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Kolon Investment
Venture capital · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific
Kolon Investment is a venture capital firm established in 2000. It manages a range of investment funds that allow it to invest in companies at all stages, from startup through growth entry to M&A.
Invests inIndustrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsventure capitalgrowthm&astartups
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Or find every investor that fitsKolon Investment lists 29 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 11 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 36% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Industrial & Manufacturing (32%), AI & Machine Learning (19%) and Consumer (8%). 77% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside LB Investment, SBI Investment Korea and IMM Investment.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Kolon Investment, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Kolon Investment's whole history. Rounds on record name 11 companies; its own site lists 29. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 9% |
| Series A | 36% |
| Series B | 36% |
| Growth | 18% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 10 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 66th | 29 companies |
| Recent activity | 95th | 10 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 55th | 9% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 58th | 32% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 32% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 18% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 5% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 8% |
| Education | 5% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| LB Investment | 5 |
| SBI Investment Korea | 4 |
| IMM Investment | 3 |
| Kiwoom Investment | 3 |
| Atinum Investment | 2 |
| SL Investment | 2 |
| ATEL Ventures | 1 |
| Bigbang Angels | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2897%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Kolon Investment head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Kolon Investment| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2026 | Series B | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Series A | |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 29 May 2026 | Series B | |
| 19 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Kolon Investment
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Kolon Investment's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
29 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company produces electrical and automotive components, among other products. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Cafe24 provides a global e-commerce platform with various services including hosting, design, marketing, and education for online store owners | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and manufactures various materials, including tape materials, elastomeric materials, and thermal control materials. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| CNR Research provides clinical trial services, including trial management, regulatory affairs, and data management. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Dnotitia develops and provides AI solutions, including high-performance vector databases and personal LLM devices, to transform the technology landscape by integrating AI and data. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Isang Networks provides a business-to-business platform and offers various services including payment, guarantee, and accounts receivable management | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces various display and semiconductor testing systems and equipment. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various business solutions including secondary battery, module and pack, and advanced materials businesses. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Innox provides integrated material solutions and has various business affiliates | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
Industrial & ManufacturingIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | |||
| The company develops and provides battery materials and plant services, including carbon nanotubes and LFP dispersion solutions. | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Laserssel Corporation is a leading provider of Area Laser selective soldering technology supporting global semiconductor, high-end display, automotive, consumer, military and industrial segments. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| LetinAR develops and provides optical modules for Augmented Reality, including smart glasses and evaluation kits. | Consumer | May 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Neuromeka manufactures and supplies various types of robots, including collaborative robots, delta robots, and autonomous mobile robots. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Pemtron develops and manufactures inspection equipment for semiconductors and other products. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- koloninvest.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 17 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 29
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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