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Strong Ventures

3435 Wilshire Blvd, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90010, United States

Overview

Seed fund supporting and mentoring global entrepreneurs.

Founded

2011

Deals ยท 12mo

4

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A
Series B

Geographic focus

South Korea
United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

25rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Ready Robust Machine
Aug 2026Participated
$9 MSeries B
Unastella
Jun 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
K-Zone
May 2026Participated
$4 MSeries B
Hupo
Jan 2026Participated
$10 MSeries A
SQUARES
Jun 2025Participated
$2 MSeries A
Trillion Labs
Aug 2024Led
$4 MSeed
ADRO
Jul 2024Participated
$5 MSeries A
Realry
Feb 2024Led
$2 MOther Equity
Spotlite
Feb 2024Led
$0.45 MSeed
Pay Months
Feb 2024Participated
$1 MSeries A
UModeler
May 2022Participated
$5 MSeries A
CellMEAT
Apr 2022Participated
$8 MSeries A
Ready Robust Machine
Aug 2026Participated
$9 MSeries B
Unastella
Jun 2026Participated
$24 MSeries B
K-Zone
May 2026Participated
$4 MSeries B
Hupo
Jan 2026Participated
$10 MSeries A
SQUARES
Jun 2025Participated
$2 MSeries A
Trillion Labs
Aug 2024Led
$4 MSeed
ADRO
Jul 2024Participated
$5 MSeries A
Realry
Feb 2024Led
$2 MOther Equity
Spotlite
Feb 2024Led
$0.45 MSeed
Pay Months
Feb 2024Participated
$1 MSeries A
UModeler
May 2022Participated
$5 MSeries A
CellMEAT
Apr 2022Participated
$8 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Strong Ventures: 25 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Strong Ventures: 25 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed23
Series A110
Series B05
Series C+02
Other Equity11

Monthly Deal Activity

Strong Ventures: 25 deals are recorded across 168 months.All available history.
Strong Ventures: 25 deals are recorded across 168 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '121
Dec '120
Jan '130
Feb '130
Mar '130
Apr '130
May '130
Jun '130
Jul '130
Aug '130
Sep '130
Oct '130
Nov '130
Dec '130
Jan '140
Feb '140
Mar '140
Apr '140
May '140
Jun '140
Jul '140
Aug '141
Sep '140
Oct '140
Nov '141
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
Mar '150
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '151
Jul '150
Aug '150
Sep '150
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '160
Feb '160
Mar '160
Apr '160
May '160
Jun '160
Jul '160
Aug '160
Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '170
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '181
May '180
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '180
Sep '181
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '200
Apr '200
May '200
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Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '200
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '211
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Apr '210
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Sep '211
Oct '211
Nov '210
Dec '210
Jan '220
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Mar '220
Apr '221
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Jan '230
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Jan '240
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Jan '250
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Oct '250
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '261
Feb '260
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '261
Jun '261
Jul '260
Aug '261
Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Strong Ventures: E-Commerce & Retail is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Strong Ventures: E-Commerce & Retail is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
E-Commerce & Retail8
Networks, Cloud & Communication8
Fintech6
Consumer & Lifestyle4
Marketing & Advertising3
Media & Entertainment3
AI & Machine Learning3
Enterprise Software2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Transportation & Logistics2
Crypto & Blockchain2
Manufacturing2
Health & Life Sciences2
Food & Agriculture2
Social & Community Platforms2
Education & Workforce1
AR/VR1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Hardware & Robotics1
Professional Services1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Strong Ventures: 25 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Strong Ventures: 25 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M12
$5M-$10M6
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M3
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Strong Ventures: South Korea has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (19 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Strong Ventures: South Korea has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (19 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
South Korea19
United States5
Singapore1
Strong Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with SoftBank Ventures Asia sharing 5 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Strong Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with SoftBank Ventures Asia sharing 5 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
SoftBank Ventures Asia5
Altos Ventures4
Goodwater Capital4
BAM Ventures3
Kakao Ventures3
BonAngels2
Capstone Partners2
DST Global2
FundersClub2
KB Investment2
Korea Development Bank2
KT Investment2
The Ventures2
500 Global1
AddVenture1
Antler1
Aspex Management1
Barclays1
Bass Investment1
Bitcoin Opportunity Fund1

Investment Strategy

Strong Ventures: Led accounts for 16% and participating for 84% of round participation.All available history.
Strong Ventures: Led accounts for 16% and participating for 84% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led416%
Participating2184%
Strong Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 25% and co-led for 75% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Strong Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 25% and co-led for 75% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead125%
Co-led375%

Team

Herim Clara Yoo

Judge

John Nahm

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Chung

Limited Partner

Junyoung Choi

Chief judge

Kihong Bae

Co-Founder & Managing Partner