About KTB

Founded in 1981 as one of the first venture capital firms in Korea, KTB has consistently proven itself as a premier investment company. Throughout KTB's over 30 years of history, more than 250 portfolio companies of KTB went IPO in Korea and overseas, accounting for over 10% of Korean IPOs. The venture capital entity in Korea and China are under the name KTB Network and the entity in the US is under KTB Ventures.

KTB has other businesses to encompass a comprehensive range of financial services, including private equity, asset management, investment banking, wholesale brokerage, retail brokerage, research, and propriety trading.

Investment Banking

KTB Investment & Securities

KTB provides optimum financing solutions for corporate clients ranging from M&As, public offerings, and bond issuance to structured finance, asset-backed securities (ABS), and international finance. KTB continuously identifies, manages, and provides solutions to companies for their strategic & financial demands on a long-term basis. KTB also provides retail and wholesale brokerage services as well as research services

Asset Management

KTB Asset Management

KTB Asset Management provides a variety of investment opportunities that generate sustainable profits to retail and institutional clients. KTB also provides the services of managing investment funds such as equity, fixed income, project financing, and real estate. KTB Asset Management is dedicated to making clients' interests its top priority.

Private Equity

KTB Private Equity

KTB is recognized as one of the top private equity firms in Korea. With KTB's domestic experience and global investment networks in some of Asia's most important financial centers, KTB aims to become one of Asia’s leading private equity firms. KTB focuses on finding undervalued proprietary deals to ensure higher profitability by increasing corporate value.

We work for your dream! KTB will serve to accomplish the dreams of our entrepreneurs.

KTB Ventures

Our Venture Team

Korea

Jin Ho Shin

Chang Kyu Kim

Kwang Hee Lee

Do Chung

Byung Chul Ko

Ki Seok Kang

Seung Ho Lee

Dong Hyun Lim

Seon Bae Park

Tae Kwang Shin

Jaehan Kim

Chul Hong Kim

Eun Seok Kim

Moonsoo Kang

Kuk-Hyun Kyung

Kye Young Kim

China

Won Ho Hong

Amy Yeh

Chi Hoon Hyun

Leo Sui

Cindy Han

Silicon Valley

HoChan Lee

Connie Hong

Korea, China and the United States are major trading partners. KTB is dedicated to helping our companies expand beyond their borders and tap into the global market.

Our Investment

We seek companies that will benefit from the strategic advantage of our investment, beyond mere capital. We invest in companies that have a sustainable competitive advantage in addressing a large market. Our insight and access to the Asian market, with our offices in Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore and Palo Alto, provides us an unique position to stay ahead of worldwide market dynamics.

Infotech

We have deep industry expertise in information technology services from our experience with the market in Asia and our continuing relationships with major Asian companies that have enabled the world's highest rate of broadband and wireless access.

Digital Media

We have built and sponsored truly innovative online service and concepts such as online gaming, online education, online community, micro-transaction, item-based sales model through our investments and relationships with major digital media companies.

Healthcare

The healthcare industry is constantly being transformed through new technology, digital convergence and mobile innovation. We drive the industry forward by searching for new healthcare technology in biotech, medical devices and service.

KTB is commited to helping our companies succeed in the global market and has constantlty proved this commitment since its inception.

KTB Ventures