# East Gate Partners

> East Gate Partners is a VC fund in Seongnam backing Software and Gaming. See 41 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, South Korea
- Total investments: 41
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eastgate-partners-llc
- Website: http://www.egpartners.co.kr

East Gate Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investment for businesses.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $340k–$2.2M |
| Series A | $223k–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 15% |
| Gaming | 5 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 12% |
| Apps | 4 | 10% |
| Health Care | 4 | 10% |

78 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 21 | 51% |
| Series A | 10 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 12% |
| Series B | 3 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 36 | 88% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lee Eun-jae | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-eun-jae-f19b |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AIT STUDIO | AIT Studio is a digital health startup that develops AI-powered, contactless gait analysis solutions for early detection of mobility decline and age-related conditions such as sarcopenia. Our flagship products—GAIT Studio (App) and MediStep M Pro (hardware package)—deliver full gait assessments in under 1 minute, without wearables or specializedstaff. |  | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Waggy Days | Waggy Days is a safety leash with an automatic release that detaches if a pet is caught in moving machinery, helping reduce injury risk. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Humil | Humil is a food manufacturing and processing company that provides food research and development solutions. | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| The Blessed Moon | The Blessed Moon is a cosmetics brand that sells and offers skin, face, hair, and body care products. | $1.8M | Series A | Nov 29, 2024 |  |
| Biocom | Biocom is a green bio management company. | $2.2M | Seed | Nov 28, 2024 |  |
| URock | URock is an information security company that develops information security/audit, complete data deletion, and security solutions based on digital forensics. URock Operator of a digital forensics system development company, intended to safely prevent technology leak accidents. | $1.1M | Series A | Sep 30, 2024 |  |
| JLT | JLT supplies industrial automation equipment solutions and focuses on technology improvement through an integrated welding solution development project. | $3.7M | Series A | Jul 08, 2024 |  |
| RomanSive | RomanSive provides the efficacy of Sanjoin, a herbal medicine used to treat insomnia. The company specializes in sleeping products. | $576.5K | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Groupware Pro | Groupware Pro is a business management company that provides software for groupware communication solution. | $1.5M |  | May 20, 2024 |  |
| Groupware Pro | Groupware Pro is a business management company that provides software for groupware communication solution. | $1.5M | Series A | May 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 41 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Basin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-basin-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [East Gate Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-gate-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lotte Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Quantum Ventures Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quantum-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seoul Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seoul-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stone Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stone-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does East Gate Partners invest in?

East Gate Partners invests primarily in Software, Gaming and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 41 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is East Gate Partners's check size?

East Gate Partners typically joins rounds of $340k–$2.2M at Seed and $223k–$3.7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds East Gate Partners participates in.

### How do I contact East Gate Partners?

Public channels for East Gate Partners include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at East Gate Partners?

The team at East Gate Partners includes Lee Eun-jae (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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