Strong Ventures
Early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012, investing seed to pre-Series A across sectors from Los Angeles and Seoul, with a focus on Korean founders and US–Asia connections.
Strong Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012, investing at seed to pre-Series A stage. It operates from two offices - Los Angeles and Seoul - and describes its mandate as backing startups with a particular focus on Korean founders and companies building connections between the United States and Asia.
The firm is a generalist investor rather than a single-sector specialist. Its stated areas of interest span artificial intelligence, enterprise software, fintech, media technology, e-commerce technology and healthcare technology, alongside consumer businesses. Portfolio scale is substantial for the stage: the firm reports investments in more than 270 companies since inception.
Cross-border work is central to how the firm presents itself. Portfolio material is published bilingually in English and Korean, and the firm maintains an open pitch submission channel through its website - a structure consistent with a broad, high-volume sourcing approach across two ecosystems. For candidates, the relevant context is a US–Asia operating footprint, a generalist sector remit, and a portfolio of a size that implies sustained activity at seed stage.