Gangnam Unni Secures 42.8 Billion KRW Series C Investment... "Expanding Global Beauty Medical Platform"

Investment in New B2B Business for Beauty Medical Hospitals

Healing Paper, the operator of the beauty medical platform Gangnam Unnie, announced on the 17th that it has completed a Series C round investment of 42.8 billion KRW. This round of investment included Korea Investment Partners, Shinhan Venture Investment, KT Investment, IMM Investment, and Kiwoom Investment. Premier Partners, Intervest, AJU IB Investment, and DSC Investment also participated as follow-up investors. Korea Investment Partners will newly join the board of directors.

Through this investment, Gangnam Unnie plans to accelerate its growth as a global beauty medical platform. Starting with Japan in November 2019, Gangnam Unnie has expanded overseas, providing hospital reservation services for foreign patients visiting Korean hospitals and users seeking local hospitals in Japan. In November last year, it launched the Thai version of its global service ‘Unnie (UNNI)’ and is expanding its business in Thailand.

Additionally, Gangnam Unnie plans to further expand its new B2B solution business for beauty medical hospitals. By providing B2B solutions specialized for beauty medical hospitals, it aims to assist hospitals in effective customer management and marketing.

Hong Seung-il, CEO of Healing Paper, said, “Through this investment, Gangnam Unnie will continuously provide better customer experiences and take responsibility in leading the resolution of information asymmetry issues in the global beauty medical market,” adding, “Furthermore, we will do our best to promote Korea’s unique beauty medical competitiveness worldwide and contribute to the growth of the beauty medical industry.”