Iquest
Seoul, KR · 1 known investors
AI 얼마경리 is an AI-powered bookkeeping and accounting ERP that automatically collects transaction data (cards, cash, tax invoices, receipts) and processes vouchers using patented AI. It targets Korean small and mid-sized businesses, especially wholesale and retail operations, and includes features such as electronic tax invoicing, blockchain-based e-contracts, budgeting, multi-currency handling, and mobile access.
Also known as (주)아이퀘스트 · Iquest Co., Ltd. · 아이퀘스트
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Iquest (아이퀘스트, (주)아이퀘스트) is a South Korean business software publisher that develops and sells ERP, accounting, groupware, HR and electronic contracting products for small and mid-sized companies as well as sole proprietors. Its product family is branded 얼마에요 (Eolmaeyo) and includes 얼마에요 ERP, an all-in-one ERP with versions tailored to wholesale/distribution, manufacturing/production and construction; 얼마에요 Works, which combines ERP with groupware functions such as mail, messenger and approvals; AI 얼마경리, an accounting/payroll/tax package; 얼마365, a mobile management notebook for one-person businesses; 얼마에요 NPO for non-profit operators; HR365 for HR, attendance and payroll; 사인365 (renamed from 얼마싸인), a blockchain-based electronic contract service; and a reseller/implementation offering of SAP Business One for mid-sized firms.
The company positions its recent releases around AI and automation features: RPA capture of transaction statements, AI-assisted voucher processing with automatic account-title recommendation, AI-driven master-data setup, photo-based expense capture, inventory management, subsidy discovery, a ChatGPT-based chatbot being extended into multi-agent functions such as a legal chatbot, mobile access, and generation of VAT, withholding-tax and year-end settlement filing data. Iquest states it holds multiple patents related to accounting processing, including AI automatic journal-entry technology that collects card, bank account, tax invoice and cash-receipt transaction records and processes vouchers through to National Tax Service filing.
Iquest Co., Ltd. was incorporated on 27 November 1996 and is classified in software publishing and data processing/hosting services. A third-party company database reports 111 employees for 2024 and lists Dfocus Co., Ltd. and Trinity Soft as subsidiaries.
Business model
Iquest licenses and subscribes packaged business software to companies, offering industry- and size-specific editions of its ERP and adjacent modules (accounting, HR/payroll, groupware, electronic contracts). Sales run through consultation and quotation channels with dedicated purchase, usage-support and technical-support hotlines, and the company offers subscription-based plans (for example for 사인365), a 30-day 100% refund guarantee for dissatisfied buyers, free trial periods used as promotional incentives, on-site training, and cloud-delivered services certified for quality and performance by Korea's National IT Industry Promotion Agency.
Revenue comes from sales and subscriptions of its software products, including subscription plans for the 사인365 electronic contract service and licence/usage fees for ERP, accounting, groupware and HR modules, alongside support and training services.
Traction
A third-party company database reports 111 employees in 2024, a 4.66% increase in net sales revenue and a 2.36% increase in total assets in its latest financial highlights, and a 22.54% increase in net profit margin in 2025. The company publishes customer implementation reviews from Korean manufacturers and other SMEs.
Latest developments
Recent company announcements include partnership agreements with KB Kookmin Bank on ERP-linked financial services (April 2026) and with NH NongHyup Bank on embedded finance (March 2026), the renaming of the 얼마싸인 electronic contract service to 사인365 (April 2026), the launch of 얼마에요 Works ERP-plus-groupware for SMEs (July 2026), functional expansion of HR365 for attendance and weekly holiday allowance management (June 2026), selection as an implementation provider for the Ministry of Employment and Labor's HR platform support project (February 2026), selection as an 'AI Naver Mate' in IT/tech (July 2026), and 4.0 updates to 얼마에요 ERP covering payroll deduction recalculation and site-based collection of daily-worker wages.
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Market position
Iquest has operated in Korean business software since 1996 and markets itself across ERP, accounting, groupware, HR and e-contract categories for SMEs. Its software has received GS (Good Software) Grade 1 certification from the Korea Testing Laboratory and the Telecommunications Technology Association, cloud computing service quality and performance recognition from the National IT Industry Promotion Agency, a New Software Product Award from the Ministry of Science and ICT for the 얼마 product, and ISO certification (2025). In 2026 it was selected as an 'AI Naver Mate' in the IT/tech field and as an implementation provider under the Ministry of Employment and Labor's HR platform support programme.
The company emphasises patented AI automatic journal-entry technology, GS Grade 1 software quality certification, certified cloud service quality, industry-specific ERP editions, an integrated suite spanning ERP, groupware, HR and blockchain-based e-contracts, and a 30-day full refund policy.
Technology
Products combine ERP transaction processing with AI and automation: RPA capture of transaction statements, automatic collection of card, bank, tax-invoice and cash-receipt data, AI recommendation of account titles and automated voucher creation, OCR-style photo-based expense entry, a ChatGPT-based large language model chatbot moving toward multi-agent capabilities, blockchain-based electronic contracting (사인365), cloud delivery and mobile applications.
Go-to-market
Direct inbound sales supported by a website solution-diagnosis tool that recommends products by industry and function, telephone consultation and technical support centres, a product blog publishing customer implementation reviews and feature updates, referral and review promotions offering gift certificates and coupons, free usage periods for new customers, and bank partnerships that embed ERP-linked financial services.
Small and mid-sized Korean enterprises and sole proprietors, with industry-specific configurations for wholesale/distribution, manufacturing/production and construction; mid-sized firms are addressed with SAP Business One and non-profit operators with 얼마에요 NPO. Published customer references include manufacturers with fewer than 30 employees, such as a marine engine maker in Yongin.
Geography
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The corporate site lists the head office at the Iquest Building, 121 Dogok-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, together with an affiliated research institute, a service centre and the 얼마에요 Academy; a third-party database lists an address in Guro-gu, Seoul. The company relocated its head office to a Gangnam building, marked by a promotion running 13-31 October 2025.
History
Iquest Co., Ltd. was incorporated on 27 November 1996 and describes 30 years of operation in business software. It expanded from ERP into accounting, groupware, HR, and electronic contracting products, added AI and cloud capabilities, relocated its head office to a Gangnam building in 2025, and in 2026 described itself as evolving into a next-generation AI management platform company while signing embedded-finance partnerships with Korean banks.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsThe company relocated its head office to a Gangnam building and ran a commemorative customer promotion from 13 to 31 October 2025.
Iquest Co., Ltd. was incorporated in South Korea on 27 November 1996, operating in the software publishing sector.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Iquestiquest.co.kr · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Iquest do?
- Korean software publisher behind the 얼마에요 ERP, AI 얼마경리 accounting and HR365 products for small and mid-sized businesses.
- Who are Iquest's investors?
- Iquest's investors include Kiwoom Investment.
- Where is Iquest headquartered?
- Iquest is headquartered in Seoul, KR.