CJ Investment
Profile, fund size and portfolio
CJ Investment is the corporate venture arm of CJ Corporation (holding company). It was founded in 2022 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. It invests from Seed to Series B in content and media, bio and healthcare, ICT.
- Assets under managementS6
- KRW 490bn
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Snapshot
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series B |
| Sectors | Content and media, Bio and healthcare, ICT, Food and agri-food, Logistics and commerce, Beauty |
| Geography | South Korea |
| Offices | Seoul, South Korea |
Sources: S8 Startup Today: Rootrix KRW 4.5bn Series A (2026-02-27); S1 CJ Investment site, English home; S5 TheBell: CJ Group forms KRW 40bn fund (2026-04-03).
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The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.
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| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | KRW 490bn | Assets under management | Stated by the firm or its parent | S6 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 34 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S6 Newstop: CJ Invest launches KRW 40bn New Frontier Fund (2026-04-01); S3 CJ Investment site, what we do (portfolio list, Korean).
Where it invests and who leads it
LeadersS2
- Kim Do HanCEO (대표이사)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Kim Jun-sikCIO (최고투자책임자)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Gwak Gyu-hwanHead of Investment Division 1 (투자1본부장)Find on LinkedInFirm page
- Kim Ji-seonHead of Investment Division 2 (투자2본부장)Find on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | CJ Corporation | Single source | S4 |
| Parent industry | Holding company (food, logistics, entertainment, retail) | Single source | S4 |
| Founded | 2022 | Single source | S4 |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea | Single source | S1 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S5 |
| Capital source | Parent and outside investors | Single source | S5 |
| Headline size | KRW 490bn (Assets under management) | Single source | S6 |
| People on the team page | 12 | Single source | S2 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B | Single source | S8 |
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ New Frontier Fund No.1 (CJ뉴프론티어펀드 제1호) | KRW 40bn | 2026 | Formed 2026-04-03; KRW 34bn from CJ Corp, CJ CheilJedang, CJ Logistics, CJ Olive Young; 8-year term to 2034-04-02 | S5 |
| CJ Agri-food Regional Development Fund (CJ농식품지역발전펀드) | KRW 11bn | 2024 | Formed 2024-12-13; KRW 5bn from agri-food fund-of-funds, KRW 5bn CJ CheilJedang, KRW 1bn GP commit | S7 |
| KB-CJ Venture Fund No.1 | KRW 15bn | 2024 | Formed with KB Securities, May-June 2024 | S11 |
| Frontier Labs Fund No.2 | KRW 5.1bn | 2024 | KRW 5.1bn per Newstop | S6 |
For founders
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 34 companies: 34 active.S3
Every company on the CJ Investment list
34 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.
- 42dot
- A-Fun Interactive
- AmazeVR
- Barogo
- Bunjang
- Cookat
- D-Unit (Seoulstore)
- Fast Track Asia
- Fly & Company (Foodfly)
- Fresheasy (Freshsy)
- Frombio
- Gencurix
- Genecast
- Global Tax Free
- Hugel
- Humajor
- Huray Positive
- Ignis (Labnosh)
- Influential
- Jakdangmoui (Zamface)
- Keil
- KoBioLabs
- Me Factory
- Mediogen
- Mediquitous
- Megazone Cloud
- Pet Friends
- Russell Robotics
- Syntekabio
- The Lemon (LemonClip)
- The Nature Holdings
- The Pirates
- Wingbling
- Y-Biologics
Recent rounds
History
- Entity founded as Dream Discovery; renamed CJ Venture Investment 2003 and Timewise Investment 2014.S4
- CJ Corporation buys 100% of Timewise Investment for KRW 22.1bn and renames it CJ Investment; plan to invest KRW 400bn over five years.S4
- Three funds formed totalling KRW 31.1bn (Frontier Labs No.2, KB-CJ No.1, Agri-food Regional Development).S6
- CJ New Frontier Fund No.1 of KRW 40bn formed 2026-04-03; AUM about KRW 490bn.S6
Where sources disagree
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website cjinvestment.net/en/
- Portfolio cjinvestment.net/what/
- LinkedIn company page linkedin.com/company/cj-investment-inc
Sources
- S1CJ Investment site, English homeFirm
- S2CJ Investment site, people page (Korean)Firm
- S3CJ Investment site, what we do (portfolio list, Korean)Firm
- S4CJ Newsroom: CJ Corporation sets up CJ Investment (2022-08-05)Parent company
- S5TheBell: CJ Group forms KRW 40bn fund (2026-04-03)Press
- S6Newstop: CJ Invest launches KRW 40bn New Frontier Fund (2026-04-01)Press
- S7Newstop: CJ Invest KRW 11bn agri-food fund (2024-12-11)Press
- S8Startup Today: Rootrix KRW 4.5bn Series A (2026-02-27)Portfolio company
- S9Newstap: Colosseum KRW 27bn Series B (2025-06-18)Press
- S10Econovill: CEO Kim Do-han at CJ Globenture demo day (2024-11-14)Press
- S11Numbers: CJ Invest KRW 15bn blind fund (2024-05-24)Press
- S12Search result listing CJ Investment Inc. LinkedIn company pageThird-party report
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