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브이드림

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Vdream operates Vwork, an HR platform for remote-work employment of people with disabilities, using AI-based job matching to handle recruiting, attendance, payroll, and labor-compliance documentation. It helps South Korean companies directly hire disabled workers to meet employment-quota obligations and reduce the associated levy (고용부담금).

Also known as ㈜브이드림 · V-Dream · Vdream

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 4

LX인베스트먼트 (LX Investment)라구나인베스트먼트 (Laguna Investment)비에이파트너스 (BA Partners)lead파인밸류자산운용 (Pine Value Asset Management)

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

브이드림 (Vdream, ㈜브이드림) is a South Korean HR solutions company focused on the employment of people with disabilities. It develops and operates a proprietary remote-work human-resources platform, currently branded Vwork (브이워크), which consolidates recruiting, commute/attendance logging, work-performance management, payroll, communication and support requests, and documentation used as evidence in Ministry of Employment and Labor reviews. The company states it is not a staffing or dispatch agency: its model supports corporate clients in directly hiring disabled workers, combining AI-based job matching with the Vwork management system. Earlier generations of the system were branded Flip / Flipped (플립), described in press coverage as Korea's first remote-work system specialized for workers with disabilities, with a 2.0 launch in March 2023 and a renewed Vwork launch in June 2026.

Vdream develops job categories mapped to 15 disability types across roles such as office support, marketing, design, monitoring, customer service, data collection, CAD, data labeling and document management, and designs suitable remote roles for client companies that do not have obvious work to delegate. It recruits and trains candidates by working directly with welfare centers, institutions and associations nationwide, and provides customized vocational training that leads to placement. Adjacent businesses include V-Art Gallery (브이아트갤러리), a goods-creation and sales channel for artists with disabilities that also supplies corporate/public-institution ESG merchandise, a wheelchair-user mobility service called V-Pass (브이패스) launched in April 2024, and assistive-technology device sales. The company has stated plans for a blockchain-based identity authentication system, an AI-based disability job-matching platform, overseas expansion, and a metaverse work environment for remote workers with disabilities.

Business model

Vdream sells its disability-focused remote-work HR platform and accompanying recruiting, training and workforce-management services to employers, positioning the offering against the statutory employment levy (고용부담금) that Korean companies above a certain size pay when they fall short of disability employment quotas. Clients hire the workers directly while Vdream supplies matching, onboarding, attendance/payroll administration and compliance documentation. The company also earns revenue from the V-Art Gallery goods and ESG merchandise business, assistive-technology devices, and government R&D and support programs.

Business-to-business service and platform revenue from employers adopting its disability remote-work hiring and management system, supplemented by goods sales through V-Art Gallery (including corporate ESG merchandise), assistive-device sales, and government project/R&D funding.

Traction

The company's site reports 450+ cumulative client companies, a talent pool of over 30,000 people with disabilities, more than 24,000 cumulative disability hires, zero legal/labor disputes and zero industrial-accident or on-site inspection issues, cumulative employment-levy savings for clients of over KRW 830 billion (KRW 104 billion in the prior year), and roughly KRW 930 billion in cumulative economic activity by placed workers, as of February 2026. Financial filings reported via Incruit show revenue of KRW 4.78 billion in 2023, KRW 6.92 billion in 2024 and KRW 6.00 billion in 2025, with net income of KRW 344 million in 2025 after losses in 2023 and 2024; a February 2025 press report stated the company passed KRW 10 billion in 2024 revenue and set targets of KRW 40 billion for 2025 and KRW 80 billion for 2026. V-Art Gallery revenue more than tripled from 2023 to 2024 according to the same report.

Latest developments

In 2026 the company relaunched its disability-focused remote-work platform as Vwork, refreshed its CI/BI, moved its headquarters to Seoul, and registered several patents covering remote-work monitoring, integrated disability-employment remote-work management and data security. It signed cooperation agreements with Yeongnam Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, the Korea Disability Awareness Improvement Education Institute, the Ganghwa District Office of Education in Incheon, Mapo Disabled Persons Welfare Center, and Japan's Sun Family elderly-care facilities, was named a Seoul Work-Life Balance Point Company, and received a final success determination for the Post-TIPS program.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

Vdream describes itself as the leading domestic disability HR company and claims first place in market share for disability recruitment; press coverage describes its Flip system as Korea's first remote-work system specialized for people with disabilities. It contrasts its remote direct-hiring approach with the alternative of establishing a subsidiary-type standard workplace for disabled employees, citing lower upfront investment and a 2-4 week implementation time.

Combination of AI-based matching with an owned management system covering post-hire operations (attendance, payroll, labor documentation, immediate replacement matching when a worker leaves), job design for employers lacking remote-suitable roles, job categories built around 15 disability types, and a direct-hire structure rather than labor dispatch.

Technology

A proprietary remote-work HR platform (Vwork, previously Flip) providing AI-based job recommendation and matching, real-time remote work and attendance monitoring by an internal dedicated team, integrated payroll and labor-contract handling, customized training content, and record-keeping for labor-authority evidence. The company reports registered patents including a disability remote-work system (2021), a real-time remote-work monitoring and analysis system (April 2026), an integrated remote-work management system linked across the full cycle of disability employment support (May 2026), and a data security system and method (June 2026), along with ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications obtained in 2023 and an in-house research institute recognition. Announced development directions include blockchain-based identity authentication and a metaverse workspace.

Go-to-market

Korean companies and public institutions subject to disability employment quotas — the site cites companies with an annual average of 100 or more regular employees as those liable for the levy — plus job-seekers with disabilities on the supply side, and artists with disabilities for the V-Art Gallery business.

Geography

Headquartered in South Korea with a Seocho office in Seoul (headquarters relocated to Seoul in May 2026) and a Busan office; corporate records also list a Busan Suyeong-gu address. Partnerships and program selections span Busan, Incheon, Daegu and Seoul, and the company has signed a cooperation agreement with a Japanese elderly-care facility operator (Sun Family) in March 2026 as part of stated overseas expansion plans.

History

㈜브이드림 was incorporated on 25 January 2018 and was selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups technology-innovation startup support program in September 2018, followed by venture company certification, accelerator graduation and a seed round in July 2018, and TIPS selection in November 2018. It raised VC funding in December 2019, a Series A in February 2020, and a Series B in February 2022, and received a final TIPS success determination in September 2022. Product milestones include patent registration for its disability remote-work system in 2021, the launch of Flip 2.0 and V-Art Gallery in March 2023, V-Pass in April 2024, and a renewed Vwork platform in June 2026. It was selected for Post-TIPS in June 2024 (final success determination February 2026) and for the R&D-type Scaleup TIPS program in December 2024, when it also raised pre-Series C bridge funding. Awards include a 2024 grand prize in an investment competition at the Technology Expo for the Vulnerable, the 2025 Korean Standards Association Service AI Leader award, and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy award at the 32nd Corporate Innovation Awards in December 2025.

Risks & controversies

Reported financials show revenue declining from KRW 6.92 billion in 2024 to KRW 6.00 billion in 2025 and net losses in 2023 and 2024, against publicly stated targets of KRW 40 billion for 2025 and KRW 80 billion for 2026. Demand is tied to Korea's disability employment quota and levy regime, and the company's own FAQ notes that gaps when a disabled employee resigns mid-term can cause the levy to be re-incurred.

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Key figures

latest reported
Average annual salaryJan 2026KRW 52.71 million
Client employment levy savings, prior yearFeb 2026KRW 104 billion+
Cumulative client companiesFeb 2026450 companies
Cumulative client employment levy savingsFeb 2026KRW 830 billion+
Cumulative disability hiresFeb 202624,000 hires
Cumulative economic activity of placed disabled workersFeb 2026KRW 930 billion+
Cumulative funding raisedFeb 2022approximately KRW 10 billion
Disability talent poolFeb 202630,000 people
EmployeesJan 202625 people
Legal/labor issue and dispute rateFeb 20260%
Net incomeJan 2025KRW 344 million
Net lossJan 2024KRW -502 million
Paid-in capitalJan 2025KRW 1.087 billion
RevenueJan 2025KRW 6.002 billion
Total equityDec 2025KRW 5.305 billion

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

Timeline · 30

launches, deals, and filings
Jun 2026
MOUs with Incheon Ganghwa District Office of Education and Mapo Disabled Persons Welfare Center

Agreements on creating employment environments for students in special education and on strengthening job competencies and employment linkage for people with disabilities in the local community.

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Jun 2026
Renewed launch of disability-focused remote-work solution Vwork

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Jun 2026
Patent registered for data security system and method

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May 2026
Headquarters relocated to Seoul; new CI/BI introduced

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May 2026
MOU with Yeongnam Regional Rehabilitation Hospital

Mutual cooperation on rehabilitation, health management and job creation for people with disabilities.

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May 2026
Patent registered for integrated remote-work management system linked across the full cycle of disability employment support

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Apr 2026
MOU with Korea Disability Awareness Improvement Education Institute

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Apr 2026
Patent registered for real-time remote-work monitoring and analysis system

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Mar 2026
MOU with Japanese elderly-care operator Sun Family

Agreement on mutual cooperation for digital transformation of elderly care facilities and expansion of a safe-care platform.

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Feb 2026
Final success determination for Post-TIPS program

Post-TIPS agreement period ran from June 2024 to November 2025 and received a final success determination.

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Dec 2025
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy award at the 32nd Corporate Innovation Awards

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Oct 2025
MOU with Busan Main Vocational School on disability job linkage

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Jul 2025
Service AI Leader award in Korean Standards Association AI service best-practice contest

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Dec 2024
Pre-Series C bridge funding

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Dec 2024
Selected for Scaleup TIPS (R&D type)

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Oct 2024
Grand prize in investment competition at the 2024 Technology Expo for Accompanying the Vulnerable; Digital Platform Government Committee Chair award at the Korea Digital Future Innovation Awards

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Jun 2024
Selected for the Post-TIPS program

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Apr 2024
Launch of V-Pass mobility service for wheelchair users

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Apr 2023
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications obtained

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Mar 2023
Launch of Flip 2.0 disability-focused remote-work system and V-Art Gallery

Vdream launched version 2.0 of its disability-specialized remote-work system 'Flip' and opened V-Art Gallery, a goods-creation studio for artists with disabilities.

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Sep 2022
Final success determination for Ministry of SMEs and Startups TIPS program

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Apr 2022
MOU with Bespin Global to train disabled specialists in software and AI

Vdream signed a business agreement with cloud delivery platform company Bespin Global for cultivating professional personnel with disabilities in software and artificial intelligence fields.

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Mar 2022
Hired Im Hyun-soo, engineer with grade 1 physical and speech disability, to advance the Flip platform

Vdream announced the recruitment of Im Hyun-soo, referred to in venture circles as the 'Stephen Hawking' of the industry, to help enhance its disability community platform and disability-specialized remote-work platform Flip.

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Feb 2022
Series B round of KRW 7.4 billion announced

Vdream announced a KRW 7.4 billion Series B round with existing investors BA Partners and Laguna Investment plus Pine Value Asset Management and LX Investment as financial investors, and technology professors from major universities as individual shareholders, bringing cumulative funding to about KRW 10 billion. Proceeds were earmarked for hiring across all functions, disability-type vocational training content, an online education system, assistive-device business expansion and a metaverse remote-work space.

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Jun 2021
Patent registered for disability remote-work system

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Feb 2020
Series A round

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Dec 2019
VC investment in disability remote-work system

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Nov 2018
Selected for Ministry of SMEs and Startups TIPS program

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Jul 2018
Seed investment following accelerator graduation

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Jan 2018
㈜브이드림 incorporated

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

Research sources · 8

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

Frequently asked questions

What does 브이드림 do?
Korean HR solution company running Vwork, a remote-work employment and management platform for hiring workers with disabilities.
Who are 브이드림's investors?
브이드림's investors include Laguna Investment.