Hyosung’s corporate venture capital (CVC) Hyosung Ventures has made its first investment in 2025. 

On the 31st, Hyosung Ventures announced its investment in ‘Ditonic’, the only Korean company specializing in spatiotemporal big data processing, and ‘Chang-eob-in (brand name: Tablero)’, which provides a QR-based ordering and payment solution.    

Ditonic creates and delivers solutions that analyze spatiotemporal big data such as location and time information to extract useful patterns and insights. It is utilizing solutions in various industries, such as autonomous driving, infectious disease tracking, and weather observation, and has secured Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solution, and Korea Road Traffic Authority as its clients. The company is aiming for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, with an average annual growth of 115% since 2019. 

‘Chang-eob-in’ provides a QR-based ordering and payment solution compatible for easy installation on POS devices. Based on the unrivaled convenience of the service and low fees, it is driving business expansion with applications in various industries, not only F&B. This investment has paved the way for opportunities to pursue partnerships with Hyosung Group IT affiliates, further increasing the prospects of entering the global market.              

This investment was made through the ‘Hyosung CVC Scale-up New Technology Business Investment Association No. 1’ fund jointly established with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). Out of the total KRW 51 billion, KRW 32 billion won has been invested so far.             

Hyosung Ventures continues to invest in various promising companies in the AI, IT, materials, and fintech sectors through this fund. Besides Ditonic and ‘Chang-eob-in’, other investments include ▲BETTERWHY ▲PERSONA AI ▲ANPOLY ▲Colosseum Corporation Inc. ▲XSLAB ▲PLATFOS, etc.                                               

Hyosung Ventures CEO Chul-ho Kim said, “We will stay actively engaged in startup investment to support the growth of the domestic startup ecosystem,” and added “We will discover and actively support promising startups based on Hyosung’s robust business experience and network.”                                  

Meanwhile, Hyosung Ventures is also actively seeking investment targets for the KRW 100 billion ‘Startup Korea Hyosung Deep Tech Venture Investment Association’ fund launched with Korea Venture Investment in December. It plans to select startups with cutting-edge future core technologies and make its first investment in the first half of this year. (End)