# Kick the Hurdle

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kick-the-hurdle

- Industry: Food
- Headquarters: Changwon, South Korea
- Website: http://www.kickthehurdle.com
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Series B (Mar 15, 2022)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Founded in 2018 and based in Changwon, South Korea, Kick the Hurdle researches and produces probiotic supplements. In May 2023, Kick the Hurdle raised KRW 2 billion in venture funding from new investor Hyundai Department Store. As of 2023, the company is led by its CEO Kim Tae-yang.

The company will use the May funding to expand the market for healthcare products and services and to improve marketing effects through content production involving influencers.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Mar 15, 2022, $6.5M — NAU IB Capital, Hanwha Asset Management
- Series A, Jan 21, 2021, $3.2M — Industrial Bank of Korea, BNK Venture Capital, Series Ventures, Harang Invest
- Series A, Dec 3, 2020, $3.7M — BNK Venture Capital, IBK Capital, Harang Invest
- Seed, Mar 11, 2020, $0.2M — Ulsan Creative Economy Innovation Center, Series Ventures

## Investors

- Ulsan Creative Economy Innovation Center (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ulsan-creative-economy-innovation-center) — Seed
- Series Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/series-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- BNK Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bnk-venture-capital) — Series A
- IBK Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ibk-capital) — Series A
- Harang Invest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/harang-invest) — Series A
- Industrial Bank of Korea — Series A
- NAU IB Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nau-ib-capital) — Series B
- Hanwha Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hanwha-asset-management) — Series B