Consumer Startups

DayOneDream designs and manages Korean content intellectual property across entertainment dimensions—music, live events, drama, film, and commerce—building infrastructure to scale its value globally through technology and investment platforms.

1 investor

Romansive develops fermented beverage solutions designed to support restful sleep and recovery for people pursuing ambitious goals. The company uses proprietary lactic acid fermentation technology and manufactures through a 96-hour, multi-facility process, with plans to expand beyond beverages into personalized wellness solutions.

1 investor

Reserve Holdings operates offline talk sessions ("Vision & Voice") that connect people's experiences, along with a social space for enjoying music, beer, and gatherings with friends. It is a Seoul-based community and offline experience venture.

1 investor

Lomad is an online retailer of high-end designer furniture from brands such as USM, Cassina, and Ligne Roset, offering custom orders, fast delivery, and buy-now-pay-later installment payments. It serves consumers in South Korea shopping for premium home furnishings like sofas, cabinets, and tables.

1 investor

Manicker F&G (㈜마니커에프앤지) is a South Korean food company that makes prepared and convenience meal products, including ready-to-eat noodles, chicken wings, and tteokbokki dishes. It focuses on convenient, ready-made foods sold to consumers.

1 investor

Macovill (마코빌) is a South Korean entertainment content company that creates original character IP and produces animation, games, and comics through a media-mix strategy. Its content includes the animated comedy series "Chitabu" and a match-3 puzzle game featuring the character Bellygom.

1 investor

An online store selling newborn and baby products, including organic swaddles, foldable baby bathtubs, bibs, white noise machines, and water thermometers. It also publishes parenting tips on infant care such as swaddling and bathing.

1 investor

MUZLIVE develops KiT, a smart media format that bridges physical music albums and digital devices, allowing fans to own and interact with artist albums through smart devices. The company also offers KiT Video for DVD content and is expanding into books, merchandise, and other media formats.

1 investor

truloop is a mobile app that consolidates the scattered parts of organizing a get-together — planning, scheduling, and photo sharing — into a single thread, letting users create one invite and share a link. It offers a private space for friend groups to make plans and keep the memories and photos from time spent together.

1 investor

Cashmore is a mobile rewards app where users photograph any offline purchase receipt and receive cash back paid directly to their bank account, with higher cashback at partner stores plus a pedometer feature. It uses AI to automatically verify receipts and targets everyday consumers in South Korea (partner stores in Seoul).

1 investor

Laundryou is a Korean clean-beauty skincare brand selling facial and body care products such as cleansers, toners, mists, sunscreens, and pore-care items, positioned around a "skin protection/hygiene" concept. Products are sold direct to consumers through the brand's official online shop.

1 investor

SUNCYAN is a game studio that develops The Spike, a 2D volleyball sports game with fast-paced gameplay and stylized characters, which has reached tens of millions of downloads worldwide. The studio focuses on sports games that incorporate story and emotion.

1 investor

WithShyan is a South Korean beauty retailer specializing in nail care and cosmetic products sold through an online store. The company offers a range of nail treatments, files, polishes, gel products, removers, nail devices, art supplies, and foot care items.

1 investor

SuperKitchen is a Korean prepared side dish (banchan) retailer offering ready-to-eat Korean home-cooked meals and side dishes for family consumption. The company serves home cooks seeking convenient, affordable meal solutions through product lines including budget-friendly basic sides, restaurant-quality main dishes, and nutritionist-designed children's meals.

1 investor

Supervillain Labs has transitioned into Pryzm, a gaming platform that carries over players' games and progress and offers rewards players can earn and redeem. It includes social features such as guilds, quests, and community tools.

1 investor

An online store selling video game merchandise including console games (Nintendo Switch, PS5), gaming gear, and character goods such as figures and plush toys from titles like Pokémon, League of Legends, and Animal Crossing. The site operates in Korean and serves gamers shopping for games and collectibles.

1 investor

Prinker makes a device that applies temporary tattoo designs to skin using cosmetic ink cartridges; users select from thousands of designs or create their own, then use the handheld roller to apply the tattoo instantly after priming the skin.

1 investor

SCON is a Korean media-tech company that creates entertainment content using virtual characters and 3D content technology. It supports branding and IP development for companies and individual creators across live commerce, video content, gaming, and live performances in the metaverse market.

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Apartmentary provides apartment remodeling and renovation services for homeowners, managing the process from planning through completion. The South Korean company operates its own brands including Parts, Arckit, and Officementary.

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Uprise operates consumer finance apps in South Korea, including bitbunny, a walk-to-earn rewards app that lets users exchange accumulated rewards for products or coins, and dndn, an investment service covering savings and pension products. The company builds personal finance and investment products for individual consumers.

1 investor

A Korean coffee company (에이비비알 주식회사) offering coffee products, with customer service and contact details listed for a business based in Gyeonggi Province.

1 investor

Oh My Earth is an organization that delivers environmental and climate education to children and youth through art, musicals, and exhibitions, blending creative expression with ecological awareness.

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Onnuri Store is a South Korean company registered as an e-commerce/mail-order retailer that sells health functional foods and medical devices. It operates as an online retail seller of consumer health products.

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MyB (마이비) is a mobile app offering short taste-based quizzes and surveys that reward users with B points redeemable for mobile coupons usable like cash. The consumer app, available on the App Store and Google Play, rewards participation, friend referrals, attendance check-ins, and badge collection.

1 investor