Domestic IT startup Team Sparta announced on the 11th that it will sign an investment contract with Arc & Partners. Through this investment contract, Arc & Partners will become the second largest shareholder, following the existing major shareholder, CEO Lee Beom-gyu. CEO Lee Beom-gyu will continue to lead the company’s management as the largest shareholder and CEO.
Arc & Partners is an asset management company that actively uses the rare 'Growth Buyout' strategy in Korea. It does not stop at simple capital investment, but rather, cooperates with existing management to establish and execute growth strategies and value creation activities. Through this, it pursues a strategy to continuously increase corporate value, and has a history of leading explosive growth by executing large-scale investments in promising domestic companies such as 'Remember', 'Soomgo', and 'Kasina'.
Team Sparta is a company that operates various IT talent education programs, including the government-funded developer training project 'Tomorrow's Learning Camp (KDT)', the online coding education service 'Sparta Coding Club', B2B corporate education, and 'Sailing 99' to improve developer careers. In particular, it has recently achieved rapid growth through continuous curriculum innovation and AI introduction for non-majors. It recorded sales of 31.8 billion won in 2023 and is expected to achieve sales of over 60 billion won in 2024.
Through this investment attraction, Team Sparta plans to actively pursue M&A (mergers and acquisitions) of outsourcing businesses while expanding the recruitment of excellent talent. Through this, Team Sparta has a vision of establishing itself as an IT conglomerate that not only fosters IT talent but also creates new business opportunities based on the talent produced through Team Sparta’s education system.
Lee Beom-gyu, CEO of Team Sparta, said, “Attracting investment from Arc & Partners is a strategic decision for Team Sparta to grow faster and bigger,” and added, “2025 will be an important year for Team Sparta to grow into an IT conglomerate through various businesses such as education, outsourcing, and games.”
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