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Connexioh

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ConnexioH (μ½”λ„₯μ‹œμ˜€μ—μ΄μΉ˜) builds a Graph RAG and ontology-based data intelligence engine that structures fragmented e-commerce data into knowledge graphs to reduce LLM hallucination. Its products include Cre-pan, an alternative credit scoring model that uses online sellers' non-financial data (sales, inventory turnover, review reliability) as collateral, and a Commerce AI Agent that automates pricing, inventory, and competitor monitoring for brands.

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Founders & leadership

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Investors Β· 3

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

ConnexioH (μ½”λ„₯μ‹œμ˜€μ—μ΄μΉ˜, also referenced as CAH) is a South Korean data intelligence company that collects and refines e-commerce data and supplies it to financial institutions, card companies and brands. Its stack combines an ontology layer that structures fragmented e-commerce business data into a knowledge graph, a Graph RAG-based commerce-specific AI model intended to suppress LLM hallucination, and an MCP/API streaming layer for real-time internal and external data delivery.

The product line spans fintech and commerce. 'CH DataLake' is a data specification platform that processes e-commerce data into a form usable for alternative credit scoring and delivers it periodically; the company supplies more than 110 data items monthly to NICE Information Service. 'CAH Cre-pan (On-sell)' is a visualization tool for bank branches that maps an online seller's sales flow, location, business status and growth potential to support credit assessment, and Cre-pan scores sellers using non-financial data such as sales history, inventory turnover and review reliability, with direct API connections to financial institutions. 'Memopan' is an AI analytics dashboard for Naver Smart Store sellers, focused on search engine optimization support by analyzing product exposure, search keywords, and review and 'like' trends. A Commerce AI Agent runs on the ontology engine and automates pricing strategy, inventory operations and competitor monitoring with a natural-language query interface, demand forecasting and multi-channel dashboards.

Founding story

CEO Kyung-ho Lee worked as an IT security expert before becoming a professor at Korea University, where he ran a risk management lab studying corporate credit risk and found that data gaps and contextual understanding of unstructured data were central to identifying risk. Observing that small merchants who moved to e-commerce could not obtain financing because credit assessment relied on periodic financial statements or physical collateral, he concluded that real-time online platform activity data could support fairer evaluation. He established the company through a faculty-led startup program, positioning it as a link between risk-averse lenders and online sellers seeking to evidence their performance.

Business model

B2B data supply and software. ConnexioH sells processed e-commerce data and credit-scoring inputs to banks, card companies and credit bureaus (including periodic delivery of over 110 data items to NICE Information Service and supply contracts with KB Kookmin Card and Shinhan Card), provides visualization tooling to bank branches, and offers seller-facing analytics through Memopan.

Traction

The website cites over 100.7 billion accumulated product data records, 2.11 million businesses analyzed and a data valuation figure of 609 million. Press reporting cites analysis of data from over 1.18 million businesses, more than 300 million data-driven products and over 3 million collected keywords. Memopan signed up 10,000 businesses in its first week and has surpassed 50,000 cumulative users, addressing roughly 570,000 Naver Smart Store sellers. The company reports completed financial-sector data supply contracts with Kakao Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Card, supply of over 110 monthly data items to NICE Information Service, and FSC-selected pilot testing with BNK Busan Bank.

Latest developments

In March 2025 the company disclosed investment via the CNTTech DB Dream Big Fund, jointly managed by CNTTech and DB Capital, following legal and technical due diligence. In April 2025 it was selected as an official provider for a Financial Services Commission commissioned test, and by October 2025 reported completed financial-sector data supply contracts with institutions including Kakao Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Card. An October 2025 interview described On-sell testing with BNK Busan Bank and a planned full release of Memopan to all users in the following year.

β–ΈFull profile β€” market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

Positions itself against crawling-based data collectors and global e-commerce data platforms by emphasizing ontology-based knowledge graph processing tuned to Korean marketplaces, compliance with Korea's Personal Information Protection Act, and decision-support output rather than raw data volume or channel operations.

Ontology-based knowledge graph and Graph RAG processing aimed at high-precision, hallucination-resistant output; specialization in Korean marketplace data formats; a compliance framework built around the Personal Information Protection Act; and data pipelines validated against financial-industry data standards, enabling direct use in credit evaluation.

Technology

An ontology-based engine that structures fragmented e-commerce data into knowledge graphs via semantic mapping, combined with a Graph RAG architecture over a vector database and AI inference to reduce LLM hallucination, and an MCP/API integration layer with low-latency streaming. The company processes petabyte-scale e-commerce data accumulated since 2022 and analyzes it in real time with AI and machine learning, tailoring structuring to the purpose of each use case such as loan screening versus marketing trend analysis.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales and data supply contracts with Korean financial institutions, supported by participation in regulator-run programs (Financial Services Commission pilot testing, including a test with BNK Busan Bank) and startup incubation at the Second Seoul Fintech Lab. Seller-side adoption comes through the Memopan dashboard for Naver Smart Store merchants, with a full public release planned for the following year.

Financial institutions and card companies (banks, credit bureaus, card issuers), consumer brands seeking commerce intelligence, and online small merchants and sellers, particularly Naver Smart Store sellers.

Geography

Headquartered in South Korea and based at the Second Seoul Fintech Lab, with Korean marketplaces as the core data focus; the company's roadmap targets brand partnerships and expansion into Japan and Southeast Asia from 2026.

History

The company was founded by Kyung-ho Lee out of a faculty-led startup program at Korea University and has been collecting and refining e-commerce data since 2022. Its milestone timeline includes a Financial Services Commission chairman's award and top prize in the D-Testbed program in December 2021, selection among the MWC Barcelona 4YFN Awards startup top 50 in November 2023, recognition as a Fintech 30 company and a Samsung C Lab Outside award in May 2024, and selection for an FSC commissioned test in April 2025. In January 2024 it was selected for investment through collaboration with DB Capital and the Second Seoul Fintech Lab, where it is based, and in March 2025 it announced investment from the CNTTech DB Dream Big Fund.

Risks & controversies

Coverage notes regulatory challenges in enabling alternative credit evaluation for online businesses. Several traction and market-size figures originate from the company's own website. Growth depends on continued access to marketplace data and on adoption by regulated financial institutions.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β€” announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Accumulated product data recordsJan 2025100,700,000,000 records
Businesses analyzedJan 20252,110,000 businesses
Businesses covered in credit analysisMar 20251,180,000 businesses
Collected keywordsMar 20253,000,000 keywords
Data-driven products analyzedMar 2025300,000,000 products
Memopan cumulative usersOct 202550,000 users
Monthly data items supplied to NICE Information ServiceOct 2025110 data items per month
Naver Smart Store sellers addressed by MemopanOct 2025570,000 sellers

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β€” not independently audited.

Timeline Β· 8

launches, deals, and filings
Oct 2025
Financial-sector data supply contracts completed

Completed data supply contracts with financial institutions including Kakao Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Card, alongside new business model development in the financial sector. Separately reported supply contracts with major card companies including KB Kookmin Card and Shinhan Card, and monthly supply of over 110 data items to NICE Information Service.

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Oct 2025
On-sell pilot with BNK Busan Bank

CAH Cre-pan (On-sell), a credit visualization tool for bank branches, is being tested in partnership with BNK Busan Bank under an FSC-selected pilot.

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Apr 2025
Selected as official provider for Financial Services Commission commissioned test

Selected as an official operator for a Financial Services Commission commissioned test, establishing institutional security and trust standards. The CAH Cre-pan (On-sell) service was selected for an FSC pilot test and is being tested with BNK Busan Bank.

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Mar 2025
ConnexioH secures investment via CNTTech DB Dream Big Fund

ConnexioH secured investment through the CNTTech DB Dream Big Fund, jointly managed by CNTTech and DB Capital, after legal and technical due diligence citing growth potential and global expansion capability.

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May 2024
Fintech 30 selection and Samsung C Lab Outside award

Named a Fintech 30 representative company in Korea and received an excellence award in Samsung Electronics' C Lab Outside program.

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Jan 2024
Selected for investment via DB Capital and Second Seoul Fintech Lab collaboration

ConnexioH was selected for investment through ongoing collaboration with DB Capital and the Second Seoul Fintech Lab, the incubator where it is based.

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Nov 2023
Selected among MWC Barcelona startup top 50 (4YFN Awards)

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Dec 2021
Financial Services Commission chairman's award and D-Testbed top prize

Received the Financial Services Commission chairman's award and the top prize in the D-Testbed program.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

β–ΈResearch sources Β· 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Connexioh do?
Korean data intelligence firm turning e-commerce data into alternative credit scoring and AI agent products for banks and brands.
Who are Connexioh's investors?
Connexioh's investors include Colopl Next.