Kakao Ventures

Kakao Ventures Kakao Ventures is the CVC of Kakao Corporation, managing KRW 390B+ (roughly $300M) across 11 funds, including the Startup Korea Kakao Copilot Fund. The portfolio of 173 companies includes 2 unicorns (Dunamu and Lunit), 2 IPOs, and 8 acquisitions. In 2024, the firm made 27 investments totaling KRW 20.7B, with 19 new deals. 17 as first institutional investor. Focus areas include IT services (6 deals in 2024), deep tech (9 deals), digital healthcare (3), and gaming (1). The firm rec