Creative Partners

What Creative Partners does

Creative Partners (크리에이티브 파트너스) is a Seoul-based, privately held professional services firm founded in September 2016 by Roy (김용현), a former Big 4 accountant at Sam-il Accounting Corporation. The firm pioneered CFO outsourcing services for startups in Korea and today serves startups and content creators with three core product lines: CFO Outsourcing (recurring virtual-CFO engagements covering financial goal-setting, accounting management, and strategic planning), Tax Services (bookkeeping, tax filing, simplified tax system management, and tax planning), and Consulting (growth-stage advisory including statutory and voluntary audits, fundraising strategy, unlisted stock valuation, tax investigation support, M&A advisory, and corporate certifications). A sub-brand called 양도박사, established as the firm's first internal venture in 2021, focuses on unlisted stock option valuation, and an affiliated accelerator called Leverage provides investment acceleration services.

Name

Creative Partners

Legal name

크리에이티브 파트너스

Website

https://creativepartners.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Creative Partners is a Seoul-based professional services firm providing CFO outsourcing, tax, accounting, and growth-stage consulting services to Korean startups and content creators, with 600+ cumulative clients since 2016.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mapo

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. CFO Outsourcing Services: Comprehensive CFO services including financial goal setting, accounting management, and strategic financial planning delivered as ongoing professional services
2. Accounting and Tax Services: Bookkeeping and tax filing services for startups and creators
3. Consulting Services: Growth-stage consulting including accounting audits, tax advisory, financial advisory, fund-raising strategy, corporate certifications, and M&A advisory

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Creative Partners provides outsourced CFO, tax filing, and accounting bookkeeping services tailored for startups and creators in South Korea. The firm acts as an external finance department, handling financial goal setting, accounting management, tax compliance, and strategic financial planning for early-stage and growth-stage companies. Supplementary consulting covers investment advisory, fundraising strategy, statutory audits, tax investigation support, and M&A advisory.

Product overview

Creative Partners operates a unified platform of professional accounting, tax, and CFO services tailored for startups and creators. The core offering combines CFO Outsourcing Service (providing virtual CFO functions), Tax Service (handling filing and compliance), and Consulting Services (covering growth-stage financial strategy, investment advisory, and M&A). Additional specialized modules include statutory and voluntary audits, tax investigation support, unlisted stock valuation, and stock option management. The portfolio is designed to serve clients from startup foundation through exit, with services spanning accounting compliance, strategic finance, and business advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 양도박사: Stock option service platform for unlisted company stock transfers and valuations
• Leverage (래버리지)

Products and services

• CFO Outsourcing Service (CFO 아웃소싱 서비스) Premium outsourced CFO function for startups, covering financial goal setting, accounting management, tax filing, financial strategy, and business support beyond traditional tax filing. Delivered as an ongoing subscription-style engagement.
• Tax Service (세무서비스 / 기장·세무대리) Bookkeeping and tax filing/agency services including comprehensive tax return preparation, simplified tax system management, and strategic tax planning for startups, creators, and small businesses.
• Consulting Services (컨설팅) Growth-stage specific consulting including management consulting, investment advisory, government support programs, fundraising strategy, corporate certifications, and M&A advisory services for startups from early stage through IPO preparation.
• Stock Option Services (스톡옵션) Stock option plan design, valuation, and advisory services for unlisted companies, operated through the internal venture 양도박사 (Goforward). Supports stock transfers, valuation, and tax handling for employee stock-based compensation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500M KRW per-accountant revenue vs industry average of 150M-250M KRW (2x industry benchmark)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 소풍커넥트coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Partnership in TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup) operator consortium organized by the Korea Small and Medium Venture Enterprise Administration. Creative Partners provides accounting and tax expertise to support startup ecosystem.
• 린온컴퍼니minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2021MOU partnership announced in December 2021 for collaboration in providing integrated services to startups.
• 래버리지(Leverage)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate accelerator company for investment acceleration services. Collaboration to provide startup investment advisory and acceleration services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 삼일회계법인 (Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers): Korea's largest accounting firm and PwC affiliate, offering full-service audit, tax, and advisory to enterprises and SMEs. Broad incumbent that overlaps with Creative Partners on CFO advisory and tax services, though it does not specialize in early-stage startups.
• KPMG 삼정회계법인 (KPMG Samjong): Korean member firm of KPMG providing audit, tax, and advisory services to multinational and domestic clients. Broad incumbent with a growing startup and venture practice that competes for similar Korean client engagements.
• EY한영회계법인 (EY Han Young): Korean member firm of EY, offering audit, tax, transaction, and consulting services. Broad incumbent whose growing mid-market and digital practice competes for the same startup and SME client base as Creative Partners.
• 딜로이트안진회계법인 (Deloitte Anjin): Korean member firm of Deloitte providing audit, consulting, and advisory services. Broad incumbent with a digital and innovation practice that increasingly targets Korean startups and growth-stage companies.

Regional players

• Pilot.com: US-based bookkeeping, CFO, and tax services platform purpose-built for startups and small businesses. Direct international comparison in startup-focused outsourced accounting, with CFO outsourcing and tax service offerings analogous to Creative Partners.
• Bench.co: US-based online bookkeeping and financial reporting service for small businesses. Direct international comparison in startup/SME-focused outsourced accounting with subscription-based delivery model comparable to Creative Partners' CFO outsourcing service.
• 1-800Accountant: US-based accounting and tax advisory firm serving small businesses and entrepreneurs. Comparable as a provider of outsourced accounting, tax, and advisory services targeting small and growing entities similar to Creative Partners' client base.

Others

• 더존 (Douzone): Korea's leading ERP and accounting software provider. Ecosystem participant whose software products overlap with manual bookkeeping functions that CPAs deliver, representing a potential substitute for portions of Creative Partners' services.
• Xero: International cloud-based accounting software platform serving small businesses and their accountants. Ecosystem participant that provides tools used by accounting firms like Creative Partners and represents a potential substitute for portions of manual bookkeeping work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCldtxzrfuCnu8_CisxeYjrQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/for2creative
• Instagraminstagram.com/creative_partners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-partners-kr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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