Big Basin Capital

Big Basin Capital invests in early-stage start-ups in Korea and the United States from a base in Silicon Valley. Occasionally it backs American companies whose operations are largely in Korea. It treats each deal as the start of a long partnership and usually takes a board seat.

What Big Basin Capital offers

• Early-stage funding: investment in young companies, many run by Korean founders with an international outlook.
• Board involvement: hands-on guidance for most portfolio companies.
• Network introductions: connections through partners and advisors across the US, China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

Who it serves

Founders in business software, consumer, and biotechnology and health. Its portfolio includes a payments platform for small firms, e-commerce software, hospital AI tools, games and an online Korean food grocer.

Key facts

• Based in: Silicon Valley, California, United States
• Focus regions: Korea and the United States
• Portfolio groups: B2B, B2C and bio companies