# UQI Partners Corporation

> UQI Partners Corporation is a VC fund in Seoul backing AgTech, Farming and Big Data. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uqip/
- Website: http://www.uqip.co.kr

UQI Partners Corporation is a VC fund in Seoul focused on AgTech and Farming. Accelerating Scalable Foundations for Growth in Web3 and Next-Level Data Ecosystems.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.2M–$2.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| J'CAR | J'CAR is a hydrogen and electric car sharing service company. | $2.7M | Series A | Jan 30, 2019 | http://www.jecar.co.kr/ |
| N.THING | Established in January 2014, N.THING is a Seoul-based Agri-Food tech company leading innovation in agricultural products, by extension, in the farm-to-table food value chain by combining IoT technology and data. It developed the world’s first modular vertical farm ‘CUBE’ which is easy to expand. N.THING CUBE is a modularized farm with massproductivity where a dedicated OS provides the most optimized environment for each crop so as to create maximized efficiency. N.THING is the world’s first smart farming company that won the iF Design Award, Architecture in 2020. Also, it is a winner of Best of Innovation at the CES 2020 for its excellence in technology, which is the first ever in the agricultural field. N.THING is planning to expand its business on a large scale this year after it successfully completes the PoC process in the U.A.E. Our North American branch office located in New York. N.THING hopes to connect people to nature, things to things, people to things, and people to people through IoT technologies by creating Number of Things out of Nothing. .CUBE : CUBE is internet connected modular container vertical farm. It's an ultimate indoor farm which contains LED technology, real time monitoring system through IoT sensors, collected cultivation data, and upgradable software. We deliver the farm of the desired container form to the desired place.SQUARE : SQUARE is modular hydroponic kit. SQUARE can connect each module and share water. Users can connect as many as they want, grow greens and herbs, and make food great themselves. Each Square consists of four Pickcells, which contains special nutrient-rich sponge. With special sponge and hydroponic, it gives the most simple and effective gardening experience.Planty : Planty is the first Internet-connected social pot in the world. Planty gives pleasure to grow plants with your family, friend, and colleague. Planty enables the user to monitor the environmental information on temperature, soil moisture, and ambient light around plants and give water to plants any me or anywhere.Life : Life is a smart gardening journal aimed at the gardening sector. Plant lovers and gardeners are able to record their gardening activities and information and share them through Social Media. The user can easily insert weather data, location data, gardening activities, and plants’ events. Moreover, all the gardening data can be shared through social media.Sikmulsung: Sikmulsung is our show room to explore 'freshness' of our product and service. It is a place for everyone seeking for 'freshness' in visual, in texture, in taste, in flavor or even in atmosphere with, N.THING's in-store farm, exclusively made for Sikmulsung, special F&B's and our end products. | $2.8M | Series A | Dec 26, 2018 | http://www.nthing.net/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [L&S Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-s-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Springcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-camp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TBT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tbt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does UQI Partners Corporation invest in?

UQI Partners Corporation invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Big Data startups, most often at Series A 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.

### What is UQI Partners Corporation's check size?

UQI Partners Corporation typically joins rounds of $2.2M–$2.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds UQI Partners Corporation participates in.

### When did UQI Partners Corporation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for UQI Partners Corporation closed in Jan 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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