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Reverent Partners
Reverent Partners is a Seoul-based PE firm that led rounds for FADU and Daangn Market and executed a buyout alongside Yonsei University's endowment.
Reverent Partners
Reverent Partners is a private equity and growth capital firm founded in 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The firm has made six investments, including Rose Lab in September 2025. Reverent Partners has one portfolio exit, Fadu, which occurred on August 7, 2023.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
South Korea
City
Seoul
Corporate office
Seoul, South Korea
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Reverent Partners?
Reverent Partners does not publicly name individual investment-committee members or deal leads. The firm's website and external materials attribute decisions collectively to the firm without listing principals, titles, or biographies.
How does Reverent Partners source proprietary deal flow?
The firm builds forward-looking sector hypotheses and concentrates research on identified themes, then validates those hypotheses through continuous discussions with portfolio companies and a network of industry experts. This thesis-driven method aims to surface opportunities before they become broadly auctioned processes.
Is Reverent Partners structured as a venture firm or a private-equity firm?
Reverent Partners operates as a private-equity firm that manages both growth-equity and buyout strategies. It has led venture-style growth rounds in technology companies such as FADU and Daangn Market, while also executing control acquisitions like the buyout of Naturalway in partnership with a university endowment.
Does Reverent Partners co-invest alongside external institutions?
Yes. Reverent Partners has closed deals alongside global growth investors DST Global and Aspex Management in Daangn Market and partnered with Yonsei University's endowment on the Naturalway buyout. The firm also operates dedicated co-investment vehicles with Shinhan Financial.
What sectors does Reverent Partners explicitly avoid?
The firm does not publish a list of excluded sectors. Its disclosed investments concentrate on fabless semiconductors, adtech and big-data SaaS, consumer platforms, health-functional foods, and medical devices, suggesting a focus on technology-enabled businesses rather than traditional heavy industry or natural resources.
How is Reverent Partners related to Shinhan Financial?
Reverent Partners has formed two co-investment vehicles with Shinhan Financial — the Reverent-Shinhan Vista New Technology Investment Fund and the Reverent-Shinhan Root New Technology Investment Fund — suggesting a structured capital relationship rather than a parent-subsidiary tie.
What is Reverent Partners' known posture on holding periods?
The firm states it prefers building long-term relationships with portfolio companies, acknowledging that every corporate journey includes both opportunities and challenges. This language, combined with its willingness to write follow-on checks such as FADU's pre-IPO round, suggests a patient capital orientation.
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