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Kakao Pay

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Total investments 6
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$33M
Portfolio companies 5
Rounds per year 0.60
Lead investments 4
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.17
Key employees Soon

Areas of investment

  • Financial Services
  • Finance
  • FinTech
  • Mobile Payments
  • Accounting
Summary

In 2016 was created Kakao Pay, which is appeared as VC. The company was established in Asia in South Korea. Kakao Pay seemed to be an CVC arrangement as part of the organization. The main department of described VC is located in the Jeju.

The top activity for fund was in 2018. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually. Deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars are the general things for fund.

For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - South Korea. We can highlight the next thriving fund investment areas, such as Financial Services, FinTech. Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 2-3 years to get the investment from the fund. Among the various public portfolio startups of the fund, we may underline PeopleFund

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 4 partakers. Despite the Kakao Pay, startups are often financed by 500 Startups, DAYLI Financial Group, D3 Jubilee. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are DAYLI Financial Group, D3 Jubilee, 500 Startups. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Shinhan Invest, Lending Ark Asia Secured Private Debt Fund, D3 Jubilee.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PAYMONTHS

E-Commerce
Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
Payments
$1M01 Feb 2024 Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

THECHEAT

Finance
Financial Services
Information Technology
21 Jul 2022 Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

PeopleFund

Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
$11M30 Oct 2018 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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Total investments 6
Average round size 33M
Rounds per year 0.60
Peak activity year 2022
Lead investments 4
Follow on index 0.17
Group Appearance index 0.67

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

PAYMONTHS

E-Commerce
Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
Payments
$1M01 Feb 2024 Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

THECHEAT

Finance
Financial Services
Information Technology
21 Jul 2022 Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

PeopleFund

Finance
Financial Services
FinTech
$11M30 Oct 2018 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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