# MAKESTAR

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.makestar.co
- Total disclosed funding: $43M
- Latest round: Series D (Oct 8, 2024)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 2015, MAKESTAR, Inc. operates as a provider of Korean music-related contents and distributor of K-pop albums and various merchandise globally through its online platform. The company also connects K-pop fans around the world through K-culture content and information and provides artists and producers an entertainment platform.

The company operates MAKESTAR, a K-pop global platform that is visited by users from more than 230 countries, and a crowdfunding-based entertainment platform where fans from over 200 countries around the world can communicate with the artists.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Oct 8, 2024, $22M — Altos Ventures, KDB Bank, Company K Partners, RPS Ventures, NextG Investment, Han River Partners
- Series C, Sep 13, 2021, $12M — Korea Development Bank, CJ Investment, ISU Venture Capital, Hana Securities, KC Ventures, NextG Investment
- Series B, Feb 7, 2021, $5.4M — Altos Ventures, Korea Development Bank, ES Investor, SangSang Ventures
- Series A, Jul 11, 2018, $3.6M — Altos Ventures

## Investors

- Altos Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/altos-ventures) — Series A, Series B, Series D
- Korea Development Bank (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/korea-development-bank) — Series B, Series C
- ES Investor (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/es-investor) — Series B
- SangSang Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sangsang-ventures) — Series B
- CJ Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cj-investment) — Series C
- ISU Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/isu-venture-capital) — Series C
- Hana Securities (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hana-securities) — Series C
- KC Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kc-ventures) — Series C
- NextG Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nextg-investment) — Series C, Series D
- KDB Bank — Series D
- Company K Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/company-k-partners) — Series D
- RPS Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rps-ventures) — Series D
- Han River Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/han-river-partners) — Series D