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Meta Investment
Meta Investment is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Brooklyn, NY, registered since 2021. The firm manages approximately $4 million in regulatory assets.
Meta Investment
Meta Investment is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Brooklyn, NY, registered since 2021. The firm manages approximately $4 million in regulatory assets. It has 1 employee and 1 investment adviser.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2019
Location
Region
Asia
Country
South Korea
City
Brooklyn
Corporate office
3F, 32, Seolleung-ro 111-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Principals
Joonmin Kim
Partner
Yunhong Chung
Partner
Keunchang Lee
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Meta Investment differ from a typical Korean venture capital firm?
Meta Investment does not make primary commitments to startups or manage blind-pool venture funds. It is structured as an LP-secondaries specialist — it buys existing limited partner interests in other managers' venture funds, providing early liquidity to institutional investors. The firm states it is the first manager in Korea to be built exclusively for this function and leads the domestic LP-secondary market.
Who runs investment decisions at Meta Investment?
The firm lists Joonmin Kim, Yunhong Chung, and Keunchang Lee as partners on its website. It does not detail titles or internal decision-making structure, but the partnership-led LLC model suggests investment committee authority rests with these three individuals.
On which types of funds does Meta Investment focus for secondary acquisitions?
Meta Investment concentrates on tail-end venture and private equity funds — vehicles approaching or past their intended liquidation date where LPs are unable to wait for natural distributions. It has promoted itself as applying a 'tail-end' restructuring technique, a first in the Korean market.
Does Meta Investment participate in fund commitments or only secondary trades?
The firm positions itself as an LP-secondary specialist, which means it acquires fund interests from existing limited partners — rather than subscribing to new fundraisings. Available materials show no evidence of primary fund commitments.
What is the scale of Meta Investment's capital deployment?
The firm does not disclose a total AUM figure. In July 2022 it was reported to be raising a ₩100 billion fund for LP stake monetization, which remains the only publicly referenced deployment target.
Is Meta Investment a single family office or attached to a broader financial group?
Meta Investment is an independent, partner-led limited liability company — not a captive family office or subsidiary. No parent entity or sponsoring institution is disclosed.
What is the known relationship between Meta Investment and Seven Tree Equity Partners?
The relationship is co-investment-based. In June 2023, Meta Investment announced a realized exit alongside Seven Tree Equity Partners from ExoCoBio, a Korean exosome aesthetics company, after a five-year holding period originating in 2018.
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