Hanwha Asset Management USA
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Hanwha Asset Management USA is the corporate venture arm of Hanwha, a conglomerate. It was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests at the Series A stage across sectors.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Series A to Series A |
| Sectors | Sector agnostic |
| Geography | North America |
| Offices | San Francisco, United States, New York, United States |
Sources: S7 Aurelius Systems press release: USD 40M Series A (5 Aug 2026); S1 Hanwha Asset Management USA home page.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 1bn+ | AUM or capital under management | Stated by the firm or its parent | S5 |
| Companies backed | 40+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S5 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 54 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S3 |
Sources: S5 Hanwha Asset Management USA about page; S3 Hanwha Asset Management USA portfolio page.
Where it invests and who leads it
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Hanwha | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Conglomerate | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2005 | Single source | S6 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Single source | S4 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 1bn+ (AUM or capital under management) | Single source | S5 |
| Companies backed | 40+ | Single source | S5 |
| Stages | Series A (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S7 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 54 companies.S3
The firm also states 40+ companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S5
Every company on the Hanwha Asset Management USA list
54 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.
- 1X
- Aaru
- ACS
- Arena
- Atropos Health
- Aurelius
- Cowboy Space
- Databento
- Dataland
- Dominion Dynamics
- DreamBig
- Earli
- ElevenLabs
- Finix
- Forterra
- Groq
- H3X Technologies
- Haply
- Havoc AI
- Hedra
- Hone
- Humans&
- Impulse
- Impulse Space
- Invisible
- InWorld
- Kalshi
- KeyCare
- Luma AI
- Mercor
- Mistral AI
- Onyx Odds
- OpenAI
- Panthalassa
- PDW
- Periodic Labs
- Physical Intelligence
- Poseidon
- Precision
- Prometheus
- Radiant
- Range
- Rescale
- Sequence
- Shield AI
- Skild AI
- SpaceXAI
- Temporal
- Tenstorrent
- Thayer Mahan
- Thrive Holdings
- Udio
- Varda
- XinoboAI
Recent rounds
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
Sources
- S1Hanwha Asset Management USA home pageFirm
- S2Hanwha Asset Management USA team pageFirm
- S3Hanwha Asset Management USA portfolio pageFirm
- S4Hanwha Asset Management USA contact pageFirm
- S5Hanwha Asset Management USA about pageFirm
- S6Hanwha Asset Management Korea: Global Network (Hanwha Asset Management USA established June 2005)Parent company
- S7Aurelius Systems press release: USD 40M Series A (5 Aug 2026)Portfolio company
- S8Value Add VC Pulse: Poseidon Aerospace USD 60M Series A (8 Sep 2026)Press
- S9Milken Institute Global Conference 2026: speaker Howard Kim, Co-CEO of Hanwha Asset Management USAThird-party report
Disclaimer and corrections
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