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Kakao Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Exit

Partial stake sale of Dunamu (Upbit operator) delivered ~2.2 trillion KRW for the Kakao group, representing 1,000x+ returns on Kakao Ventures' initial 200M KRW seed investment in 2013.

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두나무 Kakao Ventures

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Investment

Led seed investment in SpektraIntel, a hyperspectral imaging AI startup for real-time material detection.

SpektraIntel

SpektraIntel Kakao Ventures

mt.co.krJUL 9, 2026

JUL 9, 2026

Investment

Led seed investment in MODEPICK, an AI agent-based cross-border e-commerce automation platform.

MODEPICK

MODEPICKKakao Ventures

sedaily.comJUL 7, 2026

JUL 7, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company LinqAlpha (financial AI agent platform used by Fidelity US) raised a 34B KRW ($22M) Series A round.

LinqAlpha

LinqAlpha Kakao Ventures

unicornfactory.co.krJUL 6, 2026

JUL 6, 2026

Press

CEO Kim Ki-jun discussed the Dunamu partial exit (1,000x+ returns), plans for a new 100B KRW fund, and growing global LP interest in Korean startups amid the AI boom.

Yonhap CEO interview: Dunamu exit and new 100B KRW fund plans

Kakao Ventures

en.yna.co.krJUL 4, 2026

JUL 4, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Rebellions acquired SqueezeBits (AI inference optimization) to become an end-to-end AI infrastructure company.

Rebellions

SqueezeBitsRebellions Kakao Ventures

fnnews.comJUL 2026

JUL 2026

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Investment

Co-led 1.5B KRW seed investment in DeepGrove (AI cinematic entertainment platform) alongside BonAngels.

DeepGrove

DeepGrove Kakao Ventures

zdnet.co.krJUL 1, 2026

JUL 1, 2026

Investment

Led pre-seed investment in Aristo, an AI agent startup building long-term memory capabilities.

Aristo

Aristo Kakao Ventures

kakao.vcJUN 24, 2026

JUN 24, 2026

Investment

Led seed investment in Tapzero, an AI-based longevity startup.

Tapzero

Tapzero Kakao Ventures

kakao.vcJUN 8, 2026

JUN 8, 2026

Team Change

Established a dedicated Growth Team hiring Kim Hyeong-jin and Choi Won-hyeok (both from Toss) as HR support partners for portfolio companies.

Growth Team established with Toss alumni HR partners

Kakao Ventures

asiae.co.krMAY 21, 2026

MAY 21, 2026

Press

Announced 2025 results: 27 investments totaling 20.7B KRW (90% serving as first institutional investors), recovering 130B KRW in returns.

2025 Annual Performance: 90% first institutional investor, 130B KRW recovered

Kakao Ventures

mk.co.krJAN 20, 2026

JAN 20, 2026

New Fund

Closed Fund 11, the Startup Korea Kakao Copilot Fund, at 44 billion KRW to continue early-stage startup investments.

Fund 11 — Startup Korea Kakao Copilot Fund (44B KRW)

Kakao Ventures

en.sedaily.comJAN 2026

JAN 2026