# PLCOskin Co.

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

- Industry: Biotechnology
- Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
- Website: www.plcoskin.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $16M
- Latest round: Series C (Dec 9, 2025)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

Based in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 2017, Plcoskin was founded by Woo Yeol Baek, assistant professor of plastic surgery at Severance hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Along with the department of biotechnology at Yonsei University, Plcoskin collaborates with Amir H. Dorafshar from the Rush Medical College in Chicago, US. In 2018, Plcoskin released a cosmetic brand based on regenerative medicine and anti-aging biotechnology known as Youlief. In December 2025, Plcoskin raised approximately KRW 3 billion in series C funding from new investor HighLight Capital. The round is part of a larger KRW 14.5 series C funding.

The company's business area is focused on cosmetic and biotech products. The company's cosmetic products are sold under the brand Youlief. It also engages in research and development (R&D) of Polycaprolactone (PCL) for breast reconstruction surgery. 

Plcoskin's revenue is generated by the research and development of biomedical materials, devices, and cosmetics. The company also sells cosmetic products under the brand Youlief.

The company will use the December 2025 funding as an entry point in venturing into the Chinese market, with international partnerships.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Dec 9, 2025, $2M — HighLight Capital
- Series C, Oct 27, 2025, $7M — SBI Investment, SJ Investment Partners, BNH Investment, P&K Skin Research Center
- Series B, Aug 31, 2023, $4.5M — SJ Investment Partners, Holistic Growth Initiative, STIC Ventures, Tony Investment, We Ventures, Helio Investment
- Series A, Jan 15, 2021, $2.3M — Primer, Helio Investment

## Investors

- Primer (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/primer) — Series A
- Helio Investment — Series A, Series B
- SJ Investment Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sj-investment-partners) — Series B, Series C
- Holistic Growth Initiative (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/holistic-growth-initiative) — Series B
- STIC Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/stic-ventures) — Series B
- Tony Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tony-investment) — Series B
- We Ventures — Series B
- SBI Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sbi-investment) — Series C
- BNH Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bnh-investment) — Series C
- P&K Skin Research Center — Series C
- HighLight Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/highlight-capital) — Series C