SS2 Investment

What SS2 Investment does

SS2 Investment (주식회사 에스에스투인베스트먼트) is a Seoul-based private venture accelerator founded in July 2020 that operates Individual Investment Partnerships (개인투자조합) under Korea's Special Measures for Venture Company Cultivation Act. The firm focuses on three underserved founder segments: senior citizens pursuing second-career entrepreneurship (the "Senior Scale-up 2 / Second life" thesis encoded in its name), ESG-aligned companies under three years old, and career-break women returning to technology entrepreneurship. Since 2021, SS2 has deployed approximately 3.25 billion KRW across 16 portfolio companies through 19 sequentially-numbered investment combinations, with check sizes typically between 84M KRW and 758M KRW.

The company has built a proprietary 개인투자조합 ERP Solution that handles the full administrative lifecycle of an investment partnership — consultation, shareholder recruitment, registration, dividend distribution, document templates, and automated SMS notifications — and operates it as both an internal tool and a potential platform product. Its other core offerings are IR-DAY startup festivals that pitch portfolio companies to a curated network of angel investors, and an Income Deduction (소득공제) advisory service that helps investors claim up to 100% income tax deduction on investments up to 30 million KRW. The firm is co-led by CEO Shin Hyang-sook, who is also Chairman of the Senior Venture Association, and ESG division head Ma Ho-ung.

SS2's business model is professional services combined with fund-management economics: revenue accrues from managing individual investment combinations and supporting portfolio companies, with angel investors paying in minimum 1-unit (1 million KRW) subscriptions. Distribution is event-driven (IR-DAY) and partner-driven (Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency, Senior Venture Association, Poses), with a self-serve online application portal for prospective portfolio companies and a KakaoTalk Plus Friend channel for direct inquiries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

SS2 Investment

Legal name

주식회사 에스에스투인베스트먼트

Website

https://ss2invest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SS2 Investment is a Seoul-based private accelerator founded in 2020 that operates Korean individual investment partnerships (개인투자조합) to fund senior entrepreneurs, ESG-focused startups, and career-break women, supported by a proprietary ERP platform and IR-DAY events connecting founders to angel investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital & Startup Acceleration

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG Integration / Responsible Investment Funds (Broad ESG) (FSANAJAL), Micro-PE / Lower Middle Market ETA Funds (FSANALAG)

Keywords

• Venture accelerator services
• Angel investment facilitation
• Individual investment partnerships
• ESG startup funding
• Senior entrepreneurship support

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accelerator and Investment Fund Management: SS2 Investment operates as an accelerator supporting early-stage startups, particularly senior entrepreneurs. They manage individual investment partnerships (개인투자조합) and facilitate investment between startups and angel investors. Revenue comes from managing investment funds and supporting portfolio companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SS2 Investment is a venture accelerator that supports senior entrepreneurs and ESG-focused early-stage startups by forming and managing individual investment partnerships (개인투자조합) under Korea's Venture Company Fostering Special Measures Act. Its core offering combines structured angel-investment vehicles (with up to 100% income-tax deduction for investors on amounts up to 30 million KRW), a proprietary ERP platform for end-to-end combination administration, IR-DAY investor-connect events, and senior entrepreneurship / ESG acceleration services.

Product overview

SS2 Investment operates as an accelerator providing a portfolio of services centered around personal investment combinations for venture investment. The core offering is the 개인투자조합 (Personal Investment Combination) service, which enables tax-advantaged venture investing. This is supported by a proprietary 조합 ERP 솔루션 (Combination ERP Solution) platform that handles combination registration, management, dividend distribution, and automated communications. Additional services include IR-DAY startup festivals for investment opportunities, senior startup and re-challenge investment support, and income deduction consultation services. The company focuses on ESG-specialized companies and targets senior entrepreneurs, career-discontinued women, and growth-stage ventures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Investment Combination (개인투자조합) A personal investment partnership structure established under Korea's Venture Company Fostering Special Measures Act that enables individual investors to invest in venture companies with tax benefits, including up to 100% income deduction on investments up to 30 million KRW. Targeted at angel investors seeking tax-advantaged venture exposure.
• Combination ERP Solution (조합 ERP 솔루션) Proprietary online ERP platform for managing individual investment combinations end-to-end—from consultation and shareholder recruitment to registration, administration, dividend distribution, and automated SMS notifications. Targeted at accelerator firms and combination administrators needing transparent fund management.
• IR-DAY (Investor Relations Day) Startup Festival Regular startup festival events providing investor-relations education and pitching/networking sessions that connect early-stage companies with angel investors. Targeted at founders seeking investment and angel investors seeking deal flow.
• Senior Startup / Re-challenge Investment Support (시니어 창업·재도전 투자 지원) Acceleration service targeting senior citizens pursuing second-career entrepreneurship as well as career-discontinued women founding technology-based startups. Aligned with ESG principles; provides funding access, mentorship, and IR support.
• Income Deduction Service (소득공제 서비스) Tax-deduction consultation service for individual investors in personal investment combinations, providing guidance on venture company investment income deductions and capital gains tax exemptions under Korean law. Targeted at angel investors seeking to maximize tax benefits.

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 포시에스 (Poses)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2023SS2 Investment signed a business partnership with Poses for joint development of an electronic contract solution for small business joint investment. The collaboration aims to promote small business market vitality, healthy investment culture, and ESG practices.
• 한국보건산업진흥원 (Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022SS2 Investment collaborates with Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency in organizing the '청(靑)-노(老) 동반창업 IR-DAY' program, which supports senior entrepreneurship in the health industry. The program provides education, IR opportunities, and financial support for senior entrepreneurs.
• 이노핀 및 메타블루minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2022Portfolio company 진맛과 partnered with Inopin and Metablu for building premium fruit NFT and metaverse markets. NFT issuance handled by Inopin, metaverse market construction by Metablu.
• 전 캐딜락 코리아 김영식 대표coreOthers · 17 February 2022Former Cadillac Korea CEO Kim Young-sik was brought in as Vice Representative to actively expand and strengthen venture investment operations in the changing market environment.
• 시니어벤처협회 (Senior Venture Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2022SS2 Investment's CEO Shin Hyang-sook serves as Chairman of the Senior Venture Association. The partnership focuses on senior entrepreneurship activation and startup growth support through startup incubation programs.
• 주식회사 페이스메이커스 (Facemakers)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2022SS2 Investment partnered with Facemakers for startup incubation business, aiming to promote senior entrepreneurship activation and support startup growth.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SparkLabs Korea: One of Korea's most established accelerators, running cohort-based programs with centralized back-office operations. Comparable to SS2 as a Korea-domiciled accelerator targeting early-stage startups, though with larger AUM and broader sector focus rather than ESG/senior thesis.
• Plug and Play Korea: Korean arm of a global accelerator network running structured cohort programs and corporate-startup matching. Comparable to SS2 as a domestic accelerator with event-driven deal flow (akin to IR-DAY) and corporate-partnership-driven portfolio support.
• Mashup Ventures: Korean early-stage VC/accelerator with similar blended investment-and-acceleration approach. Comparable as a Korea-anchored early-stage platform with associated accelerator programs and limited-partner-style investment vehicles.
• Bluepoint Partners: Korean growth/early-stage investment firm combining capital with operational support. Comparable to SS2 in deploying pooled capital into Korean startups through structured combination-style vehicles.
• Primer (Premier Asset Management / Primer Accelerator): Korean accelerator founded by former Altos Ventures operators with a similar mission of supporting early-stage Korean startups. Directly comparable as a domestic accelerator with structured programs and limited-partner structures, though with broader sector focus than SS2's ESG/senior lens.

Broad incumbents

• Smilegate Investment (SGI): Korean corporate VC and accelerator arm of Smilegate, making early-stage investments across Korean startups. Comparable as a Korean entity combining accelerator-style support with capital deployment through fund vehicles.
• D.CAMP: Korean startup hub/incubator backed by Naver with a much broader scope than SS2 — office space, community, and investment programs for early-stage ventures. Comparable as a Korea-domiciled startup-support platform, though operating at a significantly larger scale.
• TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startups Korea): Government-backed Korean startup incubator operated via partner accelerators. Comparable as a Korea-wide acceleration vehicle channeling capital and mentorship into early-stage ventures; one of SS2's portfolio companies (GosuPlus) was selected for TIPS, demonstrating overlap in deal-flow pathways.
• Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) Startup Support Program: Government-backed credit guarantee institution providing funding, guarantees, and accelerator-linked programs for Korean SMEs and startups. Comparable to SS2 as a public-policy-aligned capital provider supporting early-stage ventures in Korea.

Emerging players

• BonAngels (본엔젤스): Korean angel-investment platform coordinating individual investors into venture deals — directly analogous to SS2's individual investment partnership model, though typically operating via online syndicates rather than accelerator-style programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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