# ANIPEN

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/anipen

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- Website: http://www.anipen.com
- Total disclosed funding: $20M
- Latest round: Series B (Jan 5, 2023)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Founded in 2013, and based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, ANIPEN Inc. is a metaverse development company that produces self-developed augmented reality content. The company operates AnibeaR, a short video creation mobile app service where different kinds of AR characters can be utilized by the user, AnibeaR ZONE, an installation-type kiosk and character shop that can be placed at amusement parks and event spaces to be used for taking snapshots with AR characters, and Pororo World AR an interactive AR play place. In January 2023, ANIPEN Inc. raised KRW 5 billion in series B funding from new investors The Wells Investment and Clairvoyant Ventures. As of 2023, the company is led by its CEO Jaewoong Jeon.

ANIPEN Inc. offers a platform for virtual and augmented reality solutions applicable to gaming, product advertisement, and video content production.

The company will use the January funding to focus on developing the metaverse, scheduled to be released in 2023.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Jan 5, 2023, $4M — The Wells Investment, Clairvoyant Ventures
- Series B, Oct 17, 2022, $12M — Korea Development Bank, Daishin Private Equity, Ulmus Investment, ATU Partners, NEOVALUE, Medici Investments
- Series A, Mar 31, 2018, $3.7M — SJ Investment Partners, Medici Investment, IBK Capital, Korea Asset Investment Securities

## Investors

- SJ Investment Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sj-investment-partners) — Series A
- Medici Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/medici-investment) — Series A
- IBK Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ibk-capital) — Series A
- Korea Asset Investment Securities (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/korea-asset-investment-securities) — Series A
- Korea Development Bank (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/korea-development-bank) — Series B
- Daishin Private Equity (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/daishin-private-equity) — Series B
- Ulmus Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ulmus-investment) — Series B
- ATU Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atu-partners) — Series B
- NEOVALUE — Series B
- Medici Investments — Series B
- The Wells Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/the-wells-investment) — Series B
- Clairvoyant Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/clairvoyant-ventures) — Series B