DaeGyeong Investment

What DaeGyeong Investment does

DaeGyeong Investment Co., Ltd. (대경인베스트먼트) is a South Korean venture capital firm founded in November 2006 as Daegyeong Venture Capital and rebranded to its current name in July 2018. The firm deploys capital into early to growth-stage Korean startups across four primary verticals: IT/Tech (semiconductors, electronic materials, automotive components), Bio & Healthcare (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotech), Software & Service (SaaS, fintech, marketing automation), and Consumer. It manages five investment fund vehicles — No.1 through No.5, plus a KoFC co-investment fund — with total committed capital of approximately KRW 97 billion (roughly USD 70M), spanning from 2007 to 2015.

The firm operates through dual offices in Seoul (Gangnam-gu investment office at CALT building) and Daegu (registered headquarters), with a small team of 1-10 professionals. Its investment portfolio spans 49+ companies including listed-name holdings such as Buzzvil (AI-based reward ad platform), Kostec (power semiconductors), Jeisys Medical (aesthetic medical devices), Tony Moly (cosmetics), and Contents Lab Blue (webtoon production). The firm follows a top-down investment philosophy emphasizing long-term value creation, companies resilient to short-term market volatility, and active collaboration with portfolio company management teams.

DaeGyeong Investment generates revenue through standard VC economics: management fees on committed/invested capital across its fund vehicles, plus potential carried interest on realized gains. Fund capital has historically been sourced from a mix of proprietary capital, government-linked Korean institutional investors (most notably Korea Venture Capital Fund via the KoFC-Daegyeong Pioneer Champ 2010-18th Fund), and the Hope Economy Investment Fund series. The firm does not publicly disclose revenue, pricing terms, or fund performance metrics. Strategic communication occurs primarily through its corporate website (dgvc.co.kr), direct outreach, and referral-based deal flow from its professional network.

Name

DaeGyeong Investment

Legal name

Daegyeong Investment Co., Ltd.

Website

https://dgvc.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DaeGyeong Investment is a South Korean venture capital firm (founded 2006, rebranded 2018) that invests in early to growth-stage Korean startups across IT/Tech, Bio & Healthcare, Software & Service, and Consumer verticals through five fund vehicles totaling approximately KRW 97 billion in committed capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Sector / Generalist Growth Equity (FSANACAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences Growth Equity (FSANACAB)

Keywords

• Venture capital investment
• Early-stage startups
• Growth-stage funding
• Portfolio management
• Technology investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Daegu

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DaeGyeong Investment is a privately-held South Korean venture capital firm that deploys capital into early to growth-stage Korean startups through a series of dedicated venture investment funds. The firm invests across IT/Tech (semiconductors, electronic materials, automotive components), Bio & Healthcare (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotech), Software & Service (SaaS, fintech, marketing automation), and Consumer sectors, while also providing hands-on portfolio management and value creation support to its 49+ portfolio companies.

Product overview

DaeGyeong Investment is a venture capital firm offering investment fund products and portfolio company management services. The firm operates multiple investment fund vehicles (No.1 through No.5 funds plus a KoFC co-investment fund) with total committed capital exceeding KRW 100 billion, targeting early to growth-stage startups. The investment focus spans IT/Tech (semiconductors, electronic materials, automotive components), Bio & Healthcare (medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotech), Software & Service (SaaS platforms, marketing automation, fintech), and Consumer sectors. The firm actively supports portfolio companies through collaborative value creation with management teams, guided by a 'top-down' investment philosophy emphasizing long-term growth potential and positive societal impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daegyeong Investment Fund Services Overall venture capital investment services providing funding to early to growth-stage Korean startups across technology, healthcare, consumer, and software/service sectors through multiple investment fund vehicles.
• No.1 Venture Investment Fund First venture investment fund established in June 2007 with KRW 30 billion in committed capital, targeting early-stage venture investments in Korea.
• No.2 Venture Investment Fund (Hope Economy Investment Fund No.2) Second venture investment fund established in November 2007 with KRW 20 billion in committed capital.
• Hope Economy Investment Fund No.3 Third venture investment fund established in February 2009 with KRW 22 billion in committed capital, focused on venture investment activities.
• KoFC-Daegyeong Pioneer Champ 2010-18th Fund Co-investment fund with KoFC (Korea Venture Capital) established in July 2010 with KRW 20 billion committed capital (later scaled to KRW 30 billion).
• No.5 Daegyeong Investment Fund Fifth investment fund established in February 2015 with KRW 5 billion in committed capital.
• Portfolio Companies Investment Management Management and support services for portfolio companies across IT/Tech, Bio & Healthcare, Software & Service, Consumer, and other sectors, including 49+ portfolio companies such as Buzzvil, Eoding, Kostec, Jeisys Medical, and others.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BSK Investment: Korean VC firm with multi-vintage funds targeting Korean SMEs and startups. Comparable on fund vintage cadence, Korean-domestic mandate, and generalist stage coverage.
• Capstone Partners: Korean multi-sector VC with funds targeting IT, Bio, and consumer startups. Comparable on mandate breadth, fund size per vintage, and domestic Seoul-anchored deal sourcing model.
• Smilegate Investment: Korean VC/CVC with multi-fund structure investing in IT, Bio, and Consumer startups. Comparable on multi-sector generalist mandate and Korean-domestic early-growth focus.
• HB Investment: Korean multi-sector VC investing in technology, healthcare, and consumer. Comparable on generalist mandate, multi-fund vintage model, and Korean-domestic-only operations.
• DSC Investment: Korean VC investing in early-stage Korean startups across technology and growth sectors. Comparable on multi-fund vintage structure, generalist early-growth orientation, and Seoul-anchored operations.
• Premier Partners: Korean venture capital firm with multiple funds investing across growth sectors. Comparable on Korean-domestic-only orientation, multi-fund vintage structure, and early-to-growth stage focus.
• LB Investment: Korean VC firm investing across IT, Bio/Healthcare, and Consumer with multi-fund structure. Closely comparable on stage focus (early to growth), sector breadth, and Korean-domestic-only orientation.
• Midas Capital: Korean VC firm focused on seed to growth-stage investments. Comparable on stage (seed/growth), multi-sector Korean-domestic mandate, and small-team fund management model.

Broad incumbents

• Korea Investment Partners: Korea's largest venture capital firm and a KoFC-affiliated GP managing multiple multi-sector funds. Directly comparable as a domestic Korean VC with KoFC co-investment partnerships and a broad IT/Bio/Consumer mandate, though at materially larger AUM scale.

Regional players

• Konkuk Venture Capital: Regional Korean VC with comparable fund vintage sizes (KRW tens of billions) and a multi-sector Korean-domestic early-stage mandate. Comparable on regional Korean VC positioning and lean-team fund structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments50 records

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