# SJ Investment Company

> SJ Investment Company is a VC fund in Santa Monica backing Cosmetics and Biotechnology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.sjinvestments.net

SJ Investment Company is a VC fund in Santa Monica focused on Cosmetics and Biotechnology. SJ Strategic Investments LLC is a private, family-owned investment vehicle with a diverse portfolio of public and private investments. We believe our success stems from a strong foundation in family, which has allowed us to grow, explore, take risks, and pursue adventure while sustaining stability.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Bio | GENERALBIO has been developing new bio materials from microorganisms and natural and functional ingredients. Using this new material, we are committed to developing metabolism promoting substance with an innovative concept. The GENERALBIO products include the following. functional cosmetic products, Esthetic cosmetics and eco-friendly detergents,Health food, New substance, ALA(5-Aminolevulinic acid) developed with micro biology technology and successfully registered in the international cosmetic affair(ICID), bio cosmetic products using MAL(Methyl Aminolevulinate acid), and bio foods and cosmetic products using the most popular ginseng saponin products to promote metabolism - compound K (ginseng saponin), Rg2 (ginseng saponin). | $594K | Seed | Oct 08, 2015 | http://www.generalbio.co.kr/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coolidge Corner Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coolidge-corner-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [L&S Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-s-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirae-asset-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SJ Investment Company invest in?

SJ Investment Company invests primarily in Cosmetics, Biotechnology and 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 SJ Investment Company last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SJ Investment Company closed in Oct 2015. 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 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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