# Brewguru Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/brewguru-co

- Industry: Consumer Products
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.brewguru.co.kr
- Total disclosed funding: $4M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 9, 2024)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 2017, Buruguru Co., Ltd., a.k.a. Brewguru operates as a beer brand that focuses on offering alcoholic beverages and highball cocktails in cans. In June 2019, Buruguru Co., Ltd. raised KRW 500 million in venture funding from the Holistic Growth Initiative and SW Investment. As of August 2023, Park Sang-Jae is the CEO of the company.

The company's main product is kombucha, which is a beverage made by adding sugar to tea brewed from green and black teas and fermenting it with beneficial bacteria. Kombucha contains lactic acid bacteria, polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, and more.

The company plans to use its proceeds from August 2023 funding to strengthen the growth trend by strengthening manpower in specialized fields.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 9, 2024, $3.3M — FuturePlay, Hyungkuk F&B Co., Ltd.
- Seed, Nov 1, 2018 — FuturePlay, Korea Tech Incubator for Startup
- Seed, Sep 1, 2018, $0.6M — SparkLabs Global Ventures, FuturePlay

## Investors

- SparkLabs Global Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sparklabs-global-ventures) — Seed
- FuturePlay (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/futureplay) — Seed, Series A
- Korea Tech Incubator for Startup — Seed
- Hyungkuk F&B Co., Ltd. — Series A