# SJ Investment Partners

> SJ Investment Partners is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.sjpartners.com

SJ Investment Partners is a VC fund in New York focused on Manufacturing and Information Technology. SJ Investment Partners private equity firm acquiring middle-market consumer and services companies.It targets companies that either are traditional growth situations or are under-managed companies. The firm excels at working with its portfolio companies to grow by acquisition. SJP is affiliated with the NPD Group Inc, one of the consumer marketresearch companies.Scott Johnson founded the firm in New York, New York.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5.8M |
| Series A | $1.6M–$40M |
| Series B | $4k–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 14% |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 10% |
| Medical | 2 | 7% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 10 | 34% |
| Series A | 8 | 28% |
| Seed | 5 | 17% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 19 | 66% |
| United States | 3 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oak Jin Woo | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oak-jin-woo |
| Scott Johnson | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-johnson-05dd |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CloudHospital | Founded in Seoul, South Korea, CloudHospital is a robust online platform helping patients around the world find the best providers for their needs regardless of where they are located. We are an experienced team from around the globe with ample experience in the fields of web technology, medical practice, and finance. Our mission is simple: to makeit easier for everyone to find the best medical solutions anywhere in the world.By investing in technology that takes the complexities out of world-wide medical services, icloudhospital.com can seamlessly connect millions of patients around the world to excellent medical services, both from the most demanding surgeries to the most accurate health checkups as well as the world’s most advanced cosmetic procedures. As one of the world’s most well integrated medical concierge services firm, icloudhospital.com enables hospitals and clinics around the world reach their global audience efficiently.Our services, which are accessible through icloudhospital.com is available in English, Chinese and Russian and offers the best medical hospitals and clinics, including the best respected doctors in their field of expertise. For all your medical care needs, icloudhospital.com makes it easy and supports you with 24/7 customer support. | $1.6M | Seed | Feb 05, 2023 |  |
| InnoQD | InnoQD is a developer of thin-film materials for quantum dots, which are ultra-fine semiconductor particles on the nanometer scale | $4.3M | Series B | Sep 16, 2022 |  |
| Glow Seoul | Glow Seoul is a creative consulting company that specializes in content development, space design, and construction for clients. | $9.9M | Series B | Jul 18, 2022 |  |
| Trash Busters | Trash Busters manufactures reusable cups and dishes. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| PineTree Therapeutics | PineTree Therapeutics engages in the development of disruptive therapies in Oncology and Immuno-oncology. | $23.5M | Series A | Jun 07, 2022 |  |
| Novelpia | Novelpia is an art and entertainment platform that offers web novels and web comics. | $6.4M | Series B | May 04, 2022 |  |
| TerraLIX | TerraLIX is a manufacturer of fuel cell products. | $8.9M | Series B | Apr 21, 2022 |  |
| Ktown4u | Ktown4u is an online store that sells K-pop albums, goods, fashion, and cosmetic products. | $40.5M | Series A | Apr 11, 2022 |  |
| Central BDC | Central BDC provides lead management services to auto dealerships. |  | Private Equity | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| Creatrip | Creatrip, a platform where local tourism courses and information can be accesses has succeeded in attaining a US$172K (KRW 200m) investment from KAIST Venture Investment. The platform is aimed at foreign visitors that prefer to freely travel domestically after gathering and assessing the available local tourism information. | $8.4M | Series B | Dec 28, 2021 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coolidge Corner Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coolidge-corner-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [KB Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-securities) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ID ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/id-ventures-c8ce) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbinvest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does SJ Investment Partners invest in?

SJ Investment Partners invests primarily in Manufacturing, Information Technology and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 29 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SJ Investment Partners's check size?

SJ Investment Partners typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.8M at Seed, $1.6M–$40M at Series A and $4k–$18M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SJ Investment Partners participates in.

### How do I contact SJ Investment Partners?

Public channels for SJ Investment Partners include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at SJ Investment Partners?

The team at SJ Investment Partners includes Oak Jin Woo (Managing Director) and Scott Johnson (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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