What SGC Partners does

SGC Partners (에스지씨파트너스) is a South Korea-based venture capital and investment firm established in December 2021 as the dedicated investment vehicle of SGC Group, a domestic eco-friendly integrated energy conglomerate. The firm manages five specialized funds — SGC Bigtex Investment Fund No. 1 (2.1 billion KRW, April 2022), Shinhan SGC ESG Investment Fund No. 1 (10 billion KRW, December 2022), Smart Green New Deal SGC Investment Fund (25 billion KRW, January 2023), SGC DS&T Net Zero Fund (50 billion KRW, May 2023), and SGC Ascendo CVC Scale-up Investment Fund (55 billion KRW, October 2024) — with cumulative committed capital exceeding 1.42 trillion KRW. The firm is registered as an SME Startup Investment Company (중소기업창업투자회사), a Korean regulatory designation conferring tax-incentive benefits to fund investors.

The firm's product surface is a single investment-management offering: equity capital, strategic mentorship, and access to SGC Group's ecosystem of 27 portfolio companies and affiliates, deployed into startups and growth-stage firms across ESG, green technology, net-zero, AI/robotics, and digital-infrastructure themes. The firm does not disclose proprietary technology and operates from a single headquarters in Seoul's Gangnam district (15 Teche-ran-ro 88-gil, Hokusho Tower).

Revenue mechanics follow standard Korean VC economics: management fees on committed or deployed capital (typical 1.5-2% of AUM, not separately disclosed) supplemented by future carried interest on exits. Distribution is direct via the firm's internal investment team and the SGC Group network, supplemented by co-investment consortia with Korean institutional investors including Shinhan Bank, KB Investment, and IBK Capital. Customer segmentation is horizontal, targeting startups across sectors with an ESG-alignment filter. The firm is led by Co-CEOs Lee Woo-sung (Wharton MBA, former Chairman of SGC Energy and SGC E&C) and Seo Young-hyun (SNU Business School, SGC Energy Strategy Director), with Vice President Jo Seong-soon providing ~24 years of prior VC experience from ID Ventures, Kaiperion, BroadHill Ventures, and Maple Investment Partners.

Name

SGC Partners

Legal name

에스지씨파트너스(주)

Website

https://sgcpartners.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SGC Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital firm established in December 2021 as the investment arm of SGC Group, managing five ESG, green-tech, net-zero, and CVC scale-up funds with over 1.42 trillion KRW in commitments deployed across 27 portfolio companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Captive CVC Fund (Dedicated corporate fund structure) (FSANAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Strategic Partnership & Ecosystem Investment Arms (FSANAHAF), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

Keywords

• Venture capital investment
• ESG focused funds
• Corporate venture capital
• Sustainable growth investing
• Green technology funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Seocho

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: SGC Partners generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies. The firm has established multiple investment funds including ESG-focused funds, net-zero funds, and CVC scale-up funds, managing capital from SGC Group and partners to deploy into promising startups.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SGC Partners is the venture capital and investment arm of SGC Group, a South Korean eco-friendly integrated energy conglomerate. The firm manages multiple specialized investment funds — including ESG-focused, net-zero, smart green new deal, and CVC scale-up vehicles — committing over 142 billion KRW in capital to identify, invest in, and nurture sustainable growth-stage and early-stage companies across energy, technology, and environmental solutions sectors in South Korea.

Product overview

SGC Partners is an investment management firm that operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm focuses on identifying and investing in sustainable growth companies through various fund vehicles including the SGC ESG Investment Fund, Smart Green New Deal SGC Fund, SGC DS&T Net-Zero Fund, and SGC Ascendo CVC Scaleup Fund. The portfolio includes technology companies across sectors such as AI/robotics (Arobot, Robocon, DeepAuto), energy (ItGreen), and various technology solutions providers (Wavice, Teraview, Telepix), all aligned with the parent group's ESG management philosophy declared in 2021.

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Products and services

• SGC Bigtex Investment Fund No.1 Venture capital fund established for startup investments, with 2.1 billion KRW commitment, targeting early-stage Korean companies.
• Shinhan SGC ESG Investment Fund No.1 ESG-focused venture capital fund co-led with Shinhan Bank with 10 billion KRW commitment, targeting companies aligned with environmental, social, and governance principles.
• Smart Green New Deal SGC Investment Fund Green technology investment fund with 25 billion KRW commitment, supporting companies developing technologies aligned with Korea's Green New Deal sustainability agenda.
• SGC DS&T Net Zero Fund Decarbonization-focused investment fund with 50 billion KRW commitment, supporting companies developing net-zero emissions and carbon-reduction solutions.
• SGC Ascendo CVC Scale-up Investment Fund Corporate venture capital scale-up fund with 55 billion KRW commitment, focused on growth-stage investments in later-stage companies; SGC Partners' largest fund by size.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SGC EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGC Energy is the parent company and core partner of SGC Partners. As an eco-friendly integrated energy company, SGC Energy provides the foundational experience and resources that SGC Partners leverages for its investment activities. SGC Partners is affiliated with SGC Energy and SGC Group subsidiary companies.
• SGC Green PowerminorOthersSGC Green Power is a pure (100%) wood pellet company and carbon-neutral renewable energy power generation company. Part of the SGC Group ecosystem.
• OCI HoldingsminorOthersOCI Holdings is a holding company within the SGC Group ecosystem, expanding into high-value specialty material markets including solar energy, semiconductors, and secondary batteries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments13 records

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