Primer

Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010. The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their new ventures.

Douglas Guen

CEO and Founder

DG

Do-kyun Guen

CEO

Past deals in Dating

Eggbun Education

Angel Round in 2016
Eggbun Education develops a mobile chat application to learn languages, such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. It offers Eggbun, an automated language tutor that helps to learn foreign languages using step-by-step method from characters to real life conversations. The company is based in Ansan, South Korea.

DAILYHOTEL

Seed Round in 2013
DAILYHOTEL is a lifestyle technology enabler that provides affordable access to quality experiences in accommodation, dining and travel offerings through its mobile platform. They focus on transaction through mobile app only, selling more than 100,000 room every month on average in just South Korea alone. In 2017 March, they have reached over 7million downloads for their app.

cellmeat CO., LTD.

Seed Round in 2020
cellmeat CO., LTD. produces meat for the food market. The company products include cultured meat. The company is based in Gwangju-si, South Korea.

Youlief

Series A in 2021
Plcoskin is a MedTech company specializing in reconstructive plastic surgery and regenerative skincare. They have developed a scaffold that removes the need for cadaver-sourced material used in breast reconstruction surgery, making procedures safer and cheaper. Plcoskin’s scaffolds are made with synthetic PCL, a biodegradable material that is commonly used to create surgical sutures. Unlike competitors' products that remain in the body for a lifetime, Plcoskin’s PCL scaffolds are absorbed and replaced with the recipient’s own natural tissues, minimizing the possibility of long-term side effects. As they do not contain any dangerous chemicals, they are also 50% safer than cadaver-sourced scaffolds. Costs for reconstructive breast surgery are brought down by 40% to only $3 thousand per breast. Furthermore, much less handling time is required, reducing average surgery durations from an hour and a half to only 30 minutes. The mesh design of the scaffolds mitigates the need for an additional follow-up reconstructive surgery, something that is common when using cadaver-sourced scaffolds. Plcoskin has also developed Youlief, a cosmeceutical product & therapeutic device pipeline that helps fund R&D for their medical devices. Youlief is available in the US, Europe, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan.

LYCLE

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Lycle Company Co., Ltd. provides a mobile rental application for outdoor activity equipment, such as bicycles, surfing, camping, and ski equipment in South Korea. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Dogmate

Seed Round in 2017
Dogmate is a service that introduces a proven dog carer that can take care of a dog left alone. They have a vision to make a world that can be happy with their companion animals.

3Claps

Seed Round in 2015
3Claps provide fast fashion for Kids on a daily basis. They are determined to deliver high quality of kids fashion, made widely accessible through technology. 3Claps is targeting moms in global who want to provide best quality of apparel for their kids. They're a venture-backed eCommerce company at the intersection of fashion and technology. They are looking for driven and dynamic self-starters who are passionate about learning, and able to keep up with the flexibility and changing demands of an early stage startup.

Listly

Seed Round in 2021
Listly provides easy and efficient solution to extract data from websites.

pplink, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
ppLINK is creating a communication environment in which businesses can be easily and started and conducted by anyone. Our products, provide a seamless experience and connects people globally, unlocking their potential through technology. ppLINK is a privately held company, and is located in Seoul, South Korea.

pplink, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
ppLINK is creating a communication environment in which businesses can be easily and started and conducted by anyone. Our products, provide a seamless experience and connects people globally, unlocking their potential through technology. ppLINK is a privately held company, and is located in Seoul, South Korea.

Melixir Vegan Skincare

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Melixir is a vegan cosmetic brand that offers healthy and hypoallergenic skincare products with plant-based ingredients. We support environmental sustainability by reducing carbon emissions.

Eggbun Education

Seed Round in 2016
Eggbun Education develops a mobile chat application to learn languages, such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. It offers Eggbun, an automated language tutor that helps to learn foreign languages using step-by-step method from characters to real life conversations. The company is based in Ansan, South Korea.

Soomgo

Seed Round in 2016
Soomgo is service marketplace where customers and local professionals for over 950+ services come together. Their services range from private music lessons and home cleaning to wedding planning and web development among many more. Their team consists of seasoned serial entrepreneurs, and the company is backed by leading institutions in both South Korea and the United States including Primer, Bon Angels, and Y Combinator (W17).

Wit studio

Series A in 2013
wit studio (위트스튜디오) is a Korean provider of user interface and graphical user interface tools. Its product portfolio includes Assistor, a mini-tool for Photoshop that facilitates GUI design guide operations; Codinator, a tool for creating GUI designs more efficiently; and Grappic, a tool that enables users to search iOS app designs from the app store and collect them for their own reference. wit studio’s tools include features such as layer snips, rounders, tilers, unit converters, and position, size and space guiders. wit studio was established in June 2011 in Seoul, Korea.

pplink, Inc.

Angel Round in 2017
ppLINK is creating a communication environment in which businesses can be easily and started and conducted by anyone. Our products, provide a seamless experience and connects people globally, unlocking their potential through technology. ppLINK is a privately held company, and is located in Seoul, South Korea.

Cupix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2015
Cupix, Inc. develops cloud-based VR/MR software that provides photogrammetry solution that can create the 3D geometry scene using 360-degree photos as a primary input. The company provides functionalities, such as dimension measurement, information annotations, and simulating virtual objects. It features includes, fast, create, share, and manage 3D virtual tours, and create interactive floor plan. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

3Claps

Seed Round in 2015
3Claps provide fast fashion for Kids on a daily basis. They are determined to deliver high quality of kids fashion, made widely accessible through technology. 3Claps is targeting moms in global who want to provide best quality of apparel for their kids. They're a venture-backed eCommerce company at the intersection of fashion and technology. They are looking for driven and dynamic self-starters who are passionate about learning, and able to keep up with the flexibility and changing demands of an early stage startup.

Indie CF

Seed Round in 2015
We started out as a small video agency committed to something we call "Commercial Equality", which means enabling every business to succeed with video content. Whether you’re a small business owner, lean startup, or content marketer we believe everyone deserves equal access to video marketing. Contenter lets anyone create their own branded video content optimized for social media marketing.

3Claps

Seed Round in 2015
3Claps provide fast fashion for Kids on a daily basis. They are determined to deliver high quality of kids fashion, made widely accessible through technology. 3Claps is targeting moms in global who want to provide best quality of apparel for their kids. They're a venture-backed eCommerce company at the intersection of fashion and technology. They are looking for driven and dynamic self-starters who are passionate about learning, and able to keep up with the flexibility and changing demands of an early stage startup.

Keukey

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Keukey is a Korean-based software company engaged in developing a typo-free keyboard input system for smartphones. The Keukey method is targeted at giving users a hassle free typing experience that automatically detects typos. Keukey enables users to correct typos without the use of the backspace key. The Keukey solution is customizable with any device and any input system and is also applicable for any language models.

WASHSWAT

Venture Round in 2018
Washswat is a laundry service that washes and dries the laundry that is operated by specialized facilities and personnel. They innovate the market with IT technology. Laundromat started in Gangnam with the highest number of high-end cleaners in 2015 and walked step by step silently. In order to grow in the right direction even though it is a little slower than others, they did not rush to expand the region. Now it is Korea's No. 1 mobile laundry special service at the King of Seoul, Seongnam, Hanam, Goyang, Gwangmyeong, Yongin, Suwon, Anyang, and Gwacheon.

Soomgo

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Soomgo is service marketplace where customers and local professionals for over 950+ services come together. Their services range from private music lessons and home cleaning to wedding planning and web development among many more. Their team consists of seasoned serial entrepreneurs, and the company is backed by leading institutions in both South Korea and the United States including Primer, Bon Angels, and Y Combinator (W17).

WASHSWAT

Seed Round in 2016
Washswat is a laundry service that washes and dries the laundry that is operated by specialized facilities and personnel. They innovate the market with IT technology. Laundromat started in Gangnam with the highest number of high-end cleaners in 2015 and walked step by step silently. In order to grow in the right direction even though it is a little slower than others, they did not rush to expand the region. Now it is Korea's No. 1 mobile laundry special service at the King of Seoul, Seongnam, Hanam, Goyang, Gwangmyeong, Yongin, Suwon, Anyang, and Gwacheon.

tubloo

Seed Round in 2015
A.I design R&D

Soomgo

Series A in 2018
Soomgo is service marketplace where customers and local professionals for over 950+ services come together. Their services range from private music lessons and home cleaning to wedding planning and web development among many more. Their team consists of seasoned serial entrepreneurs, and the company is backed by leading institutions in both South Korea and the United States including Primer, Bon Angels, and Y Combinator (W17).

Roovook

Seed Round in 2019
Room + Venue + Booking = Roovook! Provide simple venue finder for customers. Roovook's special features, Instant booking and Simple RFP request solution help customers to proceed their events without hassle to call around hotels. Even though hotel banquet/event segment is big part of MICE industry, still customers are having hard time finding right venue to hold their events. So Roovook provide simple venue finder for customers. Roovook's special features, Instant booking and Simple RFP request solution help customers to proceed their events without hassle to call around hotels. As a fast growing start-up, we are acknowledged by one of the best accelerator in Korea, called Primer and VC TBT(Naver). Thanks to our trustworthy partner hotels like IHG, Marriott, and Accor, we are no.1 hotel venue reservation platform in Korea and keep expanding our service to global market. We are making Roovook as "Expedia for event spaces" We are looking for our future teammates to make our vision and dream together!

Moncast

Angel Round in 2013
Driven Cast (몬캐스트) is a social network that offers video clips in different categories and genres. Driven Cast was launched Moncast, an online video sharing platform based in Korea.

Eggbun Education

Seed Round in 2017
Eggbun Education develops a mobile chat application to learn languages, such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. It offers Eggbun, an automated language tutor that helps to learn foreign languages using step-by-step method from characters to real life conversations. The company is based in Ansan, South Korea.

Spotlight App

Seed Round in 2017
Spotlight is a fun new app for Kpop fans that allows them to lip sync to their favorite music and create fun music videos.

Onoffmix Inc.

Seed Round in 2010
Onoffmix Inc. develops an online and offline events management and promotion platform. The company’s platform enables organizations to host and manage online and offline events, such as conferences, seminars, fundraisers and lectures. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

MyRealTrip

Seed Round in 2012
MyRealTrip is leading tours&activities marketplace in South Korea. MyRealTrip is the best free travel platform in Korea where you can book flights, accommodations, tours & tickets, and special offers. Starting with guided tour service in 2012, it has been growing rapidly since it successfully launched air service in 2018. MyRealTrip is constantly striving to provide travelers with a personalized experience and provide them with a more valuable experience.

Crunch Company Inc.

Seed Round in 2018
FlyingCat is Wish for Korea.

Onoffmix Inc.

Seed Round in 2014
Onoffmix Inc. develops an online and offline events management and promotion platform. The company’s platform enables organizations to host and manage online and offline events, such as conferences, seminars, fundraisers and lectures. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Pison Contents

Seed Round in 2015
Pison Contents Co.,Ltd. distributes music to global stores. It provides cultural content in various fields of the global music industry. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea. It has locations in San Jose, California; and Toulouse, France.

Miso

Seed Round in 2016
Miso provides Instantly book quality home services in South Korea with Miso's apps for iOS and Android.