# PurpleLabs

> PurpleLabs is a VC fund in Yeoksamdong backing Apps, Hospitality and Consumer Reviews. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yeoksamdong, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/purplelabs/
- Website: https://www.purplelabs.co.kr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PurpleLabsTeam

PurpleLabs is a VC fund in Yeoksamdong focused on Apps and Hospitality. PurpleLabs develops unmanned stores and unmanned store solutions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Reviews | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stayes | Stayes is an online platform that helps users to plan and live in South Korea. The platform enables individuals to get in touch with and book local agencies, housing schemes, and so on. Stayes was founded by Ralph Lee and is based in Seoul, Korea. | $1.9M | Series A | Apr 01, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AJ Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aj-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bon-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Purplelabs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/purplelabs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SJ Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sjinvestment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yellowdog](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yellowdog-864b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yellowdog](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yellowdog-b183) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does PurpleLabs invest in?

PurpleLabs invests primarily in Apps, Hospitality and Consumer Reviews startups, most often at Series A 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 PurpleLabs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for PurpleLabs closed in Apr 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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