# Open Partners

> Open Partners is a VC fund in Manchester backing Information Technology and Retail. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openparters/
- Website: https://open.partners
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenPartners-1601567153269342

Open Partners is an advertising agency firm that provides digital strategy, public relations, SEO, and social media management services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sellerhub | Imagine if you are the online seller, having to sign up and upload your products to 30+ different major eCommerce websites to maximize your sales. Sellerhub is a web-based eCommerce platform where you as the seller sign up, upload product data ONCE then it will be transferred/synched on up to 30+ different major eCommerce websites at the sametime. From distribution channel expansion to marketing/ad, fulfillment, Sellerhub is a one-stop solution for online sellers. Key Benefits: 1. Single product upload, API-transferred to up to 30+ major eCommerce websites and begin selling simultaneously 2. Daily payment received - supported by VISA - once your order has been shipped&confirmed, you will get your payment in 4 days. 3. Fulfillment, Sourcing, Photoshoot and many additional services are available for you to choose from, either directly or through partnership programEstablished in 2012, Sellerhub offers a full suite of products/services that empower online seller's selling activity, providing the most revenue as possible as a platform. Today we are venturing into the US market with DropK - Dropshiping Korean products - for SHOPIFY sellers online. | $3.7M | Series A | Dec 09, 2019 |  |
| malhae | malhae is a mobile application that provides taste search guidance system by field of interest. | $11.1M | Series C | May 22, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DS Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ds-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ID Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/id-ventures-1a58) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KB Kookmin Card](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-kookmin-card) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KDB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kdb-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Investment & Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-securities-d0c5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lotte Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Open Partners invest in?

Open Partners invests primarily in Information Technology, Retail and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series C 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 Open Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Open Partners closed in Dec 2019. 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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