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TheVentures
Venture capital · Seoul, South Korea · Asia Pacific
TheVentures is an early-stage investor that reviews applications year-round and decides after a single 20-minute interview, with no pitch presentation. It has invested in more than 260 companies and runs a founder community along with a Bridge program that helps portfolio founders meet other investors.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsearly-stagefounder-networkkoreaseedproduct-market-fit
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Or find every investor that fitsTheVentures lists 157 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (12%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 74% of its companies are based in South Korea. It invests most often alongside Antler, LOTTE Ventures and Mashup Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name TheVentures, 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 TheVentures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 157. 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 | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 98th | 157 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 1% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 9th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 97th | 12 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Antler | 8 |
| LOTTE Ventures | 4 |
| Mashup Ventures | 4 |
| POSTECH Holdings | 3 |
| Rabbit Ventures | 3 |
| SGC Partners | 3 |
| Atinum Investment | 2 |
| Big Basin Capital | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15397%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company43%
- 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 TheVentures 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 TheVentures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for TheVentures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in TheVentures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
157 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company buys, sells, and repairs used Apple and Google devices | ConsumerE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides interior remodeling services, including base, point, custom, and kitchen renovations. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Ad-Shield helps publishers measure and monetize dark traffic, which is adblocking traffic not captured by existing analytics | Media & EntertainmentCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Agavita makes the underwater side of a farm visible and turns it into data, rebuilding aquaculture from its foundation | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Ahma & Co offers a postnatal retreat with 24/7 expert support for rest, recovery, and bonding | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ahmo Travel provides customized adventure travel services to destinations such as Africa, South America, and India. | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Lolabs provides a data-based purchase management solution | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| A Labs Inc. provides a digital twin simulator for agriculture, allowing users to simulate and predict the outcomes of their farming projects before starting them. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides automated services for TikTok Shop, including finding creators, sending outreach, and tracking performance. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides electric vehicle charging solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Amaryllis Therapeutics is solving the problem of directing a drug to the exact tissue that needs it by decoding the body's glycan code | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Amously automates semiconductor process control with its software Amfibian | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Aside develops a browser with an AI assistant that can perform tasks across logged-in websites and handle complex work. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Astrome specializes in next-generation wireless terrestrial and satellite communications products and solutions. | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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| Beaubble sells beauty products online. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides international education based on the British curriculum | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Beluga develops digital cognition technology and AI services, including games and platforms for cognitive training and measurement. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides customized IT technology for the Dongdaemun fashion market, automating repetitive tasks and improving work efficiency for fashion businesses. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- theventures.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 20 May 2026
- Companies checked
- 157
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