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NH Investment & Securities

Parc.1 NH Finance Tower (Tower 2), 108 Yeoui-Daero, Yeongdeungpo-Gu, Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, 07335, South Korea

Overview

NH Investment & Securities engages in wealth management, investment banking, trading, and equity sales businesses in South Korea and internationally. It operates through Sales, Investment Bank, and Trading segments. The Sales segment offers asset management services, such as brokerage consignment, financial instrument sales, etc. to individuals, and domestic or foreign institutional investors. The Investment Bank segment provides corporate finance services, including corporate finance, M&A, PF, PEF operation, etc. The Trading segment is involved in stocks and bonds operations, product operations, the supply of derivatives, and capital investment activities. Woori Investment & Securities that began operation in 1969 became NH Investment & Securities in December 2014, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea.

Total investments
9
Lead investments
2
Investments · 12mo
3
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Trading Platform
  • Wealth Management
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Investment portfolio

  • Linq

    Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

    LinqAlpha builds a platform that lets institutional investors deploy specialized AI agents that synthesize thousands of signals and learn each user's unique investment framework to surface differentiated insights. The company was founded by Jacob Choi, Subeen Pang, Jin Kim, and Hojun Choi and brings together former Goldman Sachs analysts and MIT computer science PhDs. Since launch, LinqAlpha has been adopted by over 70 financial institutions across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including sell-side teams at investment banks and buy-side clients such as Causeway Capital Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors. Collectively, its buy-side clients manage more than $5 trillion in assets. LinqAlpha is headquartered in New York and plans to use its Series A proceeds to expand its global team, deepen dataset integrations, and accelerate deployment across equities, macro, credit, and multi-asset strategies. The company frames its product as an "Alpha Intelligence Layer" designed to help institutional teams synthesize fast, interconnected public-market signals into actionable judgment.

  • Perseus

    Led · Series B · Jun 2026

    Perseus develops core foundational software for the automotive industry, focusing on hypervisor technology that integrates and controls complex in-vehicle electronic systems. The company's technology targets improved safety and resource efficiency in Software-Defined Vehicles and has achieved ASIL D safety certification. Founded by CEO Sang-bum Suh, Perseus is based in South Korea. The company plans to expand its product applications beyond automotive into industrial sectors including defense, smart factories, humanoid robots, and satellites. Financially, Perseus announced this Series B raise of 16 billion won which increases its cumulative funding to over 30 billion won. The company intends to use the new capital to advance its hypervisor technology and accelerate global market expansion.

  • Dabeeo

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Dabeeo, led by CEO Ju Hum Park, provides mission-critical data intelligence by fusing electro-optical, infrared, and synthetic-aperture radar imagery to detect spatiotemporal changes and identify objects with high precision. Its core Dabeeo intelligence platform supports rapid decision-making for high-barrier verticals such as defense, the public sector, and global agriculture. The company’s AI engines power military operations, while its Eartheye Plantation SaaS product enables large-scale plantation monitoring and management. With headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Dabeeo aims to expand its platform-based businesses within defense and public markets and scale the Eartheye Plantation service throughout Southeast Asia. Proceeds from the latest capital infusion will also advance the underlying vision AI engine. Although specific revenue or user metrics were not disclosed, the firm positions itself as a critical technology provider for governments and enterprises handling complex geospatial data. Dabeeo’s ability to interpret multi-sensor imagery differentiates it in markets that demand high accuracy and rapid turnaround.

  • ROBOS

    Participated · Series A · Feb 2024

    Robos has developed an in-house biometric vision AI called RBS (Robos Biometric Vision System) that links with a hybrid robot control system to operate robots handling varied biological materials. Its core product set includes slaughterhouse unmanned robots and an automated slaughter-process system. The company says the RBS and hybrid robotics are applicable across multiple industrial domains. In August Robos was selected for the government TIPS program and received technology development funding from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. CEO Park Jae-hyun said the company will expand its robot lineup to realize smart slaughterhouse factories and extend from biometric-vision AI to broader object-vision AI. Robos intends to adapt its robot-control platform for diverse industrial sites to drive market expansion and revenue growth. The company has attracted institutional interest tied to addressing harsh slaughterhouse working conditions and labor shortages.

  • Quantec

    Led · Series C · Nov 2023

    Quantik provides robo-advisor-based, non-face-to-face discretionary investment services powered by differentiated AI algorithms and a risk-management system called Q‑X. The company reports strong algorithmic performance: as of Q3 this year, Quantik accounted for nine of the top 10 algorithms in the robo-advisor Testbed Center’s three-year ranking, and its 'Value Investment Equity 2 (aggressive)' algorithm posted a 141.28% return and ranked first. Quantik has been pursuing partnerships to expand distribution and product offerings; it is collaborating with NH Investment & Securities on digital asset management for the retirement-pension robo-advisor market. Financially, the company’s Series C round has reached ₩17.0 billion after the latest tranche, and total cumulative funding is about ₩28.3 billion. CEO Lee Sang‑geun said investor interest and the firm’s algorithm development track record underpin plans to close the Series C within the year.

Team

  • Jeong Young-Chae

    President & Chief Executive Officer