# Gradiant

> Gradiant is a VC fund in Seoul backing Waste Management and Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.gradiant.co.kr/

Gradiant is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Waste Management and Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing. Gradiant provides new business trends based on diverse business and systematic growth experience in e-Commerce.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Waste Management | 1 | 100% |
| Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Placycle | Plasticle is a deep-tech business that depolymerizes waste plastic. It processes plastic waste and produces recycled raw materials using catalyst-based depolymerization technology. | $107.6K | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bluepoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluepoint-partners-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gradiant invest in?

Gradiant invests primarily in Waste Management and Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Gradiant last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gradiant closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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