About Crescendo
Crescendo is a private equity firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based in Seoul, South Korea. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round.
Overall Crescendo portfolio has seen 10 IPOs and 1 acquisition, namely LINE Corporation, Hancom and HANMI. A lot of funds co-invest with Crescendo, with names like SkyLake sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Crescendo has a team of 17 people, including 1 partner.
Key Metrics
Crescendo's Portfolio
They have invested in a total of 26 companies. Their most recent investment was in Medipost (Series D round) on Dec 18, 2025. Here is the most recent investment by Crescendo:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 18, 2025 | Series D | 7047 | ||
May 08, 2024 | PE | 1576 | - | |
Feb 22, 2024 | Seed | 9461 | - | |
Dec 13, 2023 | Post IPO | 3868 | - |
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Here is the portfolio snapshot of Crescendo:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2025
Team profile of Crescendo
Crescendo has a team of 17 members including 1 Partner and 4 Principals located in South Korea. Crescendo's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Crescendo:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | South Korea | - | - | |
Principal | South Korea | - | - | |
Principal | South Korea | - | ||
Principal | South Korea | - | - | |
Principal | South Korea | - | - | |
Associate | Seoul | - | - | |
Associate | Seoul | - | - | |
Associate | South Korea | - | - | |
Associate | South Korea | - | - | |
Associate | South Korea | - | - | |
Associate | South Korea | - | - |
Co-investors of Crescendo
Over the past 14 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Crescendo's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Crescendo: 3 investors entered a company along with Crescendo. These include investors like SkyLake (1 company).
Crescendo News
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BDA Advises MEDIPOST on Growth Capital RaiseBenzinga•Dec 19, 2025•Crescendo, SkyLake, , Medipost and 1 other
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Crescendo Equity Partners Initiates Sale of 40.9% Stake in HPSPBusinesskorea•Nov 06, 2024•Crescendo, HPSP
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Crescendo Equity Partners Invests Over KRW 100 Billion in CyberdigmWowtale•May 08, 2024•Cyberdim, Crescendo
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Line Next attracts $140 mn to globally expand NFT platformKedglobal•Dec 14, 2023•Finschia, DOSI, Crescendo, LINE and 6 others
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Line Next banks $140m from Peter Thiel-backed CrescendoTech in Asia•Dec 13, 2023•LINE Corporation, Crescendo, LINE, Finschia and 2 others
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Qoo10 logistics subsidiary bags $50m in a round led by Crescendo EquityTech in Asia•Jun 11, 2019•Qxpress, Crescendo
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Kakao’s Blockchain Arm Raises $90 Million in Private Token SaleCryptoscoop•Mar 11, 2019•Ground X, IDG Capital, Crescendo, TransLink Capital
