About GU Equity Partners
GU Equity Partners is a venture capital firm located in Seoul, South Korea. As of Aug 2026, GU Equity Partners is an active investor, having invested in 45 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in South Korea based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of GraphAI Overall, GU Equity Partners portfolio has seen 10 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like Sky Labs, OPENEDGES and MedPacto. A lot of funds co-invest with GU Equity Partners, with names like Kakao Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GU Equity Partners has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A & Series B
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
GU Equity Partners' List of Top Investments
GU Equity Partners has a portfolio of 45 companies. Their most notable investments are in Point2 Tech and ENCell.Their portfolio spans across South Korea and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Semiconductors and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B stages. Here is the list of top investments by GU Equity Partners:1. IGAWorks
Igaworks provides demand side advertising platform and audience targeting platform capable of implementing the advertisement required for each application life cycle. Started as an In-game advertisement company later shifted its focus on mobile ad tracking and app analytics platform. In addition, the TF2 platform also allows sending targeted ads to Facebook users based on the analytics performed on Facebook data.
Key facts about IGAWorks
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $10.9M
- Employee Count: 124 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: SBVA, Groom Investment and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 10, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Sky Labs
Internet first brand offering rings for fitness tracking. The company offers smart rings in various sizes to track fitness. The ring has features like ECG monitoring, PPG monitoring, atrial fibrillation detection, etc. It also provides an app that can be connected to with smart ring to get real-time analysis on the smartphone. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Sky Labs
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Seongnam-si (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $42M
- Employee Count: 39 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: GU Equity Partners, Korea Development Bank Europe and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
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3. OPENEDGES
Provider of memory subsystem intellectual property solutions and AI platform. It develops core functions of chips, expanding touchpoints between people and technology. The company designs intellectual properties to provide synergy and improve resource efficiency. It strives for simplicity, scalability, and maintainability to ensure long-term growth. The company aligns its efforts to meet specifications and original equipment manufacturer requirements.
Key facts about OPENEDGES
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $28.2M
- Employee Count: 95 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: GU Equity Partners, DA Value Investment and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 20, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of Lithium Ion battery packs. Its batteries are used in a range of applications, including electric cars, buses, trucks, marine vessels, and industrial equipment.
Key facts about Octillion Power Systems
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Hayward (United States)
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $150M
- Employee Count: 484 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Southern Cross Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Rebellions
Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence inference. The company offers AI accelerators, chiplets, interconnects, and software stacks designed for large-scale deployments. Its products are built for power efficiency and performance in applications from LLMs to multi-modal AI. The company provides tools and resources for developers to deploy AI models.
Key facts about Rebellions
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Seongnam (South Korea)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $861M
- Employee Count: 319 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Top Tier Capital Partners, Samsung Venture Investment and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Mar 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GU Equity Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GU Equity Partners has invested in 45 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in GraphAI and most recent follow-on round was in WiRobotics.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
GU Equity Partners' Investments by Stage
GU Equity Partners has made 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.5M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $16.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GU Equity Partners' Investments by Sector
GU Equity Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Business Services, Semiconductors and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 26 Tech companies, 25 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 15 Tech hardware companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Business Services | 2 |
Semiconductors | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GU Equity Partners' Investments by Geography
GU Equity Partners has made most investments in South Korea (8), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
South Korea | 8 |
United States | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GU Equity Partners' recent investments
GU Equity Partners has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - GraphAI and WiRobotics.Here are the most recent investments by GU Equity Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 13, 2026 | South Korea | Series A | 4224 | ||
May 15, 2026 | South Korea | Series B | 4195 | [+7] | |
Aug 18, 2025 | South Korea | Series A | 9382 | [+6] | |
Nov 08, 2024 | South Korea | Series A | 8288 | ||
Mar 28, 2024 | South Korea | Series A | 1378 | [+4] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in GU Equity Partners' Portfolio
10 of GU Equity Partners' portfolio companies have become public. Sky Labs got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX), in Sep 2026 at marketcap of $139M and SimPlatform got listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) at marketcap of $62.8M.Here are GU Equity Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 04, 2026 | - | - | 8330 | |
Mar 21, 2025 | - | - | 4007 | |
Mar 07, 2023 | - | - | 5927 | |
Jan 19, 2023 | - | - | 7637 | |
Nov 18, 2022 | - | - | 2080 |
Acquired companies in GU Equity Partners' Portfolio
1 company from GU Equity Partners' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was VSI in Apr 2024 by Microchip Technology for $*****.Here are GU Equity Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 11, 2024 | - | - | 3076 |
Team profile of GU Equity Partners
GU Equity Partners has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in South Korea. GU Equity Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in GU Equity Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Seoul | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of GU Equity Partners
Over the past 6 years, 95 investors have co-invested in GU Equity Partners's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before GU Equity Partners: Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, FuturePlay and 13 others have invested in rounds before GU Equity Partners. There is 1 company where Korea Credit Guarantee Fund has invested before GU Equity Partners and 1 company where FuturePlay has invested before GU Equity Partners.
- Top Co-investors of GU Equity Partners: 46 investors entered a company along with GU Equity Partners. These include investors like Kakao Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after GU Equity Partners: A total of 34 investors have invested in GU Equity Partners's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Arm (2 companies), Aramco (1 company) and Wa'ed Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to GU Equity Partners
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Qunova Closes $10M Series A Funding RoundHpcwire•Aug 18, 2025•Qunova Computing, GU Equity Partners, Quantum Ventures Korea, Daesung Startup Investment and 3 others
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AI software specialist Seromind attracts 5 billion won in Series A investmentmk.co.kr•Nov 08, 2024•Surromind, STIC Investments, GU Equity Partners
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WIRobotics Secures KRW 13 Billion in Series A for Wearable Robot InnovationWowtale•Mar 28, 2024•WiRobotics, InterVest, GU Equity Partners, JB Investments and 3 others
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Lion Rocket Secures 6 Billion Won ($4.6 million) Investment to Propel AI Webtoon DominanceKoreaTechDesk•Dec 18, 2023•LionRocket, Stonebridge Capital, GU Ventures, Stonebridge Ventures and 1 other
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Point2 Technology Raises $22M In Series B FundingFinSMEs•May 25, 2022•Point2 Tech, Samsung Securities, Shinhan Financial Group, Tigris Investment and 7 others
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Rebellions to become pre-unicorn via Series A FundingKedglobal•May 10, 2022•Rebellions, IMM Investment, Somers Investment Partners, Mirae Asset Venture and 4 others
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Smart Radar System Inc. Attracts Global Strategic InvestmentsBusiness Wire•Dec 27, 2020•Smart Radar System, Korea Investment Holdings, BSK Investment, Hemi Ventures and 3 others
