# Sherpa Ventures

> Sherpa Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul backing Health Care and Medical Device. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.spventures.kr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spventures.kr

Sherpa Ventures is an investment service company for startups.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 27% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 27% |
| Retail | 2 | 18% |
| Medical | 2 | 18% |
| Biopharma | 2 | 18% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 82% |
| Series D | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 10 | 91% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Junyoung Oh | Partner | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellist | Cellist is a fusion Korean restaurant offering online and offline distribution services. | $334.7K | Seed | Nov 28, 2024 |  |
| Bionit | Bionit develops automated diagnostic equipment and bio-IT based systems for medical testing and analysis. It integrates biological science with information technology to create advanced instruments used in laboratories and clinical environments. The company focuses on improving data accuracy, testing speed, and system reliability in diagnosticworkflows and laboratory operations through its technology solutions. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| JL Standard | JL Standard is an AI content producer that uses generative AI to create engaging and informative content. JL Standard's 'Digital Mask' is an artificial intelligence (AI) human production technology that can quickly finish high-quality virtual human movies, from developing a completely new virtual face to modifying the face, includingde-aging, without infringing on portrait rights. |  | Seed | Sep 22, 2023 |  |
| Needs | Needs is an online clothing shop and also a distributor. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 24, 2022 |  |
| Hong Kong Asia Heart Centre | Hong Kong Asia Heart Centre is a cardiovascular specialist chain that provides various cardiovascular assessment and surgical services. Founded in 1999, The Hong Kong Asian Heart Center has a professional medical team with many years of experience in the treatment of heart disease. | $400M | Series D | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Duckzill | Duckzill is a retailer of cubs, bottles, and clothing. | $125.1K | Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |
| Radicure | Radicure is a medical device manufacturing company offering dementia radiation treatment system. |  | Seed | Dec 31, 2021 |  |
| Aging Target | Aging Target is a medical research and development company that generates medicine for age-related diseases. |  | Seed | Dec 17, 2021 |  |
| Cookies | Cookies kids mobile app that offers fun and educational content for children. |  | Seed | Nov 11, 2021 |  |
| KS Bitusen | KS Bitusen is a drug research and development company specializing in muscle diseases. |  | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Primavera Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primavera-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABC International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abc-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BOCOM International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bocom-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commax Venturus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commax-venturus) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Company D — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sherpa Ventures invest in?

Sherpa Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Sherpa Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Sherpa Ventures?

The team at Sherpa Ventures includes Junyoung Oh (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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