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GS Shop

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GS Shop is a South Korean venture capital firm founded in 1994 that focuses on investing in startups in the mobile and marketing industries.

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GS Shop, GS Home Shopping Inc., GS Homeshopping, GS Home Shopping

founded date

01.01.1994

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Company Type

For Profit

IPO status

Private

Description

GS Shop, a well-known venture capital firm in South Korea, was established in 1994 and primarily invests in startups in the mobile and marketing sectors. Compared to other organizations, GS Shop invests 23 percentage points less in lead investments and exits 15 percentage points more frequently. The fund typically participates in less than 2 investment rounds per year, with deal sizes ranging from 1 to 5 million dollars. It prefers to invest in rounds with 2-3 participants. Notable sponsors for the fund include You & Mr Jones Brandtech Ventures, StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund), and Samsung Ventures. Popular portfolio startups of GS Shop include HomeShop18, ROOY Inc., and ZeroWeb. The fund does not have a specific preference for the number of founders in a startup, but startups with 3 or more founders have a lower probability of receiving investment. Despite being based in South Korea, GS Shop frequently invests in startups in the United States.
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YoungHoon Park

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President and CEO

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