# Meritz Financial Group

> Meritz Financial Group is a VC fund in Seoul backing Retail, Finance and Commercial. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meritz-financial-group
- Website: https://m.meritzgroup.com

Meritz Financial Group is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Retail and Finance. Meritz Financial Group, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial services in South Korea. The company offers fire, marine, long-term, automobile, and general insurance products, as well as financing, asset management, etc.; and securities and OTC derivatives investment/brokerage and trading, trust, and investment consulting anddiscretion services. It is also involved in the provision of car financing, personal loan, and corporate financing services; and commissioned management of investment trusts. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Commercial | 1 | 50% |
| Credit Bureau | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Homeplus | Homeplus is a Korean discount store retail chain with 113 branches throughout South Korea. Homeplus operates both hypermarkets and its express format as well as a home delivery shopping service. | $134.7M | Debt Financing | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Korea Technology Credit Bureau | Korea Technology Credit Bureau is a credit rating agency providing credit evaluation services. | $5.4M | Series A | Jun 04, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eugene Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eugene-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NH Investment & Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nh-investment-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SK Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sk-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Meritz Financial Group invest in?

Meritz Financial Group invests primarily in Retail, Finance and Commercial startups, most often at Series A and Debt Financing 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 Meritz Financial Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Meritz Financial Group closed in Jul 2026. 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?

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