000 kilometers of smart roadways and highways in South Korea. It offers V2X and Plug&Charge security solutions and has opened a North American office in Toronto to better serve testbeds, OEMs, Tier‑1 suppliers, and automotive software/service providers. Autocrypt plans to use the new funding to enhance its V2X security technology and expand security operations into additional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects. The company has offices in South Korea, China, Japan and Canada and plans to expand into the United States and Europe in 2021.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2022

Panda Korea operates an e-commerce platform and has diversified into IoT sharing services and electric‑mobility products. The company supplied shared electric bicycles to Kakao Mobility and won business for Kakao's last‑mile 'T Bike'. Its subsidiary 100 percent operates Piggy Cell, an auxiliary battery rental service with about 40,000 installations and reportedly over 70% share of the Korean market for that category. Panda Korea reports 2.5 million Chinese users and achieved an enterprise value of about USD 80 million a year after its establishment. The company is pursuing an EV Complex to support Tesla delivery and charging in Korea and plans to enter the blockchain business via a memorandum of understanding with Busan and partners including NHN, Tesla Korea, Medium, and Daeyoung Chabi. Panda Korea says it will use a decentralized charging utility coin (RCG) to operate and pay within the planned blockchain ecosystem.

Participated · Series A · Jan 2022

AIMMO offers AD-DaaS, a flagship solution that supplies optimized datasets tailored for autonomous driving by analyzing Operational Design Domains and curating scenario-specific data with expert annotation. Its services are designed to improve AI algorithm performance while reducing client development time and cost. AIMMO counts global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers such as BOSCH, Continental, Magna International, and Tata Motors among its customers. The company is expanding beyond autonomous driving, exploring collaborations in smart city construction. Management says it has signed supply contracts across Europe, North America, and Japan and is driving projects in those regions. AIMMO plans to refine AD-DaaS, develop edge devices for data collection, and finalize full-cycle AI data solutions as part of its growth strategy. AIMMO builds an AI data-annotation platform and three annotation products: AIMMO DaaS for sensor-fusion/autonomous vehicle data, AIMMO GtaaS (turnkey big-data labeling) and AIMMO Enterprises, a web-based SaaS labeling tool. The company serves smart city, autonomous driving, robotics, OCR, smart factory, surveillance, e-commerce and logistics customers, including Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Mobis, Kakao Mobility, SoCar, ThoreDrive, SK Telecom, Naver and Kakao. AIMMO reported $10 million in revenue in 2021 and said sales and labeling volume through its DaaS platform grew 200% in 2021 versus 2020. The startup has about 200 employees and more than 10,000 data labelers globally. Headquartered in Korea, AIMMO has offices in the U.K., the U.S., Japan and Vietnam and plans to open offices in Germany and Canada in 2022. It competes with companies such as Scale AI, Playment, Understand.ai and Deepen AI as it pursues further global expansion.