About ID Ventures
ID Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Seoul, South Korea. As of Apr 2026, ID Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 124 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in South Korea based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Caveduck Overall, ID Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 19 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Krafton, Bithumb and Tapas. A lot of funds co-invest with ID Ventures, with names like Smile Gate Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. ID Ventures has team of 11 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
ID Ventures' List of Top Investments
ID Ventures has a portfolio of 124 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Soomgo and Seller Hub.Their portfolio spans across South Korea, United States and Japan. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 35 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by ID Ventures:
1. Krafton
Provider of online games. It offers a variety of games like Pubg Battlegrounds, New State Mobile, and more. It also provides a platform called Krafton ID for users to access exclusive in game content and rewards. The company collaborates with companies like Microsoft Azure for gaming experiences.
Key facts about Krafton
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Employee Count: 1,679 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: JKL Partners, Kolon Investments and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 14, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Wadiz
Equity and revenue-based crowdfunding platform. It allows users to make investments in stocks, bonds, and revenue-sharing securities. Focused on investment in startups and private companies in multiple sectors. The application can be accessed on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Wadiz
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Seongnam-si (South Korea)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $128M
- Employee Count: 230 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Lotte, SK Innovation and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Zigbang
Web and mobile-based real estate listing platform. It is an apartment search app that enables users to find houses of their choice. It also offers commercial property listings. Users can search for rental & sale properties by the number of rooms, occupants, and price. Its mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Zigbang
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $142M
- Employee Count: 232 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Atinum Investment and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Bithumb
Bithumb is a cryptocurrency exchange platform in South Korea. Offers Bithumb Cash for cryptocurrency payments using barcodes. Offers crypto market data and a crypto wallet.
Key facts about Bithumb
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $200M
- Investors: SBI Investment, Korea Investment Holdings and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 15, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Soomgo
Online lead generation platform for local services. It allows users to request for services across various categories such as home cleaning, home maintenance, handyman work, fitness trainers, tutors, and more on the platform. The company circulates such a request to relevant local professionals who submit price quotations for the request. It allows users to compare the quotes and choose a service provider that meets the requirements.
Key facts about Soomgo
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $46.5M
- Employee Count: 109 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Atinum Investment, FJ Labs and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
ID Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
ID Ventures has invested in 124 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Caveduck and most recent follow-on round was in Soomgo.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ID Ventures' Investments by Stage
ID Ventures has made 10 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.22M, 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.81M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $12.9M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $10.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 10 |
Seed | 5 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ID Ventures' Investments by Sector
ID Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Life Sciences, Business Services and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 77 Tech companies, 61 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 42 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 36 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Consumer | 4 |
Life Sciences | 4 |
Business Services | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ID Ventures' Investments by Geography
ID Ventures has made most investments in South Korea (14), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
South Korea | 14 |
United States | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
ID Ventures' recent investments
ID Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Caveduck.Here are the most recent investments by ID Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 02, 2026 | - | Series A | 5452 | ||
Jul 03, 2025 | South Korea | Seed | 8922 | ||
Dec 22, 2021 | South Korea | Seed | 1215 | [+1] | |
Dec 2021 | South Korea | Series A | 3317 | ||
Feb 23, 2021 | United States | Seed | 7625 |
Unicorns in ID Ventures' Portfolio
ID Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Bluehole Studio. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Bluehole Studio which became a unicorn in 2017, 8 years before ID Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in ID Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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45 | Video game developer specializing in MMORPG | 2007 | Seongnam-si | Series C | oqrblvv |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in ID Ventures' Portfolio
19 of ID Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. FESCARO got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX), in Dec 2025 at marketcap of $102M and Oncocross got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) at marketcap of $59.6M.Here are ID Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Dec 10, 2025 | - | - | 9004 | |
Dec 18, 2024 | Sep 10, 2020 | Series B | 4817 | |
Nov 01, 2024 | - | - | 5203 | |
Oct 16, 2024 | - | - | 9745 | |
Jan 26, 2023 | - | - | 2028 |
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Acquired companies in ID Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from ID Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was TROST.Here are ID Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 02, 2024 | - | - | 2194 | |
Dec 22, 2023 | - | - | 5075 | |
Nov 08, 2022 | - | - | 3066 | |
May 24, 2022 | - | - | 1618 | |
Jul 07, 2021 | - | - | 5554 |
Team profile of ID Ventures
ID Ventures has a team of 11 members including 5 Partners and 2 Principals located in South Korea. ID Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in ID Ventures:
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Partner | South Korea | - | - | |
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Co-investors of ID Ventures
Over the past 11 years, 116 investors have co-invested in ID Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before ID Ventures: DS Investment Management, Y Combinator and 10 others have invested in rounds before ID Ventures. There is 1 company where DS Investment Management has invested before ID Ventures and 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before ID Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of ID Ventures: 61 investors entered a company along with ID Ventures. These include investors like Smile Gate Investment (2 companies).
- Invested after ID Ventures: A total of 43 investors have invested in ID Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Korean Development Bank (4 companies), Korea Investment Holdings (3 companies) and Atinum Investment (3 companies).
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