kpartners.co.kr · Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 620, A 동 14 층) · founded 2006-10-18 (October 18, 2006) · team 22 employees (2022), key investment partners include 김학범 (CEO), 이강수 (Investment Head), plus 20+ professionals across VC, AC, PE, BD, and management divisions · Seed to Series A and beyond (early-stage focused, with follow-on investments) · trust 0/4
독창적이고 특별한 가치를 창출하는 사업 아이디어와 미지의 비즈니스 영역에 대한 도전 의지가 충만한 혁신적인 창업자들과의 진정하고 장기적인 파트너십을 통해 새로운 벤처캐피탈 모델을 제시
| Company Name | 컴퍼니케이파트너스 주식회사 (COMPANY K PARTNERS, LIMITED)
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 and https://kpartners.co.kr |
| Investment Thesis/Focus | 독창적이고 특별한 가치를 창출하는 사업 아이디어와 미지의 비즈니스 영역에 대한 도전 의지가 충만한 혁신적인 창업자들과의 진정하고 장기적인 파트너십을 통해 새로운 벤처캐피탈 모델을 제시
source: https://kpartners.co.kr/wordpress/ - about page mission statement |
| Headquarters Location | Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로 620, A 동 14 층)
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 |
| Establishment Date | 2006-10-18 (October 18, 2006)
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 and https://kpartners.co.kr |
| Founder/Managing Partner | 김학범 (Kim Hak-beom), Representative Director/CEO
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4, search results confirm founder in 2006 |
| Investment Team Size | 22 employees (2022), key investment partners include 김학범 (CEO), 이강수 (Investment Head), plus 20+ professionals across VC, AC, PE, BD, and management divisions
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 (employee count), https://kpartners.co.kr/wordpress/people/ (org chart) |
| Investment Stages | Seed to Series A and beyond (early-stage focused, with follow-on investments)
source: https://tracxn.com, https://pitchbook.com, search results indicating Seed to Series A focus; website portfolio shows investments from seed to later rounds |
| Entity Type | 주식회사 (Corporation), publicly listed on KOSDAQ (stock code: 307930, listed 2019-05-23)
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 |
| Public Contact Email | sunny@kpartners.co.kr (조선희 VP, Stewardship Policy), dishin@kpartners.co.kr (신동임 Executive Director)
source: https://kpartners.co.kr/wordpress/stewardship-code/ - via search results |
| Investment Sectors | AI/Deep Tech, Semiconductor (소부장), Software/ICT, Healthcare/Biotech, Consumer, Marketplace Networks
source: https://kpartners.co.kr/wordpress/portfolio/ |
| Portfolio Companies | 134+ companies invested in, 195+ total investment deals
source: https://www.innoforest.co.kr/investor/IV00001686/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 (via search snippet) |
| Typical Investment Check Size | $10M-$50M for main rounds; average Seed round $2.77M
source: https://superscout.co/investor/company-k-partners (via search snippet), https://tracxn.com |
| 2023 Revenue | 158 억 5,897 만 원 (KRW 15.86 billion)
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 |
| Stock Exchange Listing | KOSDAQ (307930), listed May 23, 2019
source: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BB%B4%ED%8D%BC%EB%8B%88%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%84%88%EC%8A%A4 |