Kakao is a corporate venture arm. Team members are concentrated in Seoul, South Korea. The known portfolio counts 11 companies, including Superplastic, Sellerhub, Humanscape, Neubility, Kakao Games and SM Entertainment.
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Kakao portfolio companies (11)
- Superplastic
- Sellerhub
- Humanscape
- Neubility
- Kakao Games
- SM Entertainment
- Cha Bio&Diostech
- Tidesquare
- Coactus
- Kakao Healthcare
- NFTBank
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About Kakao
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare, and focus areas Biotech, Creator Economy, Crypto and E-Commerce; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.
The contacts to approach at Kakao are Joo Hyung Park (Affiliated) and Byeong uk Lee (Affiliated).
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Kakao, including Korea Investment Partners Co., LY and ID3 Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kakao?
Kakao is a corporate venture arm whose team is concentrated in Seoul, South Korea, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Kakao invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biotech, Creator Economy, Crypto and E-Commerce. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Kakao invest at?
The known deals of Kakao include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Kakao?
Both people on file at Kakao are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Kakao?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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