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The Pirates
Offers seafood wholesale, import/export and distribution
About The Pirates
Based in Seoul, South Korea, The Pirates is a global hub for marine products, operating a comprehensive B2B and B2C platform for seafood wholesale, import, and export. Established in 2018, the company has positioned itself as a crucial link connecting seafood producers, sellers, and consumers across the world. The business is led by CEO Ki-hong Yoon.
The company's business model revolves around creating a robust global supply and demand network for seafood. The Pirates facilitates stable trade for its partners by offering a wide variety of competitive marine products. Its revenue is generated through the wholesale, import, and export of these goods. The firm directly sources and verifies the quality of its products, ensuring a guaranteed standard for its clients. This is supported by a sophisticated operational framework that includes data acquisition on vast volumes of marine products, stringent quality control managed in its own logistics warehouse, and efficient logistics for both domestic and international distribution.
The Pirates offers an extensive range of seafood products available live, fresh, or frozen. Their product categories include fin fish, crab, lobster, shrimp, clam, octopus, squid, and various other frozen seafood items. Specific offerings feature mackerel, turbot, flounder, hamachi, and abalone, catering to diverse culinary needs, including sushi. The company leverages its self-operated logistics warehouse and optimized transportation systems to manage the complexities of both domestic logistics and international trade, ensuring rapid and accurate delivery.
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Latest recorded traffic for The Pirates is 170K monthly website visits, up 21.4% over the last three months. The Pirates's team grew 14.3% over the past year.
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Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Bass Investment- TITimewise Investment
Woori Bank
Kolon Investment
KIWOOM SECURITIES
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
SV Investment
KDB Bank- TITimeWorks Investment
- YGYuanta Financial Holdings Group
L&S Venture Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
TimewiseInvestment
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