dotdotdot
Seoul, KR · 1 known investors
DOTDOTDOT builds OLOBO, an AI-powered conversational platform that lets businesses create animated avatars for natural interactions. Its conversational AI is applied to education, customer service, counseling (with a focus on children), and interactive advertising.
Also known as dot3company · DOTDOTDOT · OLOBO
Founders & leadership
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026DOTDOTDOT is a South Korean company whose platform, OLOBO, provides conversational AI that businesses use to create animated avatars for interactions with end users. The company positions the avatars as approachable and stylized rather than photorealistic, explicitly designing them to avoid the uncanny valley while supporting natural, comfortable communication.
OLOBO is offered for use cases including education, customer service, counseling with a particular emphasis on children, and interactive advertising. The company frames its work as combining conversational AI technology with animation and creative design to make digital interactions feel personal and engaging.
Founding story
The leadership team is drawn from the Korean and international games industry. Co-CEO Joon Soo (JS) Chang previously served as Executive VP at XLGAMES and Chief Art Officer at NCsoft; Co-CEO Yongki Yoon was Co-CEO of EVR Studio, CEO of Barunson E&A, Art Director at XLGAMES and Global Art Production Director at NCsoft; Co-CEO Yong Taek (YT) Bae was Chief Investment Officer at Krafton, co-founder and CEO of En Masse Entertainment, and Managing Director of Visual Concepts Asia (2K Sports). Producer Jaehoon Choi was a lead programmer at XLGAMES and Mgame, a researcher at LG, and holds a Ph.D. in electronic engineering with post-doctoral work in internet security at Chung Ang University.
Traction
The company states it is backed by leading Korean venture capital firms.
Latest developments
The company announced a shareholder-allocated paid-in capital increase on 2024-08-14.
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Market position
Backed by Korean venture capital investors that the company says provide both strategic and financial support.
Technology
An AI-powered conversational platform that pairs conversational AI with animated avatar characters. The avatar design approach is stylized and deliberately non-photorealistic to avoid the uncanny valley.
Go-to-market
Businesses deploying conversational interfaces, with stated application areas in education, customer service, counseling (with a specific focus on children), and interactive advertising.
Geography
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with a second site in Seattle, Washington. Seoul hosts product development, while the Seattle office covers marketing and communication, service design, and community building.
History
Corporate notices published by the company record new share issuance announcements on 2022-10-14 and 2022-11-16, and a shareholder-allocated paid-in capital increase announcement on 2024-08-14.
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- dotdotdotdot3company.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does dotdotdot do?
- Seoul-based DOTDOTDOT develops OLOBO, a conversational AI platform for businesses to deploy animated avatars.
- Who are dotdotdot's investors?
- dotdotdot's investors include Crit Ventures.
- Where is dotdotdot headquartered?
- dotdotdot is headquartered in Seoul, KR.