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Kakao Games

Founders Kim Beom-Soo

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Total investments 13
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$14M
Portfolio companies 10
Rounds per year 1.62
Lead investments 3
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.23
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Areas of investment

  • Gaming
  • Software
  • PC Games
  • Video Games
  • Online Games
Summary

Kakao Games appeared to be the Corporate Investor, which was created in 2015. The fund was located in Asia if to be more exact in South Korea. The main office of represented Corporate Investor is situated in the Seongnam.

The current fund was established by Kim Beom-Soo.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1 partaker. Despite the Kakao Games, startups are often financed by SNK Corporation.

The fund is generally included in less than 2 deals every year. The high activity for fund was in 2018. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars.

For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - Canada. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as PC Games, Video Games. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Neptune.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Clover Games

Digital Entertainment
Digital Media
Gaming
Media and Entertainment
Online Games
$13M09 Nov 2023 Russian Federation, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Playable Worlds

PC Games
$25M19 Apr 2022 California, United States

HAEGIN

Gaming
Video Games
$82M27 Feb 2022 -

Frost Giant Studios

$25M25 Jan 2022 Irvine, California, United States

Nine Arcs

Online Games
PC Games
Software
$6M20 May 2021 South Korea, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Ocean Drive Studio

Gaming
Online Games
Video Games
$2M09 Sep 2020 El Segundo, California, United States

FORCETELLER

Media and Entertainment
Mobile Apps
$2M02 Mar 2020 Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

Neptune

Gaming
PC Games
Video Games
$4M01 Jan 2017 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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Total investments 13
Average round size 14M
Rounds per year 1.62
Peak activity year 2018
Lead investments 3
Follow on index 0.23
Group Appearance index 0.62

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Clover Games

Digital Entertainment
Digital Media
Gaming
Media and Entertainment
Online Games
$13M09 Nov 2023 Russian Federation, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Playable Worlds

PC Games
$25M19 Apr 2022 California, United States

HAEGIN

Gaming
Video Games
$82M27 Feb 2022 -

Frost Giant Studios

$25M25 Jan 2022 Irvine, California, United States

Nine Arcs

Online Games
PC Games
Software
$6M20 May 2021 South Korea, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Ocean Drive Studio

Gaming
Online Games
Video Games
$2M09 Sep 2020 El Segundo, California, United States

FORCETELLER

Media and Entertainment
Mobile Apps
$2M02 Mar 2020 Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

Neptune

Gaming
PC Games
Video Games
$4M01 Jan 2017 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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