About InterValue Partners
InterValue Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Seoul, South Korea. As of Aug 2026, InterValue Partners is an active investor, having invested in 45 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 High Tech to Life Sciences and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of UEL Overall, InterValue Partners portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 9 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like DeepX, FESCARO and Alchera AI. A lot of funds co-invest with InterValue Partners, with names like Shinhan Financial Group sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. InterValue Partners has team of 6 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
InterValue Partners' List of Top Investments
InterValue Partners has a portfolio of 45 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in DeepX and bHaptics.Their portfolio spans across South Korea and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Enterprise Applications and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by InterValue Partners:1. DeepX
Developer of AI semiconductors, modules, and systems for edge computing applications. It offers AI chips engineered for integration into devices, AI modules with inference capabilities, and AI systems designed for performance and efficiency. The company's solutions cater to smart factories, smart cities, robotics, AI computing, AI networking, and smart cameras, enabling real-time processing and automation across industries.
Key facts about DeepX
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seongnam-si (South Korea)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $132M
- Employee Count: 162 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Korea Development Bank Europe, Shinhan Financial Group and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. FESCARO
Provider of cybersecurity and software solutions for the mobility industry. The company offers one-stop solutions for automotive cybersecurity regulatory compliance. Its services include consulting, security solutions, engineering, and testing. It also provides IT infrastructure such as CSMS portals, automation management systems, and key management systems. The company develops next-generation controllers for software-defined vehicles and charging systems.
Key facts about FESCARO
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Daejeon (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 32 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Hyundai Venture Investment, InterValue Partners and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 12, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. bHaptics
bHaptics is a maker of wearable gaming haptic devices. Its offerings are Tactosy (arms, hands, and feet worn), Tactot (torso), and Tactal (face). The wearables are equipped with haptic actuators based on device's size and functionality like the Tactot has 40, Tactal 3, Tactosy has 3, 3 and 6 each unit (arms, hand, and feet). Tactosy Studio is a web-based haptic editing tool which allows creating haptic feedback and adds to a video. Tactosy app enables customizing haptic feedback with various options, checking the status and connecting to Arduino.
Key facts about bHaptics
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Daejeon (South Korea)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $15.4M
- Employee Count: 25 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mirae Asset, Daesung Startup Investment and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 22, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Alchera AI
Platform offering face and image recognition solutions for enterprises. Its includes facial recognition APIs and image recognition SDKs. It is applicable for identity verification, liveness detection, face matching, access control, people counting, and OCR. It caters to hospitality, educational, retail, tourism, consumer electric, and IT industries. It provides AI data construction services for the development of high-performance artificial intelligence models. It perform large-scale data collection and labeling tasks using in-house resources from our own domestic and international data centers, and build and provide customer-tailored AI data.
Key facts about Alchera AI
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Seongnam-si (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 169 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: InterValue Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Dowooinsys
Dowooinsys is a display component manufacturer. The products of the company include ultra-thin glass (UTG), 3D curved glass (2 side bent type, 4 side bent type), and NSG information display glass.
Key facts about Dowooinsys
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Cheongju-si (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Investors: Shield Investment, Partners Investment and 2 Others
- Highlight: Public
InterValue Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
InterValue Partners has invested in 45 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. As of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in UEL and most recent follow-on round was in Unastella.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
InterValue Partners' Investments by Stage
InterValue Partners has made 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11.7M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.75M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.47M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 4 |
Series A | 3 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
InterValue Partners' Investments by Sector
InterValue Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 29 Tech companies, 24 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 12 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 4 |
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
InterValue Partners' Investments by Geography
InterValue Partners has made most investments in South Korea (9).InterValue Partners' recent investments
InterValue Partners has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - UEL and Cenyx Biotech.Here are the most recent investments by InterValue Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 25, 2026 | South Korea | Series A | 9448 | ||
Mar 31, 2026 | South Korea | Series B | 8571 | [+5] | |
Sep 26, 2024 | South Korea | Series A | 1902 | [+9] | |
Apr 10, 2024 | South Korea | Series A | 4098 | [+5] | |
Nov 15, 2023 | South Korea | Series B | 2060 | [+8] |
Unicorns in InterValue Partners' Portfolio
InterValue Partners has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - DeepX. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is DeepX which became a unicorn in 2026, 5 years after InterValue Partners first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in InterValue Partners' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Developer of AI semiconductors, modules, and systems for edge computing applications | 2018 | Seongnam-si | Series D | zxdbivr |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in InterValue Partners' Portfolio
9 of InterValue Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Remedi got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX), in Jul 2026 at marketcap of $105M and FESCARO got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) at marketcap of $102M.Here are InterValue Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 13, 2026 | - | - | 3131 | |
Dec 10, 2025 | - | - | 6971 | |
Jul 23, 2025 | - | - | 6056 | |
Dec 24, 2024 | - | - | 9543 | |
Feb 04, 2022 | - | - | 8619 |
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Acquired companies in InterValue Partners' Portfolio
1 company from InterValue Partners' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Thingsflow in Jun 2021 by Krafton for $*****.Here are InterValue Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 29, 2021 | - | - | 4494 |
Team profile of InterValue Partners
InterValue Partners has a team of 6 members including 4 Partners. InterValue Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in InterValue Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | - | |
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Co-investors of InterValue Partners
Over the past 8 years, 70 investors have co-invested in InterValue Partners's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before InterValue Partners: ALUMNI-PARTNERS, Pathfinder H and 11 others have invested in rounds before InterValue Partners. There is 1 company where ALUMNI-PARTNERS has invested before InterValue Partners and 1 company where Pathfinder H has invested before InterValue Partners.
- Top Co-investors of InterValue Partners: 45 investors entered a company along with InterValue Partners. These include investors like Shinhan Financial Group (2 companies).
- Invested after InterValue Partners: A total of 12 investors have invested in InterValue Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SkyLake (1 company), BNW Investment (1 company) and Aju IB Investment (1 company).
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