데일리샷

데일리샷 (Dailyshot) runs a mobile-first alcohol commerce and information platform in South Korea. Users browse liquor catalogues in the app, compare prices nationwide, check real-time store inventory on a map, and then either reserve products for pickup or have them shipped. The service is organised into several distinct order channels: partner pickup at affiliated restaurants and bars, store pickup at liquor shops, same-day and scheduled pickup at CU convenience stores, same-day and scheduled pickup at Emart24 convenience stores, overseas direct purchasing, parcel home delivery, and duty-free pickup through Shilla Duty Free for travellers collecting goods at the airport delivery point. Product coverage spans wine, whisky, cocktails, craft beer, vodka, sake, Korean traditional liquors, infusion kits and non-alcoholic drinks, and the app also carries reference content on category, volume, ABV, country of origin, grape variety and product history.

The company was founded by students from Seoul National University's business and venture management programmes and began in September 2017 within the offices of Springcamp, a Naver-affiliated venture capital firm; the corporation was established in March 2018. Its first product was a paid subscription: for KRW 9,900 per month, members received a complimentary first glass of premium alcohol — craft beer, cocktails or wine — at affiliated venues. That model charged no commission to participating bars and restaurants, with revenue coming from membership fees and optional in-app banner advertising. The business subsequently shifted toward premium alcohol O2O distribution and smart-order pickup, expanding affiliate coverage and convenience-store partnerships.

As presented on the company's site, the platform lists thousands of sales points and orderable products per channel, including 3,678 partner-pickup outlets, 822 liquor-shop pickup outlets, 11,413 CU same-day pickup outlets, 15,683 CU scheduled-pickup outlets, 1,722 Emart24 same-day pickup outlets and 2,238 Emart24 scheduled-pickup outlets, with 17,151 products available via store pickup. The team page lists roughly 45 staff across product engineering (iOS, Android, frontend, backend/server), design, merchandising, partner and store operations, customer experience, marketing, business expansion, global service expansion, and finance/HR.

Founding story

The company was created by Kim Min-wook and fellow students from Seoul National University's business administration and venture management programmes, with the aim of making premium alcohol affordable for consumers such as students on limited budgets. It started in September 2017 as a startup housed at Springcamp, Naver's venture capital arm, and the legal entity was set up in March 2018. In the early days the founders recruited affiliate venues in person, doing tasks such as wiping tables and delivering coffee to win the chance to pitch the model. Co-founder Kwon Il had previously co-founded edtech startup Monster School and worked at fintech company Finda; lead developer Choi Hee-jae joined in September 2018 from Insomnia.

Business model

Dailyshot intermediates between alcohol consumers and offline retail supply. Orders and payment are completed in the app, while fulfilment occurs at partner venues, liquor shops or convenience stores, or via parcel delivery, overseas direct purchase and duty-free pickup. In its earlier subscription phase the company took no commission from affiliated venues, earning instead from monthly membership fees and separate in-app banner advertising sold to brands and store owners; a dedicated staff role for connecting the service with advertisers is listed on the team page.

Originally a recurring paid membership at KRW 9,900 per month plus in-app advertising, explicitly without merchant commissions; the current app is built around consumer orders for pickup and delivery of alcohol products, and the team includes an advertiser-facing commercial role.

Traction

By early 2019 the service reported 7,000 cumulative paid members, monthly customer growth above 50%, and affiliate venues rising from 10 to 153 within roughly two years, with a target of more than 300 by May 2019. The company's site currently reports channel-level scale including 15,683 CU scheduled-pickup outlets, 11,413 CU same-day pickup outlets, 3,678 partner-pickup outlets and 17,151 products orderable via store pickup, while a third-party company database cites integration with about 20,000 sales points and convenience stores nationwide. Cumulative disclosed investment reached KRW 12.4 billion as of September 2022, followed by a KRW 10 billion round reported in 2025.

Latest developments

In 2025 the company raised KRW 10 billion from Eugene Asset Management, JB Woori Capital and Laguna Investment, and is described as a premium alcohol distribution business with partnerships including CU and Shilla Duty Free. A third-party company database records the company as unlisted and operating, with five recorded funding events as of 2026.