Tect Group Secures Seed Funding to Launch Global Skincare and Makeup Brands


Global beauty brand Tect Group announced on the 21st that it has secured seed funding from BASS Ventures and Kakao Ventures.

Tect Group is gearing up to launch global skincare and hybrid makeup brands, with a primary focus on North America and Japan. Guided by the concept, “Skin doesn’t always want the same thing,” the company aims to stand out in the personal and emotionally driven global skincare market. By combining the agile organizational culture of IT startups with the creative planning expertise of beauty and fashion brands, Tect Group excels in developing hero products and accelerating brand growth. Starting in the North American market, the company plans to introduce a new paradigm to the global skincare industry through community-based agile marketing strategies.

Led by CEO Myungkyu Kim—who previously founded an IT startup and served as head of online business operations at the fashion brand Pottery—Tect Group has built a team uniquely positioned to create distinctive brands and execute agile marketing strategies.

Yang Hyungjun, Senior Team Leader at BASS Ventures, explained their investment decision: “CEO Myungkyu Kim was the founder of a company we made an early investment in back in 2019. Based on his outstanding execution, grit, brand insight, and leadership, we’re confident that Tect Group will deliver exceptional results on a global scale.”

An Hyewon, Senior Analyst at Kakao Ventures, added, “Tect Group is a team that excels at applying the agility of IT startups to the K-beauty space, and we’re excited to see their rapid growth.”
Kim Myungkyu, CEO of Tect Group, shared his vision: “We aim to go beyond functional tools and establish a globally recognized K-beauty brand, introducing a new growth model through agile marketing. Our mission is to support over 100 million people in aging healthily and beautifully, as we aspire to become the next Estée Lauder Companies.”

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