Hanse Yes24 Partners Invests in 8 Startups

The 1st '2022 Hanse Yes24 Partners Demo Day' Held
Plan to Regularize Startup IR Events, Over 20 Cumulative Invested Companies

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Hanse Yes24 Partners, the investment-specialized corporation of Hanse Yes24 Group, announced on the 21st that it will support investments in a total of eight startups through the 1st ‘2022 Hanse Yes24 Partners Demo Day.’

The ‘2022 Hanse Yes24 Partners Demo Day’ aims to discover and support promising startups in various fields such as culture, content, AI, fashion, and lifestyle. The total support amount is 1 billion KRW, and it will provide business mentoring, networking, and business collaboration opportunities.

The final selected companies are △Planteilor (AR-based pet plant customizing platform) △Crankin (video content production community platform) △Noneun Company (leisure activity friend matching service) △Hashpurple (global K-pop fandom-based social platform) △IT Tech (AI-based livestock abnormal condition monitoring system) △Christine Company (online-based shoe design manufacturing platform) △Moranique (5060 senior fashion commerce platform) △Beauty Makers (on-demand cosmetics manufacturing platform), totaling eight companies.

Kim Seok-hwan, Vice Chairman of Hanse Yes24 Group, said, “This Demo Day is the first public startup IR event hosted by Hanse Yes24 Partners, and we plan to regularize Demo Days in the future to actively support startup growth.” He added, “We hope many companies with secured ideas and technological capabilities will use Hanse Yes24 Partners’ Demo Day as a stepping stone for future advancement.”

Hanse Yes24 Group started from Hanse Silup, a global fashion export company, and currently is a group company encompassing cultural content industries including fashion business, Yes24, and Donga Publishing. Hanse Yes24 Partners is an investment-specialized corporation established last year. It was founded to expand investment and support for promising startups and fulfill corporate social responsibility. To date, it has completed investments in about 20 startups.