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Shinhan Securities

TP Tower, 96, Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07321, South Korea

Overview

Shinhan Investment Corp. is a financial services company based out of 여의대로 70, 영등포구, 서울특별시, South Korea.

Total investments
15
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
2
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
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Investment portfolio

  • Inocras

    Participated · Series B · Aug 2026

    Inocras develops whole-genome sequencing and proprietary bioinformatics solutions to translate comprehensive genomic data into curated, clinically actionable insights. Its oncology offerings include CancerVision™ for comprehensive tumor profiling and MRDVision™ for molecular residual disease detection, with automated interpretation capabilities. The company operates a CLIA/CAP-certified laboratory and reports real-world clinical adoption across Asia, with its solutions used by more than 100 cancer institutions and in thousands of patient cases. Inocras has established a significant commercial presence in Hong Kong and supports approximately thirty hospitals in South Korea. The company has collaborated with researchers at the Broad Institute to analyze whole-genome data from The Cancer Genome Atlas, informing broader use of standardized whole-genome analysis. The recent fundraise brought total funding to approximately $100 million to support further commercial expansion, particularly into the United States.

  • Canton Network

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2026

    Canton Network is described in public coverage as a crypto startup. The company announced a $355 million financing led by a16z Crypto with participation from Shinhan Investment & Securities. Public reports about the company focus on this financing and do not provide details about its product, services, founding year, location, or operating metrics. As a result, the most concrete public information currently available relates to its recent capital raise and investor list. No revenue, user, or other operating metrics were disclosed in the cited coverage.

  • Bright Machines

    Participated · Series C · Jun 2024

    Bright Machines offers automation solutions for manufacturing, focusing on flexible automated assembly and software-defined production. The company positions its platform as building the AI hardware infrastructure by leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and software applications. Led by CEO Lior Susan, Bright Machines has more than 200 employees worldwide. The company intends to use new funds to launch product innovations, expand its software stack for increased assembly flexibility, and grow strategic relationships with ecosystem partners. Its core product combines robotics and a software stack to transform product design and manufacturing workflows. The most recent financing increased the company’s total financing to over $400M. Bright Machines develops software-defined manufacturing solutions centered on its Bright Machines Microfactory hardware and Brightware software platform to run, monitor, and control assembly lines. The company offers a full-stack approach combining software and hardware to increase flexibility, scalability, and efficiency in production. It has deployed over 100 microfactories in 13 countries, serves more than 40 global manufacturing customers through OEM, EMS and ODM partners, and doubled bookings year‑over‑year (2021–22). Customers have seen up to 75% more units per hour and 65% fewer defects per run, and the company highlights a potential 51% reduction in carbon intensity per unit. Bright Machines plans to accelerate its Brightware roadmap, expand service offerings and partner network, and grow its installed base while opening an Integration Hub in Guadalajara and a U.S. Customer Experience Center in San Francisco. Bright Machines is a San Francisco startup spun out from an incubated project inside Flex that was originally called AutoLab AI. The company builds software-driven robotics and tooling that add sensors, computer vision, machine learning and AI to traditional factory robots. It offers a subscription model that the company says lets customers set up custom manufacturing lines with lower cost and less fuss than traditional approaches. Bright Machines officially launched when it announced a $179M Series A led by Eclipse. The company has over 300 employees and is led by CEO Armar Hanspal, formerly co-CEO at Autodesk; its board includes Carl Bass, Mike McNamara and Steve Luszo. Management says the raise will be used to attract talent and assemble the people and tech stack to bring more automation and software to underserved areas of the factory floor.

  • Nexeon

    Participated · Equity · Aug 2022

    Nexeon has developed silicon-carbon and silicon-based anode technologies aimed at increasing energy density and improving performance relative to conventional battery materials. The company targets applications such as electric vehicles and other sectors seeking higher-performance lithium-ion batteries. Nexeon is moving into a phase focused on scaling production and accelerating commercialisation of its technology. Management characterized the Honda investment as validation of the company's technology and commercial traction. The partnership with Honda is expected to strengthen development and deployment of Nexeon's materials as demand for higher-performance batteries grows. The articles do not provide financial metrics, year founded, or location.

  • Panda Korea

    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.

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