Muirwoods Ventures
621 Yeongdong-Daero, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul, South Korea
Overview
Muirwoods Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in IT and bio-healthcare with a focus on sustainability and mass-market appeal. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
- Total investments
- 4
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 2
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- WiseJet
Participated · Series B · Jul 2026
Founded in 2015 by CEO Chulsoon Park, WiseJet develops 60GHz millimeter-wave chipsets intended to replace cables and connectors with near-zero delay wireless links. Its product lineup includes a near-field connector chip (WC6) and a video chip (WV6) currently implemented on an FPGA and planned for ASIC conversion. The company showcased wireless robot-joint solutions and 8K/60Hz video at CES 2025, drawing interest from more than 110 companies and follow-up talks with around 50 global robotics and home-appliance firms, and demonstrated DisplayPort video over 10 meters at CES 2026. WiseJet aims to move both chips into mass production across the remainder of this year and next, and is preparing for a technology-based special listing in 2028. Financially, the company has raised a cumulative KRW 14 billion after the most recent KRW 5 billion pre-Series B round and is using the new funds to finalize production readiness and expand R&D.
- Colosseum
Participated · Series B · Jun 2025
Colosseum offers an AI-powered integrated logistics platform called COLO AI that automates the entire logistics process from order intake and inventory management to last-mile delivery. COLO AI unifies key supply chain functions including order management, warehouse management, and transportation management systems. The company supports e-commerce, B2B, and cross-border fulfillment with a focus on K-beauty and other Korean products. Founded in 2019 and based in Seoul, Colosseum operates 53 logistics centers worldwide. The company plans to use recent funding to support global expansion into the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia and to expand its logistics infrastructure. It will also use proceeds to further develop COLO AI. Financially, Colosseum completed a KRW 27 billion Series B in June 2025. Colosseum Corporation operates a global logistics-center network (41 sites totaling about 260,000 m²) and offers e‑commerce and cross‑border fulfillment, freight forwarding, and corporate/food logistics. The company sells an internally developed integrated AI logistics solution called "COLO" and employs a logistics-expert group called FD (Fulfillment Director) to manage complex, data-driven operations. Colosseum emphasizes digitalizing collaboration among warehouses, carriers, and forwarders to deliver real-time visibility and seamless logistics experiences. It markets capabilities in handling diverse product categories, packaging and delivery methods, and export/import logistics while optimizing dispatch and fulfillment readiness. Colosseum recently adopted a multiple‑voting share structure to secure stable management for global expansion, has established a U.S. subsidiary, and is accelerating expansion into the U.S., Southeast Asia, and Japan. The company and its investor partner plan to pursue collaborative projects to apply Colosseum's systems to Hyosung subsidiaries in Vietnam and other countries. Colosseum operates an integrated AI logistics solution called COLO and a global logistics expert group (FD) to connect a network of 38 logistics centers, mid‑ and last‑mile delivery, and automation equipment. The company provides e‑commerce fulfillment, retail/B2B, urban MFCs, cross‑border logistics and end‑to‑end consulting services. Since its 2019 founding, Colosseum has achieved more than threefold annual growth in both revenue and shipment volume. It recently launched a global version of COLO and completed a second round of product enhancements to support international operations and improve OMS/WMS/TMS integration, intelligence and UX. Colosseum plans to expand its logistics‑center network to more than 100 sites within three years and to broaden service lines into foodservice/franchise logistics and freight transport. The company is accelerating global expansion into markets including North America and Southeast Asia and is establishing local subsidiaries to scale cross‑border and local logistics services. Colosseum is also testing commercialization of mobile and vision‑based automation robots and equipment targeted for the first half of next year.
- Eight Tech
Participated · Series A · Nov 2023
Founded in 2020, the company builds AI waste-resource-sorting robot solutions aimed at automating recycling facilities. It focuses on replacing labor-intensive manual sorting, which the company says is unsustainable given employment shortages. To date it has secured more than 10 contracts and is expanding its business model toward unmanned waste sites. The firm has raised a cumulative 122억원 in funding, including a recent Series A. Using the new capital it plans to strengthen production capacity and build a robotic resource-recycling center in Incheon Seo-gu to produce high-purity r-PET and PET flakes. It will also invest in advancing material-analysis technology and cost-reduction R&D to further segment and optimize sorting operations, and targets an IPO in 2025.
- Kodiak Robotics
Participated · Series B · Nov 2021
Kodiak Robotics develops autonomous driving systems and integrated heavy vehicles for long-haul trucking. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and conducts a large portion of its on-road operations and testing in Texas. Leadership includes founder and CEO Don Burnette. Kodiak plans to expand its vehicle development laboratories, assembly lines, and on-highway test routes, and to increase hiring of software engineers. The company aims to scale commercial fleets and accelerate procurement and integration of sensors and compute hardware such as radar, lidar and cameras. Kodiak competes with other autonomous trucking firms like Aurora Innovation and is pursuing commercial adoption by large shippers and carriers.