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Korea Investment Accelerator
Accelerator · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific
Korea Investment Accelerator is a startup accelerator established in December 2021 as a subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings. It provides early-stage investment and acceleration programs, including batch programs and funds, to startups facing difficulty raising capital and growing.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
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Or find every investor that fitsKorea Investment Accelerator lists 40 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 5 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 83% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (29%), Industrial & Manufacturing (18%) and Healthcare & Biotech (12%). 82% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside Schmidt, Antler and Big Basin Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Korea Investment Accelerator, 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 Korea Investment Accelerator's whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 40. 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 | 83% |
| Series A | 17% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 1 |
| '26 | 5 | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 77th | 40 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 84th | 83% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 63th | 5% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 48th | 29% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 59th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 29% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 18% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Consumer | 8% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 5% | 1% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Schmidt | 2 |
| Antler | 1 |
| Big Basin Capital | 1 |
| Bluepoint | 1 |
| ID Ventures | 1 |
| IPS Ventures | 1 |
| Kibo Ventures | 1 |
| LOTTE Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers40100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 Korea Investment Accelerator head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Korea Investment Accelerator| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 7 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Series A Led |
Round details for Korea Investment Accelerator
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Korea Investment Accelerator's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
40 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a financial platform for small and medium-sized enterprises based on supply chain data | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Sept 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| The company develops and provides analysis solutions using neutron, X-ray, and optical technologies for various industries | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops customized cores using various powder materials to meet customers' specific requirements. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| AimbeLab provides a service to manage and monitor feed inventory for farms. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eight Studio develops and sells a mobile camera-based gait analysis solution called MEDISTEP. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates as an intermediary for online sales of travel services. | E-commerce & MarketplacesLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Artblood produces next-generation red blood cells for transfusion using its proprietary red blood cell precursor cell-based technology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AstralQ develops a material design platform for rapid simulation, scalable validation, and real-world discovery of various materials, including battery materials, semiconductors, and electronics. | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company provides manufacturing and cloud services, including precision machining and workflow management | Industrial & ManufacturingSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloud Lab provides risk assessment services and smart safety management solutions for construction sites | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides waste collection and disposal services through an app, allowing users to schedule pickups and have their waste sorted and processed. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides AI-based solutions for manufacturing industries to support decision-making and connect data and documents. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Feb 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company researches and develops career platforms to help job seekers and workers | Human ResourcesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces cosmetics and provides related services | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides design, development, manufacturing, and MRO services for metal powder and metal additive manufacturing parts | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Holt Energy produces sustainable hydrogen from plastic waste and develops fuel cells and recycling catalysts. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops energy harvesting technology to convert everyday energy into electrical energy | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Ipthy is a digital healthcare company that improves the entire medical cycle from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases using AI-based digital healthcare solutions. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and sells equipment for physical esports, including wheelchairs and racing machines, and provides related services. | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides content that transforms spaces and experiences using AI and XR technology. | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- koreainvestment.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 40
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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