South Korea · Investor

Primer

Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $610K, Jun 2022Accelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries APaymentsFintech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque4135days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$40KRounds led0 of 5Sole investor5 roundsMostly inSouth Korea, 80%
Pitch Primer

Primer highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $40K

What they do

Unified intelligence for paymentsFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
PaymentsFintech
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Jul
    3ClapsSeed · US$35KSole investor
  3. 2013

    2 rounds

  4. Sept
    MoncastSeed · KR$45KSole investor
  5. Jul
    KeukeySeed · KR$258KSole investor
  6. 2012

    1 round

  7. Feb
    MyRealTripSeed · KR$40KSole investor
  8. 2010

    1 round

  9. Jan
    Wit studioSeed · KR$26KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

GKGreg Kwangrog KimMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed
KKKiha Kwangrog LeeMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SKSukhyun Kwangrog KimMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Quick answers about Primer

What does Primer invest in?

Primer invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Payments and Fintech.

How active is Primer?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015.

How big are Primer's cheques?

The median round it joins is $40K.

Does Primer lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Primer invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (80%) and the United States (20%).

Is Primer investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015.

What kind of investor is Primer?

Primer is an accelerator based in Seoul, South Korea.

Has Primer raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jun 2022, reporting $610K raised.

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