NCSOFT

About

NCSOFT is an online, video, and mobile game development company that develops massively multiplayer games.

Seoul,Seoul-t'ukpyolsi,South Korea
5001 - 10000
https://kr.ncsoft.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised: $240M
Industries: Casual Games,Gaming,Mobile,Software,Video,Video Games
Founded date: Jan 1, 1997
Number Of Employee: 5001 - 10000
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: krx:036570
Legal Name: NCSoft Corp

NCSOFT is an online, video, and mobile game development company that develops massively multiplayer games. It offers games such as Aion, which is supported by prominent titles such as City of Heroes and Guild Wars. NCsoft also produces casual online games such as shooter Point Blank and strategy game Murim Jekook.

NCSOFT Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. The company has subsidiaries around the world, including game studios in the United States.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

2

$240M

NCSOFT has raised a total of $240M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 11, 2022 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Mar 11, 2022	Post-IPO Equity	$240M	1	—	—	Detail
May 30, 2003	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

11

5

NCSOFT has made 11 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 8, 2023, when Light Field Lab raised $50M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Feb 8, 2023 Light Field Lab	Series B	$50M	Digital Entertainment	—
Sep 8, 2022 Mysten Labs	Series B	$300M	Blockchain	—
Jun 18, 2018 Sensible Object	Series Unknown	$3.20M	Gaming	—
Jul 17, 2017 Reach Robotics UK (closed)	Series A	$7.50M		—
Feb 7, 2016 UVify	Series A	$4M	3D Technology	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

—

1

NCSOFT is funded by 1 investors. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund	—	Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

5

NCSOFT has 5 current employee profiles, including Executive Michael Chang

Executive

Executive

Executive

Executive

Executive

Exits

NCSOFT has had 2 exits. NCSOFT most notable exits include Sensible Object , Artifact Entertainment

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Jun 18, 2019	Sensible Object	M&A	Gaming	Detail
Sep 24, 2004	Artifact Entertainment	M&A	Gaming	Detail

Acquisition

NCSOFT has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Destination Games on May 1, 2001. They acquired Destination Games for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
May 1, 2001 Destination Games	Video Games	acquisition	—	Detail
Dec 1, 2002 ArenaNet	Online Auctions	acquisition	—	Detail
Mar 24, 2006 Shanghai NC-Sina Information Technology Co	Gaming	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 4, 2007 Carbine Studios	Computer	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 15, 2012 Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.	Gaming	acquisition	$ 79.70M	Detail