What Platz does

Platz is a South Korean direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand that sells a single gel-type air freshener and deodorizer product, the Platz! AIR-BOMB 400g in a Nice Lemon scent, under the parent company Wise Factory Co., Ltd. (와이즈팩토리). The company positions the product not as a commodity odor eliminator but as a "space object" (오브제) intended to shift mood and atmosphere, targeting style-conscious homeowners and wellness-oriented consumers in Korea who treat indoor air quality as an emotional and aesthetic concern. Its core technology is a 3rd-generation solid gel deodorizer formulation in which the gel contracts over time to absorb and break down odor particles while releasing a lemon-and-orange citrus fragrance, with a 400g capacity claimed to cover spaces of 8-10 pyeong for up to 100 days.

The business model is straightforward D2C e-commerce: a single unit SKU priced at 30,000 KRW sold exclusively through the company's own storefront at platz.kr, with same-day shipping for orders placed before noon on weekdays and a flat 3,000 KRW domestic delivery fee. There is no disclosed retail, marketplace, or wholesale distribution; no app, no API, no AI features, and no third-party platform integrations. Marketing is concentrated in branded content (an Articles section covering space, fragrance, lifestyle, and eco-packaging themes) and in lifestyle-oriented storytelling aimed at Korean consumers. The company is private, has 11-50 employees, is registered in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, and has completed at least one early-stage funding round with Springcamp, with no subsequent capital raises disclosed in the available data.

Name

Platz

Legal name

(주)와이즈팩토리

Website

https://platz.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Platz is a South Korean D2C lifestyle brand selling a single gel-type air freshener, the Platz! AIR-BOMB 400g Nice Lemon, through its own online storefront, targeting style-conscious Korean homeowners seeking mood-enhancing home fragrance rather than functional odor control.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Air Care and Solid Deodorizers

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Care & Home Fragrance (Air Fresheners, Candles, Plug-ins, Diffusers) (CRADAKAI)

Keywords

• Gel air freshener
• Solid deodorizer
• Home fragrance products
• Room deodorant
• Lifestyle air care

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct e-commerce sales of Platz! AirBomb gel air fresheners to consumers through their website. One-time purchase model per product unit at 30,000 KRW per 400g product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Platz designs, manufactures, and sells a single flagship product line, AIR-BOMB, a 400g gel-type air freshener and deodorizer positioned as a decorative "space object" for Korean homes. The product uses 3rd generation gel deodorizer technology that contracts to absorb and break down odor particles while releasing a citrus fragrance, covering spaces up to 8-10 pyeong for up to 100 days. Sales are conducted exclusively through the brand's own e-commerce website at platz.kr to individual consumers in South Korea.

Product overview

Platz is a Korean home lifestyle brand that positions its products as decorative objects (오브제) that transform room ambiance rather than simple functional air fresheners. The core product line is the AIR-BOMB series, featuring gel-type air fresheners in the Nice Lemon (나이스 레몬) scent variant. Products emphasize aesthetic design, 3rd-generation gel technology with 400g capacity lasting up to 100 days, and coverage for spaces up to 8-10 pyeong (approximately 26-33 sqm). The brand is manufactured by Wise Factory (와이즈팩토리), with a mission centered on the belief that 'when space changes, mood changes.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AIR-BOMB: Gel-type solid deodorizer product line; flagship product is AIR-BOMB 400g in Nice Lemon scent.

Products and services

• Platz! AIR-BOMB 400g (Nice Lemon)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 100 days of fragrance coverage from single 400g unit
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wise Factory ((주)와이즈팩토리)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerParent company (주)와이즈팩토리 is the manufacturer of Platz! products. Wise Factory is described as 'the place where solid deodorizers are made best' (고체 탈취제를 가장 잘 만드는 곳), providing manufacturing expertise and product development capabilities for Platz! brand products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Cheonhajangsa Korean Red Ginseng / Herbal Home: Cheonhajangsa and similar Korean herbal/lifestyle CPG brands sell aromatherapy and home wellness products through domestic retail and online. Comparable as a Korean-located, lifestyle-positioned home fragrance player addressing overlapping Korean wellness-focused consumers.

Broad incumbents

• Yankee Candle: Yankee Candle (Newell Brands) is a leading home fragrance brand in candles, reed diffusers, and related formats with strong lifestyle branding. Comparable to Platz on the premium home-fragrance, lifestyle-positioned marketing and direct-to-consumer angle.
• Air Wick: Air Wick (Reckitt) offers gel, spray, and plug-in air fresheners sold across Korean retail and online. Comparable on product format (gel deodorizer) and home fragrance positioning, though with a much broader portfolio and retail presence.
• Renuzit: Renuzit (Henkel) is a long-standing gel-based air freshener brand with adjustable solid-gel cones. It directly competes with Platz's gel format at the mass-market price tier, making it the closest product-substitute peer.
• Glade: Glade is SC Johnson's global air-care brand spanning sprays, gels, plug-ins and candles. It competes directly with Platz in the gel air-freshener format and across the same Korean consumer, with vastly broader SKU range and distribution.
• Febreze: Febreze (Procter & Gamble) is the dominant odor-elimination brand globally, including gel and small-space formats sold in Korea. It is comparable to Platz on the odor-deodorization value proposition and target consumer, but at vastly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Pura: Pura is a smart-home fragrance diffuser brand combining app-controlled diffusers with premium scented vials. Comparable on the 'fragrance as lifestyle/mood' value proposition Platz emphasizes, though targeting a higher price tier and tech-forward segment.
• Moso Natural: Moso Natural sells natural bamboo charcoal-based odor absorbers as a gel/format alternative to chemical air fresheners. Comparable as a non-spray, design-forward home deodorizer targeted at wellness- and design-conscious consumers, similar to Platz's positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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