Signite Partners

Signite Partners is a venture capital and investment management company based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2020, it serves as the corporate venture capital arm of Shinsegae International Company. The firm focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including business-to-business (B2B), software as a service (SaaS), artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data analysis, healthcare, education, retail, and entertainment.

Jeffrey Lim

Managing Partner

26 past transactions

JOINANDJOIN

Seed Round in 2024
JOINANDJOIN is a food and beverage company that specializes in the production of desserts and ingredients aimed at enhancing food concepts for consumers. The company focuses on creating sustainable desserts made from natural raw materials, providing alternatives that align with healthier eating choices. By prioritizing quality and sustainability, JOINANDJOIN enables consumers to access innovative food options that contribute to a better dietary lifestyle.

Grace

Venture Round in 2024
Grace operates as a health and beauty brand aggregator, focusing on capitalizing on the growing demand for health and beauty products. The company provides a range of services that include brand development, import and export activities, domestic and international e-commerce, and distribution and marketing. Additionally, Grace engages in cross-border trading and manages a diverse portfolio of brands. By offering these comprehensive services, the company enables health and beauty brands to expand their business operations and enhance profitability in a competitive market.

Mediquitous

Series D in 2024
Mediquitous is a natural health and beauty company that specializes in manufacturing a variety of skincare and food products. Their offerings include beauty patches, jelly food, and various healing items designed to help people improve their quality of life by maintaining their beauty effortlessly.

First Canvas

Venture Round in 2023
First Canvas is a media company focused on addressing diverse marketing challenges for businesses. It offers a range of services including content creation, distribution via platforms like Facebook pages, performance-based advertisements, and influencer marketing. These services are designed to help businesses launch efficient advertising campaigns quickly and achieve impactful results.

Smart Food Networks

Series B in 2023
Smart Food Networks is a food commerce company that specializes in providing logistics services, particularly in cold storage. By integrating advanced e-commerce logistics with information technology, the company enables food brands to succeed in the digital marketplace. Smart Food Networks focuses on democratizing essential food business capabilities, allowing brands to enhance their operational efficiency and reach. Through its innovative approach, the company supports the growth of food commerce by facilitating seamless logistics solutions tailored to the needs of the food industry.

Wave

Series A in 2023
Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry.

Sweet Spot

Series B in 2023
Sweet Spot is a platform designed for businesses and retailers seeking marketing and sales space. It operates a store brokerage service that allows users to search for and register properties and spaces through a single application. This user-friendly platform enables clients to access a variety of available spaces tailored to their business needs, streamlining the process of finding suitable locations for marketing and sales activities.

QANDA(Mathpresso)

Series C in 2022
Mathpresso, Inc. is an educational technology company based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 2015. It operates Qanda, a data-driven platform that leverages artificial intelligence and optical character recognition (OCR) technology to assist students with their studies. Users can take a photo of a question or problem, which the platform then analyzes to provide solutions and explanations. Qanda covers a wide range of subjects, including mathematics, Korean history, social studies, and science. The platform is designed to facilitate learning by allowing students to engage with tutors and access answers in real time. As of this year, Qanda has attracted over one million users in South Korea, making it a significant resource for students seeking help with homework and exam preparation.

Break & Company

Seed Round in 2022
Break & Company specializes in trading card grading services, offering a platform that delivers grade indicators for traded cards. The company focuses on providing accurate grading through customized slabs, which protect cards from damage while enhancing their collectible value. By employing reliable grading methods, Break & Company aims to instill confidence in its community of collectors, ensuring that customers receive trustworthy evaluations of their trading cards.

Rael

Series B in 2022
Rael is a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in menstrual care and feminine wellness, offering a range of high-quality products made from natural and organic ingredients. Founded by three female entrepreneurs, Rael aims to empower women by providing safe and healthy alternatives to conventional feminine care items. The product line includes organic cotton pads, pantyliners, tampons, period underwear, feminine washes, and wipes, all designed to meet everyday personal care needs. Additionally, Rael has ventured into the clean beauty sector with its "period beauty" products. Since its establishment in 2017, the company has gained significant traction, becoming a bestseller on Amazon and expanding its availability to 13 countries, including retail partnerships with Target. Rael's commitment to delivering chemical-free and effective products reflects its mission to prioritize women's health and well-being in the feminine care industry.

Wave

Seed Round in 2022
Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry.

Genome Insight

Series B in 2022
Genome Insight is a developer of a genome sequence (WGS) analysis and interpretation platform. Its platform offers insights through the precise interpretation of full-length genome big data to help clients employ the information effectively in their operations.

Neubility

Series A in 2022
Neubility is a company that specializes in self-driving delivery robots, aimed at transforming urban logistics and last-mile delivery services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, one of Asia's most densely populated cities, Neubility leverages vision-based localization and path-planning technologies to facilitate autonomous deliveries. The company focuses on providing a reliable and cost-effective delivery solution for businesses and consumers, enabling them to streamline their logistics without human intervention. With thousands of deliveries executed every second, Neubility is redefining the delivery landscape in urban settings.

Day1 Company

Series D in 2022
Day 1 Company (formerly Fast Campus) is Korea’s fastest-growing Life-Changing Education startup.

Cipherome

Series B in 2022
Cipherome is a biotech company focused on personalized medicine, aiming to identify the most effective drug treatments for individuals based on their unique genetic makeup. Founded on the principle that everyone deserves optimal healthcare, Cipherome addresses the issue of adverse drug reactions, which can vary significantly among individuals due to inherited factors. The company leverages a patented platform that integrates artificial intelligence and bioinformatics to analyze genetic data, providing healthcare professionals with critical insights into a patient’s potential drug responses. This approach not only enhances treatment efficacy but also aims to minimize the risk of serious side effects, thereby improving overall patient outcomes.

Bungaejangter

Series D in 2022
Bungaejangter, commonly known as Bunjang, is a prominent online marketplace in South Korea that specializes in customer-to-customer (C2C) transactions for secondhand goods. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer trading across various categories, including electronics, apparel, and personal care items. As of 2022, it has recorded a gross merchandise value of KRW 2.5 trillion and has facilitated over 21 million transactions. Bunjang has implemented its own secure payment system, "Bungae Pay," to enhance transaction safety. Additionally, the company offers "Bungae Care," an authentication and inspection service aimed at luxury goods and sneakers, ensuring a reliable buying and selling experience. Through the integration of advanced technology, Bunjang aims to create a seamless and stress-free environment for users engaging in secondhand trading.

Kokoji

Seed Round in 2021
Kokoji is an audio technology platform focused on enhancing children's learning experiences through auditory content. The company redesigns how children consume content, emphasizing audio to support language, brain, and emotional development. Kokoji's services aim to inspire children and engage them in a new content ecosystem, providing resources that foster cognitive and emotional growth through effective auditory stimulation.

Super Kitchen

Series B in 2021
Super Kitchen is a food store chain that specializes in offering a variety of culinary products, including beef soups, tomato meatballs, and altari pickles. The company focuses on providing fresh and healthy ingredients along with refrigerated foods designed for side dishes, as well as curated recipes. By emphasizing quality and variety, Super Kitchen aims to enhance the dining experience for its customers, allowing them to enjoy new and diverse delicacies on a daily basis.

Speclipse

Venture Round in 2021
Speclipse, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on developing innovative diagnostic devices for skin cancer detection. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea, with an additional office in Sunnyvale, California, the company specializes in real-time, non-invasive cancer diagnosis through patented laser-induced plasma spectroscopy technology and machine learning algorithms. Speclipse's product offerings include the Spectra-Scope, which can be attached to existing aesthetic lasers for skin cancer diagnosis, as well as a stand-alone system that operates independently of other equipment. Their technology is utilized in both pathology labs for analyzing biopsy samples and during oncological surgeries for immediate diagnostic results, enabling healthcare professionals to detect early-stage skin cancer efficiently while minimizing the need for invasive procedures.

Cookat

Series B in 2021
Cookat is a digital content creator specializing in food and culinary trends, focused on delivering engaging videos and unique recipes. The company operates a food blogging platform optimized for mobile users, allowing it to effectively share visually appealing food content across social media channels. By providing a space for food enthusiasts to explore innovative recipes and gourmet ideas, Cookat enhances consumer engagement and promotes the latest culinary trends. In addition to content creation, the platform facilitates the sale of wholesale items, including restaurant advertisements and home meal replacements, connecting consumers within the food market.

Spendit

Series A in 2021
Spendit is a B2B fintech company in Seoul, Korea.

Peaches One Universe

Series A in 2021
Peaches One Universe is a street fashion brand that merges automotive tuning culture with contemporary fashion, appealing to the interests of young adults. The brand designs and produces products inspired by various aspects of car lifestyles, including skateboards and bicycles, effectively capturing shifts in cultural trends. In addition to its product line, Peaches also creates premium video content that engages global clients such as BMW, NIKE, and Esquire for collaborative projects. Through its unique approach, Peaches connects fashion with automotive culture, catering to a younger audience interested in the intersection of these lifestyles.

Grab

Venture Round in 2021
Grab Holdings Inc., headquartered in Singapore, operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation and various on-demand services in Southeast Asia. The company, founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling, offers services such as ride-hailing (GrabTaxi, GrabCar), carpooling (GrabHitch, GrabShare), shuttle services (GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus), and food delivery through its GrabFood platform. Grab also provides financial services, including payments, consumer loans, and enterprise offerings. It operates in eight countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Grab generates revenue by charging commissions to both consumers and service providers, with ride-hailing and food delivery contributing to 89% of its total revenue. The company competes with Foodpanda and Gojek in the region.

ABLY

Series B in 2020
Ably Corporation is a fashion platform that facilitates a marketplace where customers can sell products to one another. The platform features a forum that allows influencers and celebrities to create online stores, showcasing and selling products directly. This enables consumers to stay informed about the latest fashion trends and purchase clothing similar to that worn by their favorite public figures. Through its application, Ably aims to enhance the shopping experience by connecting users with trendy apparel and fostering a community around fashion.

Positive Hotel

Series A in 2020
Positive Hotel is a company focused on promoting sustainable wellness through a range of products. It specializes in Mediterranean diet offerings, including food ingredients, wellness blends, olive capsules, and collagen supplements. By providing convenient and health-oriented products, Positive Hotel aims to help customers adopt healthier eating habits and enhance their overall well-being. The brand embodies an urban lifestyle approach, catering to individuals seeking to integrate wellness into their daily lives.

PAWCHI

PAWCHI is a pet insurance company.
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