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Sauce

Seoul, KR · 3 known investors

Sauceclip provides short-form video commerce tools that let online retailers embed shoppable clips in their own stores, with in-video add-to-cart, viewer rewards, and performance analytics. It also offers ClipBooster, an ad network distributing short-form videos across roughly 14,000 apps, and AI that converts live/long-form video into short clips.

Also known as Sauceclip · 소스

Founders & leadership

DYDavid Yunhee Lee
David Yunhee LeeinFounder

Investors · 3

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountSeries CSep 2026
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  • Undisclosed amountSeed Extension RoundAug 2026 · 2 sources
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Sauce (sauce.im) is a shoppable video technology provider based in Seoul, South Korea. It supplies live commerce and short-form video solutions for brands and online retailers, positioning video as a direct path from viewing to purchase. The company describes its offering as a one-stop service spanning live commerce broadcasting, short-form video solutions, marketing and video production, with AI applied across the product line.

The company's stated aim is to raise traffic and conversion on brands' own direct-to-consumer stores through shoppable video and AI. Its marketing materials cite engagement and conversion effects including a 269% figure for average unique viewers, a 35% increase in product clicks, and a purchase conversion rate 3.5x that of standard e-commerce, alongside a client count of more than 277.

Business model

Sauce sells shoppable video and live commerce technology, together with marketing and video production services, to brands and retailers operating their own online stores.

Traction

Sauce lists client broadcast case studies with companies including Gmarket, Samsung Electronics, Coway, LG Electronics, Lotte On, Hana Tour, Shinsegae Shopping, Trip.com, Crocs, Innisfree, ABC Mart, LG Household & Health Care, Kyobo Book Centre, LF, Dongwon Mall, Hankook Tire & Technology and Korea Post Shopping.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

The company describes itself as the fastest-growing shoppable video company in Asia and lists more than 277 clients.

Technology

Shoppable video and live commerce software with AI applied to live and short-form video, enabling in-video product discovery and purchase.

Go-to-market

Direct sales through inquiry-based contact on its website, supported by published client broadcast case studies and performance statistics.

Brands and retailers running direct-to-consumer online stores, including large Korean electronics, retail, travel, cosmetics, publishing and food companies.

Geography

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with a Korean-language site and a client base of Korean brands and retailers; the company frames its market scope as Asia.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Average viewer count (UV) increaseJan 2026269%
ClientsJan 2026277 clients
Product click increase rateJan 202635%
Purchase conversion rate vs. standard e-commerceJan 20263.5 x

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

In the news

Research sources · 7

primary sources listed

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Sauce do?
Sauce is a Korean shoppable video company offering AI-supported live commerce and short-form video solutions for online retailers.
Who founded Sauce?
Sauce was founded by David Yunhee Lee.
Who are Sauce's investors?
Sauce's investors include Kiwoom Investment, Samsung Next, Sauce.vc.
Where is Sauce headquartered?
Sauce is headquartered in Seoul, KR.