# LYCL

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/lycl

- Industry: Consumer Products
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.unpa.me
- Latest round: Seed (Jan 1, 2014)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 2013, LYCL, Inc. operates as a skincare company that offers a range of skincare products using a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model. As of 2023, the company is led by its CEO Hwang Jeong-yoon. In September 2020, LYCL Inc. raised KRW 6 billion in series B funding from returning investor Beiersdorf AG, and investors Lotte Accelerator and Lotte Home Shopping. 

The company integrates three distinct business models: unpa.me, a platform for reviewing and creating content about K-Beauty products; palett.me, an influencer network platform; and unpa.Cosmetics, the startup's exclusive skincare brand that users can purchase directly through LYCL's website.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jan 1, 2014 — Primer, Korea Tech Incubator for Startup

## Investors

- Primer (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/primer) — Seed
- Korea Tech Incubator for Startup — Seed