Kakao Ventures has invested in American deep tech startups Oligo Space and Tzafon, marking their entry into the growing satellite development and AI systems markets.

Target Information

Kakao Ventures has recently announced its investment in two American deep tech startups: Oligo Space, which specializes in automated satellite development, and Tzafon, a company focused on multi-AI agent systems. This marks the first institutional funding for both companies through their seed rounds, although the financial details remain undisclosed.

Oligo Space addresses the significant bottlenecks in space launch vehicle development, primarily in design and manufacturing, by employing AI-based design automation and 2D sheet metal manufacturing technologies. The company optimizes the remainder of the systems following its Payload-First design approach, enabling the production of manufacturable blueprints akin to origami, which considerably reduces completion times. Compared to traditional methods of adjusting mission equipment to match vehicle specifications, Oligo Space achieves reductions in completion time to one-third and cost to one-fifth.

Industry Overview

The deep tech industry in the United States has been experiencing exponential growth, with increasing investments in innovative technologies that leverage advancements in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and adva