# East Gate Partners

> East Gate Partners is a VC fund backing Social, Logistics and Social Network. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2015
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

East Gate Partners is a VC fund focused on Social and Logistics. East Gate Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Social Network | 1 | 50% |
| Delivery Service | 1 | 50% |
| IT Infrastructure | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yea Studio | Yea Studio values positive, sensitive, and passionate attitude and is committed to sharing valuable information globally and making a creative application. | $850K | Seed | Aug 18, 2015 |  |
| Vroong | Mesh Korea is an IT-based logistics startup, which established Korea's first last-mile logistics network and became the primary provider of integrated logistics services with in-house logistics solutions.VROONG, Mesh Korea's logistics brand, creates new value not only by providing delivery services, but also by connecting information.Currently, VROONG provides four services; premium delivery services, 'VROONG Prime', integrated logistics management solution, 'VROONG TMS', premium fresh food delivery services, 'VROONG Fresh', and premium delivery magazine, 'VROONG Collection.'With more than 80 VROONG Stations and 13,000 riders across the nation, VROONG provides faster and more accurate delivery services. | $2.2M | Series A | Jan 10, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [East Gate Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-gate-partners-5c3d) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Basin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-basin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seoul Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seoul-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Solborn Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/solborn-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does East Gate Partners invest in?

East Gate Partners invests primarily in Social, Logistics and Social Network startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did East Gate Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for East Gate Partners closed in Aug 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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