About Intops Investment
Intops Investment is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of Seoul, South Korea. As of Aug 2024, Intops Investment has invested in 48 companies. 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 Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of CUBIG Overall, Intops Investment portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 11 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like DiDi, Netmarble Games Corporation and SemiFive. A lot of funds co-invest with Intops Investment, with names like Korean Development Bank sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Intops Investment has team of 10 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A, Series C & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Intops Investment's List of Top Investments
Intops Investment has a portfolio of 48 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in 3i and Travel Wallet.Their portfolio spans across South Korea, China and United States. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Consumer and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series C and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Intops Investment:
1. DiDi
AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. The platform enables various services for ride-hailing, food delivery, bike-sharing, payment solutions, and more. It also offers various solutions including autonomous driving, traffic management, driver safety management, and more.
Key facts about DiDi
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $20.8B
- Employee Count: 33,535 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Strait Huifu Industrial Investment Fund Management and 97 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 12, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of mobile-based mid-core games. The company develops and publishes games across platforms and has multiple development studios as its subsidiaries. It has developed multiple games including Lineage2 Revolution, Marvel Future Fight and Raven for mobile platforms. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
Key facts about Netmarble Games Corporation
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $533M
- Employee Count: 666 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tencent, We Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 26, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of multi-currency payment cards and related digital financial services. It offers a card for loading various currencies and conducting fee-free transactions. The card supports multiple currencies, enabling users to manage their funds. Features include currency exchange, refunds, and peer-to-peer transfers. It also provides benefits related to travel insurance and online shopping.
Key facts about Travel Wallet
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $31.3M
- Employee Count: 86 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Smile Gate Investment, B&K Securities and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. SemiFive
Provider of cloud-based custom SoC solutions. It designs and develops SoC with a RISC-V. The product offering of the company includes RISC-V Core IP and custom SoC.
Key facts about SemiFive
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Seongnam-si (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $147M
- Employee Count: 241 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: SBVA, BonAngels Venture Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of cloud computing services. It specializes in Amazon Web Services cloud and its offerings include architectural consulting, deployment and managed services.
Key facts about Megazone Cloud
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $515M
- Employee Count: 900 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: JKL Partners, Korean Development Bank and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Intops Investment's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Intops Investment has invested in 48 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in CUBIG and most recent follow-on round was in ProtoPie.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Intops Investment's Investments by Stage
Intops Investment has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.1M, 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $15.8M and 1 investment in Seed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Series C | 3 |
Seed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Intops Investment's Investments by Sector
Intops Investment has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 34 Tech companies, 25 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Intops Investment's Investments by Geography
Intops Investment has made most investments in South Korea (8).Intops Investment's recent investments
Intops Investment has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Intops Investment:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 2024 | South Korea | Seed | 5871 | ||
May 26, 2022 | South Korea | Series A | 7723 | [+3] | |
Sep 23, 2021 | South Korea | Series A | 6461 | [+6] | |
Jun 23, 2021 | South Korea | Series C | 1616 | [+5] | |
Jul 13, 2020 | South Korea | Series A | 3130 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Intops Investment's Portfolio
Intops Investment has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Megazone Cloud. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Megazone Cloud which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Intops Investment first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Intops Investment's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Provider of cloud computing services | 2018 | Seoul | Series C | hviobia |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Intops Investment's Portfolio
11 of Intops Investment's portfolio companies have become public. RecensMedical got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX), in Mar 2026 at marketcap of $79.3M and SemiFive got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) at marketcap of $564M.Here are Intops Investment's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 31, 2026 | - | - | 8487 | |
Dec 29, 2025 | - | - | 6989 | |
Aug 25, 2025 | - | - | 1221 | |
May 09, 2025 | - | - | 7224 | |
Jul 27, 2023 | Jun 23, 2021 | Series C | 8722 |
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Acquired companies in Intops Investment's Portfolio
1 company from Intops Investment's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SUALAB in Oct 2019 by Cognex for $*****.Here are Intops Investment's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 16, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Series C | 3095 |
Team profile of Intops Investment
Intops Investment has a team of 10 members including 5 Partners and 2 Principals located in South Korea and United States. Intops Investment's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Intops Investment:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Seattle | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | South Korea | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Intops Investment
Over the past 8 years, 69 investors have co-invested in Intops Investment's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Intops Investment: Samsung Venture Investment, Kakao Ventures and 16 others have invested in rounds before Intops Investment. There are 2 companies where Samsung Venture Investment has invested before Intops Investment and 1 company where Kakao Ventures has invested before Intops Investment.
- Top Co-investors of Intops Investment: 31 investors entered a company along with Intops Investment. These include investors like Korean Development Bank (2 companies).
- Invested after Intops Investment: A total of 20 investors have invested in Intops Investment's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include CJ Investment (2 companies), Atinum Investment (1 company) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (1 company).
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