About Awesome Ventures
Awesome Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Seoul, South Korea. As of Jul 2020, Awesome Ventures has invested in 42 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in South Korea based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of DOLOBOX Overall, Awesome Ventures portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Webs, Rely and AAAccell. A lot of funds co-invest with Awesome Ventures, with names like BASS Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Awesome Ventures has team of 6 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A
Awesome Ventures' List of Top Investments
Awesome Ventures has a portfolio of 42 companies. Their most notable investmentis in DOLOBOXTheir portfolio spans across South Korea, United States, Malaysia and 19 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Awesome Ventures:1. Webs
Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and online business. It offers website building, hosting, domain registration, and business management solutions. The platform provides templates, AI website builder, and various business features. These include e-commerce, scheduling, restaurant management, blogging, and portfolio options. It also offers tools for marketing, customer relationship management, and website analytics.
Key facts about Webs
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: United States
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $23.1M
- Employee Count: 418 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Columbia Capital, Felicis Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 06, 2007, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Rely
Rely is an online platform for purchase financing. It enables consumers to use Rely Installment for payments in installment or Rely PayLater for paying later for an online/offline product at partner stores. Users can make payments via credit/debit cards.
Key facts about Rely
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 6 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldbell, StartupSpaze and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 08, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Developer of alternative plant-based cheese. The company offers vegan cube cheese, plain, blueberry, and cheddar with increased protein levels improving both taste and nutrition.
Key facts about Armored Fresh
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $28.7M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Groom Investment, D3 Jubilee Partners and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of neuroscience educational kits and tools. These kits provide hands-on learning experiences for students, teachers, and hobbyists, enabling exploration of brain activity and nervous system functions. Products include devices for recording electrical signals from muscles, nerves, and neurons, along with accompanying lesson plans and experiments. The tools are designed to be accessible and engaging, bridging neuroscience with everyday experiences. The company also offers neuroengineering devices that allow users to control computers and robotics using their nervous systems. Kits are available for various age groups and educational levels, covering topics such as electromyography, electroencephalography, and invertebrate neurophysiology.
Key facts about Backyard Brains
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Ann Arbor (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 18 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HHS, K-Startup Grand Challenge and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Aug 27, 2025, $*****
5. Customily
Provider of product personalization solutions to e-retailers. Its solutions include personalization tools with dynamic live preview, e-commerce integration, social media selling, and more. It creates personalized templates with live pre-view of parameters pre-defined by users, exports ready-to-print files directly to customer designs, and more. The features are available for different products including t-shirts, monograms, jewelry, phone covers, and stationery.
Key facts about Customily
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Montevideo (Uruguay)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $125K
- Employee Count: 33 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Converge, Y Combinator and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Awesome Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in DOLOBOX.Awesome Ventures' Investments by Stage
Awesome Ventures has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.67M.Awesome Ventures' Investments by Sector
Awesome Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, HealthTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 31 Tech companies, 23 Consumer (B2C) companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 16 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Awesome Ventures' Investments by Geography
Awesome Ventures has made most investments in South Korea (1).Awesome Ventures' recent investments
Awesome Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Awesome Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 29, 2020 | South Korea | Series A | 4438 | [+3] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Awesome Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Awesome Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Webs got listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), in Feb 2019 at marketcap of $665K.Here are Awesome Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 11, 2019 | - | - | 3941 | |
- | - | - | 7923 |
Acquired companies in Awesome Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Awesome Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Rely in Mar 2022 by Pace for $*****.Here are Awesome Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 30, 2022 | - | - | 4894 | |
Jan 16, 2020 | - | - | 2004 |
Team profile of Awesome Ventures
Awesome Ventures has a team of 6 members including 2 Partners located in South Korea. Awesome Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Awesome Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Awesome Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Awesome Ventures: 4 investors entered a company along with Awesome Ventures. These include investors like BASS Investment (1 company).
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