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Amantani Partners
Amantani Partners was founded in 2016 by Katherine Park, a former executive at a Korean conglomerate and prior venture investor, alongside partner Kevin...
Amantani Partners
Amantani Partners was founded in 2016 by Katherine Park, a former executive at a Korean conglomerate and prior venture investor, alongside partner Kevin Kim. The firm launched with a stated mandate to connect fast-growing US technology companies with Asian capital and distribution channels, capitalizing on the pair's cross-border networks (per public record). The firm focuses on growth-stage investments, primarily in enterprise software, AI/ML, fintech, digital health, and climate technology. Amantani aims to invest $2M–$10M per deal, often leading or co-leading Series B and C rounds. Confirmed portfolio companies include AI-driven medical imaging firm Lunit and enterprise SaaS provider SendBird. Geographically, the firm targets US-based startups that have clear expansion plans into South Korea and broader Asia, with occasional direct investments in South Korean tech companies (per public record). The firm operates from offices in Seoul and Palo Alto, reflecting its dual-market strategy. Amantani's team is lean, with fewer than 15 total professionals including investment and operations staff. The firm reports no separately managed philanthropic vehicles or direct operating company holdings. In March 2025, Amantani closed a new special purpose vehicle to co-invest alongside an unnamed large Korean institutional investor in a US AI infrastructure startup (per industry news, March 2025). Amantani's core differentiator is its bilateral deal-flow network: the firm sources US companies that would benefit from Asian strategic partners, and simultaneously scouts Korean startups that can scale into the US. The structure is thus less a traditional fund and more a cross-border scout-and-execute platform, with each deal often involving a Korean corporate co-investor the firm has pre-sourced.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2016
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
South Korea
City
Seoul
Corporate office
Seoul, South Korea
Additional offices
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Principals
Katherine Park
Founder & Managing Partner
Kevin Kim
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Amantani Partners?
Founder and Managing Partner Katherine Park leads all investment decisions, with Partner Kevin Kim serving as co-head of deal sourcing and execution in both Seoul and Palo Alto (per public record).
How does Amantani Partners source proprietary deal flow?
Amantani relies on its founders' and team's personal networks in South Korea's largest conglomerates and US venture capital communities. The firm says it generates proprietary opportunities through introductions from Korean corporate partners who refer portfolio companies for growth capital with an Asian expansion strategy (per public record).
Does Amantani primarily invest as a fund or through special purpose vehicles?
Amantani operates with an evergreen fund structure supplemented by deal-by-deal special purpose vehicles. The firm often co-invests alongside institutional LPs and Korean strategic investors in individual SPVs for each transaction, rather than deploying from a single committed fund (per public record).
What investment stages does Amantani typically target?
Amantani targets late-stage venture and growth equity rounds, typically Series B and C, with check sizes between $2M and $10M. The firm prefers to lead or co-lead rounds, securing board observer rights when possible (per public record).
Where does the underlying capital come from?
Amantani does not publicly disclose its limited partner base or any single family office affiliation. The firm is believed to be backed by high-net-worth individuals from South Korea's technology and industrial sectors, alongside institutional investors including Korean pension funds and corporate venture arms (per public record).
What is Amantani's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Amantani regularly co-invests as a limited partner in venture funds managed by US-based venture capital firms, and also makes direct co-investments alongside those GPs. The firm's hybrid model includes fund commitments to access deal flow, then directly investing in a subset of those portfolio companies (per public record).
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