# Wadiz

> Wadiz is a VC fund in Bundangdong backing E-Commerce and Retail. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bundangdong, South Korea
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wadiz
- Website: https://www.wadiz.kr/web/main
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wadiz.funding

Wadiz is a VC fund in Bundangdong focused on E-Commerce and Retail. 'Best business structure that connects crowdfunding, e-commerce, and brand business', 'Ready to go public on the Korean stock market', 'Accumulated transaction value of more than USD 9.6 billion+', '7.1 mil members, 10 mil monthly visitors', 'More than 18,000 crowdfunding projects in a year','Selected Korea’s Top 10 game changer brand by interbrand'

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Wadiz. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Wadiz. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/wadiz-169c?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $88k–$906k |
| Series A | $891k–$3.3M |
| Equity Crowdfunding | $1k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 25% |
| Retail | 4 | 14% |
| Sales | 3 | 11% |
| Fashion | 3 | 11% |
| Cosmetics | 3 | 11% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 54% |
| Series A | 5 | 18% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 5 | 18% |
| Angel | 2 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aera Kwon | CSO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aera-kwon |
| Cheol woo Hwang | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheol-woo-hwang |
| Hyesung Shin | Founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyesung-shin |
| kwon nok sil | Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kwon-nok-sil |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KOOZA | KOOZA is a kitchenware brand that offers cookware and household goods and supplies them to department stores, and live commerce companies. |  | Series A | Sep 26, 2024 |  |
| Sunnicorn | Sunnicorn develops vegan skincare products designed for sensitive skin, combining plant-based ingredients with minimalist formulations. The company focuses on creating practical daily skincare items such as cleansers, creams, and masks that support balanced skin care routines while emphasizing simple product design and accessible beauty solutions. |  | Seed | Aug 17, 2023 |  |
| Power Player | Power Player is a natural clean beauty cosmetics company. | $610.7K | Seed | Dec 16, 2022 |  |
| Frame Montana | Frame Montana is an eyewear manufacturer that consists of acetate material. | $229.4K | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |
| GrowingMom | GrowingMom is an online parenting consultation/analysis platform. | $87.5K | Seed | Jul 18, 2021 |  |
| Botash | Botash manufactures and sells carbon packaging boxes. |  | Seed | Feb 23, 2021 |  |
| Dansaek | Dansaek is an online store that offers women's clothing brand. | $905.7K | Seed | Jan 18, 2021 |  |
| Baeuda | Baeuda is an app that provides various content (online lectures and children's newspapers) to elementary school children. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| BLUEREO INC. | ORAL CLEAN is a handy suction toothbrush designed to assist users whose experiencing difficulties in self-spitting or control of body movements while brushing teeth. It provides convenient and comfortable brushing environments by automatically ejecting gargled water. Features includes:- Water Suction to remove the water and liquid toothpastes,- Sonic Vibration to provide cleaning teeth,- LED lighting on the toothbrush head to assist visibility in the mouth, - User-oriented designed toothbrush handle,- Silicone strap for avoiding slips, - Antibacterial brush head which can be replaceable, and- Detachable-Foldable bottle which connected to the device to store the wastes. We witnessed during volunteering work that often patients, disabled, seniors or children either spill or swallow when their care-givers guardians or nurses brush their teeth. BLUEREO INC. thus developed a handy suction toothbrush to solve these problems and hopes to help the burdens-of-care for all. Our company's vision is 'to see everything in a new light to illuminate the world'. We hope our small efforts could change the world for better place. CEOSeungmin LeeBLUEREO INC. | $997K | Series A | Jun 28, 2020 |  |
| YULIP | Lip brand created for a cause. 100% non toxic, natural, cruelty-free, organic, and vegan |  | Seed | Jun 12, 2020 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KB Kookmin Card](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-kookmin-card) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CNTTECH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnttech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lotte Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MYSC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mysc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spigen Korea Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spigen-korea-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Wadiz invest in?

Wadiz invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 28 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 Wadiz's check size?

Wadiz typically joins rounds of $88k–$906k at Seed, $891k–$3.3M at Series A and $1k–$1.1M at Equity Crowdfunding. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Wadiz participates in.

### How do I contact Wadiz?

Public channels for Wadiz include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Wadiz?

The team at Wadiz includes Aera Kwon (CSO), Cheol woo Hwang (CFO) and Hyesung Shin (Founder & 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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