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Krypton

Accelerator · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific

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Krypton is a Korean startup accelerator that has been incubating and accelerating startups since 2000. It works closely with portfolio companies, providing management consulting through to M&A and IPO, and invests across company-building, seed, and later rounds.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsacceleratorentrepreneurshipmanufacturingadvanced technologyagtechcontent

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45portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record
Seed to Growthstages it states
131억원latest fund2025

Krypton lists 45 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (23%), Industrial & Manufacturing (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 91% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside Atinum Investment, FuturePlay and IMM Investment.

No funding round on record names Krypton yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Round figures show recent activity, not Krypton's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 45. 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.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

This firmAll checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%18%
Industrial & Manufacturing14%7%
Healthcare & Biotech11%15%
Education10%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%6%
Enterprise Software7%8%
Fintech6%12%
Media & Entertainment6%4%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
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Atinum Investment2
FuturePlay2
IMM Investment2
Kiwoom Investment2
Laguna Investment2
Big Basin Capital1
Bigbang Angels1
IPS Ventures1

All co-investors

Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 54 companiesRecent activity: 0 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 0% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 23% in its largest sectorReach: 4 countriesPortfolio size86th pctRecent activity46th pctEarly stage54th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus26th pctReach70th pct
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Krypton compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size86th54 companies
Recent activity46th0 rounds in 12 months
Early stage54th0% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus26th23% in its largest sector
Reach70th4 countries

Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Site status

  • Site answers4293%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company37%
  • 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 together
30 shared companies19 shared companies15 shared companies7 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies5 shared companies4 shared companies4 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companies2 shared companiesAtinum Investment: 2 shared companiesAtinum Investment2FuturePlay: 2 shared companiesFuturePlay2IMM Investment: 2 shared companiesIMM Investment2Kiwoom Investment: 2 shared companiesKiwoom Investment2Laguna Investment: 2 shared companiesLaguna Investment2Big Basin Capital: 1 shared companiesBig Basin Capital1Bigbang Angels: 1 shared companiesBigbang Angels1IPS Ventures: 1 shared companiesIPS Ventures1Impact Square: 1 shared companiesImpact Square1Mashup Ventures: 1 shared companiesMashup Ventures1NBH Capital: 1 shared companiesNBH Capital1POSTECH Holdings: 1 shared companiesPOSTECH Holdings1
Shared portfolio companies with KryptonFirms that also back companies together

All co-investors or Compare portfolios with Atinum Investment

Compare Krypton head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Funds

as stated on its site
Krypton Lycon Fund2025 · "131억원" on its site
Jeonbuk Early Investment Krypton Innovation Fund 12024 · "50억원" on its site

Portfolio

45 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
APROaproele.com · South KoreaAPRO provides total energy solutions, including smart manufacturing, energy infrastructure, artificial intelligence platforms, and compound power semiconductors.
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Banseok Industrybanseokbiz.com · South KoreaThe company provides agricultural machinery and services to farmers and distributes agricultural products globally
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Booming Studiosbooming-studios.com · South KoreaBooming Studios designs sound and builds content
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
Catch It Playcatchitplay.com · South KoreaCatch It Play develops and provides educational services, including language learning apps and corporate HR solutions, utilizing gamification and AI technology.
EducationEducation
Portfolio page
Kkotcheongchunccotnote.com
Portfolio page
Cellatoz Therapeuticscellatozrx.com
Portfolio page
Chungdahm Learningchungdahm.com · South Korea
Education
Portfolio page
Classumclassum.com · South KoreaClassum provides a learning platform and community for students and professors, utilizing AI and LMS services.
EducationEducation
Portfolio page
Conflconnple.com · South KoreaConfl develops digital services and solutions, including apps, web services, and software, to connect people and regions.
EducationHealthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
CrossHubcrosshub.aiCrossHub helps boost conversion and operational efficiency by unifying fragmented identity verification and payments into a single flow.
FintechCybersecurity
Portfolio page
Deep Water AIdeepwaterai.tech · South KoreaDeep Water AI provides solutions for groundwater resource management using artificial intelligence and big data analysis.
AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense
Portfolio page
DK-Lokdklok.com · South KoreaDK-Lok manufactures and supplies fittings, valves, and other equipment for various industries, including energy, semiconductor, and aerospace.
Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Duhandsdohands.com · South KoreaThe company provides fulfillment services for e-commerce businesses.
E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech
Portfolio page
Dynamic Industrydynamicindustry.kr · South KoreaDynamic Industry recycles solar panels, separating their components into recoverable material streams
EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Evainevain.co.kr · South KoreaEvain develops and provides various services, including a spam call blocking app and a blood donation community app.
Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Foresysfrss.co.kr · South KoreaForesys has an office in Seoul and another location in Gyeongju-si.
Industrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
General Biogeneralbio.co.kr · South KoreaThe company has a main page with various sections including company introduction, business areas, and news
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Green Plusgreenplus.co.kr · South KoreaThe company specializes in smart farms and other green businesses, including aluminum, solar power, and logistics.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
GTLgtlsystems.kr · South KoreaGTL manufactures and sells antenna systems and related products for satellite communication.
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Mad Squarehicharis.net · South KoreaThe company operated a shopping service called CHARIS, which has been permanently discontinued.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 11 Nov 2026
The homepage of Krypton, as last read
krypton36.co as VCinfo last read it
Site
krypton36.co
Last read
11 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Companies checked
45

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