# Primer: portfolio, investments and team

> Primer is an accelerator based in South Korea. 5 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/primer (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Primer

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

Quiet New fund $610K, Jun 2022 Accelerator

Pre-seed Seed Series A Payments Fintech

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record

Since the last cheque **4135** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$40K** Rounds led **0 of 5** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **South Korea, 80%**

Pitch Primer

## Primer highlights

- 01 5 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $40K

## What they do

> Unified intelligence for payments From their own website

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Payments Fintech
- **Based in:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[3Claps](https://millionrounds.com/company/3claps)** Seed · US **$35K** Sole investor
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Moncast](https://millionrounds.com/company/moncast)** Seed · KR **$45K** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Keukey](https://millionrounds.com/company/keukey)** Seed · KR **$258K** Sole investor
- **2012** 1 round
- **Feb** **[MyRealTrip](https://millionrounds.com/company/myrealtrip)** Seed · KR **$40K** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Wit studio](https://millionrounds.com/company/wit-studio)** Seed · KR **$26K** Sole 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 registration **3 named**

GK **Greg Kwangrog Kim** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

KK **Kiha Kwangrog Lee** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SK **Sukhyun Kwangrog Kim** Member of the General Partner i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**$610K**

raised in Jun 2022

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$40K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$40K**

Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

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## 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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