Led · Seed · Jul 2024

Fractal Technology's product CookieDeal uses AI to reduce the complexity and time of SME M&A processes by automating core tasks such as deal counterparty matching and synergy assessment. The platform builds a data warehouse from unstructured data covering roughly 7 million domestic SMEs to power its algorithms. CookieDeal aims to enable faster and more accurate transactions for small companies and increase overall M&A success rates. The company was formed through Antler Korea's startup generator program (3rd cohort). CEO 심정훈 said the new funding will be used to deliver a new M&A solution and maximize transaction success for all stakeholders. The business recently closed a seed financing, improving its financial runway to pursue product development and market adoption.

Participated · Series A · Apr 2024

Dalpa is a B2B AI startup focused on improving AI experience (AX) by developing customized AI solutions for enterprises. The company has internally developed over 100 AI solutions for industries including e‑commerce, fashion & beauty, marketing, and content. It has worked with more than 150 companies, including large corporates such as KT Commerce, LG Uplus and CJ OliveNetworks, and startups like MyRealTrip, Enrise and MakeUs, delivering measurable productivity gains. Customers report outcomes such as a 30% increase in purchase conversion, over 70% reduction in manual work, and roughly halving outsourcing costs. Dalpa plans to launch a new SaaS offering that provides end‑to‑end AI adoption (data connection, preprocessing, training, inference, feedback and aftercare) and to build an internal AI block‑assembly tool to automate customization. The company also plans aggressive hiring to boost AI capabilities and to prepare for overseas expansion.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2023

Superblock, based in Seoul, South Korea and led by founder Ben (Jae-Yun) Kim, builds products, developer tools and decentralized applications to grow the Over Protocol. Over Protocol is a new layer-1 blockchain built on a protocol called "Ethanos" that treats only active accounts as valid, letting full nodes discard obsolete data and operate with less storage. That design reduces storage requirements so that anyone can run a node and become a validator on a home PC. Superblock raised $8 million across two funding rounds and plans to use the funds to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. Investors in the rounds include SK, Netmarble, DSC, E&Investment, Schmidt, SpringCamp and NaverZ. The company emphasizes enabling broader decentralization by making node operation feasible for ordinary users.

Participated · Series A · Aug 2022

Mycel develops fungal-based biomaterials using mycelium to produce leather substitutes for car seats, luxury cosmetics, and fashion items, and a separate fungi-based biomaterial for alternative protein. The company was founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor’s in‑house startup program by former Hyundai employees Sungjin Sah (CEO), Sungwon Kim (COO) and Yunggon Park (CSO). Mycel plans to commercialize its mushroom leather in 2023 and is in talks with global cosmetic brands to co-develop leather products and cosmetics ingredients. The startup also aims to enter Singapore with its fungi-based ingredient for alternative proteins as early as next year. It will use the new funding to open a production plant in South Korea to scale manufacturing and to double headcount to 42 employees.

Participated · Series A · Jun 2022

Anfin offers a mobile-first stock trading app that provides fractional trading (as little as 10,000 VND), proprietary stock profiling and risk-assessment tools, and social investment features including live audio rooms and a ranked newsfeed. The app currently lists about 300 stocks and nine ETFs and emphasizes educational content for its primarily Gen Z and millennial user base (90% are 18–35). Since launching in October 2021, Anfin has been downloaded more than one million times and has about 100,000 funded accounts; deposits have reached up to $5 million and total transaction value up to $10 million, with average transaction values around $20. Anfin monetizes through trading commissions and a subscription product called Anfin VIP, and it explicitly does not use payment for order flow or sell user data; it routes orders through Vietnam’s regulated exchanges via brokerage partners. The company plans to add more financial asset classes and expand its social-investing features, including influencer-driven incentives and further community tools. Leadership frames the product as a way to lower the cost of investing in Vietnam by offering fractional shares and instant settlement options via spread or liquidity provision.