이너버즈
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Innerverz (이너버즈) builds generative AI solutions that improve production efficiency for content creation companies, including tools for long-form and short-form animation, webtoon/comics production, and virtual humans such as virtual influencers and AI anchors. It also offers a face swap SaaS product for creators.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Innerverz (이너버즈) is a Korean company that develops generative-AI software for media and content production companies. Its stated product lines cover animation (software for in-between/동화 work used by long-form animation studios and a production solution for short-form animation), comics (a webtoon production efficiency solution intended to assist webtoon artists), and virtual humans (tools for producing virtual influencers and AI anchors appearing in video), alongside a face-swap SaaS offering.
Earlier coverage describes the company as a deep-learning-based virtual influencer production business, creating synthetic faces and video content featuring virtual characters. Its video synthesis approach was described as focused less on replacing people or full automation than on allowing virtual characters to perform convincingly in high-quality productions such as films and music videos, preserving the concept and framing intended by directors and producers. The company was also reported to be preparing creator-facing software to set quality standards for AI-generated video and detection technology to identify misused deepfake footage.
Business model
Innerverz sells AI-based production software and solutions to content production companies, and offers a face swap product delivered as SaaS.
Traction
Received a total of 2.5 billion KRW in investment from HYBE, Laguna Investment and existing investor Bluepoint (announced January 2023). Selected as a Top Innovator at the NextRise 2024 startup fair in Seoul (June 2024, one of 25 recipients) and selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Scale-up TIPS program (December 2024).
Latest developments
In December 2024 the company announced selection for the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Scale-up TIPS program. In October 2024 it published commentary on innovation in AI-driven content production, noting that video AI had received relatively less attention than LLMs over the prior two years due to factors such as difficulty in dataset processing.
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Market position
Positioned as an AI-based media content production automation startup in Korea; earlier coverage described it as a deep-learning-based virtual influencer/digital human company that was regarded as pushing deep-learning video synthesis quality, drawing collaboration interest from entertainment agencies.
Technology
The company develops its own generative-AI and deep-learning video processing and synthesis technology, applied to animation in-betweening, short-form animation production, webtoon production assistance, and virtual human rendering in video. An investor noted the company does not rely solely on open source and can render high-quality, natural character expression under dynamic character motion and varied external conditions. The company also said it was preparing misuse-detection technology to determine whether video is deepfaked.
Go-to-market
Content production companies, including long-form and short-form animation studios, webtoon artists, and entertainment/media producers; earlier coverage cites collaboration requests from entertainment agencies and content creators.
Geography
Korea-based, with reporting that the HYBE investment was tied to the company's intent to expand onto the global stage.
History
By January 2023 the company was operating as a deep-learning virtual influencer production business, with Bluepoint as an existing investor, and raised 2.5 billion KRW from HYBE, Laguna Investment and Bluepoint. It was subsequently recognized at NextRise 2024 (June 2024) and selected for Scale-up TIPS (December 2024), and presents itself as an AI-based media content production automation company with animation, comics, virtual human and face swap SaaS solutions.
Risks & controversies
Coverage notes that deep-learning video synthesis technology has faced commercialization difficulties because of frequent misuse, and that ethical issues have been raised as AI technology advances rapidly; the company said it was preparing responses including deepfake detection technology.
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Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsInnerverz, described as an AI-based media content production automation solution startup led by co-CEOs JungHyuk Im and JunHyuk Kim, was selected by Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the Scale-up TIPS program.
Named among 25 companies recognized at the NextRise 2024 startup fair held 13-14 June at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, including the Top Innovator award.
Innerverz announced a total of 2.5 billion KRW in investment. HYBE and Laguna Investment participated as new investors; existing investor Bluepoint joined as a follow-on investor.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 이너버즈 do?
- Korean startup building generative-AI solutions that automate animation, webtoon and virtual-human content production.
- Who are 이너버즈's investors?
- 이너버즈's investors include Laguna Investment.