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KB Securities

Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul

Description

KB Securities is a Financial Services company.

Investor Profile

KB Securities has backed more than 18 startups, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 11% of its total and boasts 23 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Series Unknown, Series C rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in South Korea, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Apps, Medical.
  • Led 2 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (33%)
  • Series Unknown (28%)
  • Series C (17%)
  • Series B (17%)
  • Seed (6%)

Country Focus

  • South Korea (94%)
  • United States (6%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Apps
  • Medical
  • Information Technology
  • Travel
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Health Care
  • Neuroscience
  • Biotechnology
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Who does KB Securities frequently co-invest with?

Industrial Bank of Korea
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 2
Altos Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
Kolon Investment
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 1
SJ Investment Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
DB Financial Investment
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 1
Mirae Asset Securities
North America, New York, United States, Nyack
Co-Investments: 2
Prophet Asset Management
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 1
Aju IB Investment
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Yeoksamdong
Co-Investments: 2
Shinhan Venture Investment
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 2

What are some of recent deals done by KB Securities?

All My Tour

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

All My Tour intends to introduce a new lodging booking engine that will be distinguished from existing travel platforms.

Travel
Series AAug 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,770,655
FriendliAI

Redwood City, California, United States

FriendliAI is an AI infrastructure company that enables deployment, scaling, and monitoring of large language and multimodal models.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyInternetSaaSSoftware
SeedAug 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Upstage

Yongin, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, South Korea

Upstage is an AI-driven language models and document processing engines that streamline data extraction, analysis, and workflow management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPredictive AnalyticsSoftware
Series BAug 19, 2025
Amount Raised: $44,619,287
Select Star

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Select Star is a data platform for AI technology that offers dataset building, storage, and analysis services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DatabaseInformation TechnologySoftware
Series BAug 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $14,746,170
Datumo

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Datumo is the finest Data Platform for your AI: Quality and diversity guaranteed

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyInternetMachine LearningSoftware
Series BAug 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,500,000
Rovers

Songdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Rovers is a medium that connects people all over the world, and aims to become a leading agricultural IP company.

Agriculture
SeedJul 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $362,107
Move

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Move is a travel agency that offers ticketing, travel, and reservation services.

Customer ServiceOnline PortalsTicketingTravel
Series UnknownMar 26, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,409,971
Movv

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Movv is a mobility service that makes movement more safe and convenient anytime and anywhere by using dedicated articles and vehicles .

Autonomous VehiclesRentalTravel
Series UnknownMar 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,418,669
NUUA

Mapo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

NUUA is a travel tech company that offers travel companion applications.

Air TransportationAppsTravel
Series ADec 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,253,133
Sizzle

Incheon, Inch'on-jikhalsi, South Korea

Sizzle is a company that provides an integrated process analysis solution based on accumulated experience.

DatabaseManufacturing
Series UnknownSep 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $21,913,861