Venture-Backed Startups

Spendit builds an expense management platform for companies, aimed at reducing administrative inefficiency for businesses and their employees while saving time and improving productivity. The company serves enterprise customers in South Korea.

1 investor

Sprint is a member-management app for fitness coaches and training centers that uses AI (ChatGPT) to automate diet and workout logging, letting coaches offer PT-level care to regular members. It consolidates chat, booking, logs, and homework into an all-in-one coach web and member app, and centralizes client data across a center to prevent churn.

1 investor

Slowave develops lightweight wireless patch-type EEG devices and brain-signal analysis algorithms to support clinicians' diagnosis of neuropsychiatric conditions such as sleep disorders, delirium, and ADHD. The company builds data-driven neuro-healthcare tools intended for use in clinical settings.

1 investor

StyleKorean is an online retailer of Korean beauty and skincare products, selling items such as the SUNGBOON EDITOR Silk Peptide EGF skincare duo. The page is a product listing for an anti-wrinkle lifting ampoule and smoothing toner bundle.

1 investor

A company founded in 2015 that develops consumer products aimed at making everyday life easier. It emphasizes quality, ease of use, and trustworthy products for families.

1 investor

Amo Travel (아모 트레블) is a travel company specializing in adventure and safari trips, including destinations in Africa such as Tanzania's Serengeti. It arranges curated travel experiences for customers seeking memorable journeys.

1 investor

Lifet (라이펫) operates a Korean-language online community and content platform for dog owners, where caregivers share information and ask questions about pet health topics such as nutrition, medication, dental care, and everyday behavior. The platform offers care tips and user-generated posts to help pet guardians look after their animals.

1 investor

Marketbang operates a B2B wine ordering platform in South Korea that lets licensed business owners compare and order products from around 143 wine importers in one place. It serves restaurants and retail store owners holding alcohol sales licenses, offering real-time pricing, inventory, promotions, and reward points.

1 investor

C&R Research is a contract research organization providing end-to-end clinical trial services, including regulatory and non-regulatory trials as well as multinational studies. It has conducted around 1,800 clinical trials, including 79 global multinational trials, over 29 years.

1 investor

CTNS (Creative Technology & Sustainability) is a battery pack intelligence platform that integrates design, production, and operation to bridge the gap between cell makers and product makers. Founded in 2017, it serves mission-critical, high-mix low-volume markets such as robotics, industrial mobility, drones/UAM, and industrial ESS with standardized design, AI-based manufacturing, and operational data management solutions.

1 investor

Alon operates a digitally connected electric vehicle charging ecosystem in South Korea, moving beyond hardware-centric charging to make charging more convenient for users and management safer for operators. Its charging stations are deployed at sites such as universities, hotels, apartment complexes, and offices.

1 investor

Outcome is a Korea-based export sales agency that identifies, contacts, and qualifies overseas buyers on behalf of client brands, reaching out under the client's own name and email/LinkedIn accounts to secure buyer replies and confirmed meetings. It serves exporters—mainly in beauty and personal care, as well as food, consumer goods, and industrial B2B—targeting buyers across more than 90 countries.

1 investor

Home-learn (홈런) is a home-based digital learning service for elementary and middle school students in South Korea, offering curriculum-aligned lessons, workbooks, and AI-personalized content mapped to Korean school textbooks. Operated by the Icecream (아이스크림) education group, it provides subject content for Korean, English, and math along with a parent app for monitoring children's study progress and teacher management.

1 investor

Numen is an FP&A platform where nine specialized AI agents build forecasts, run variance analysis, and draft board-ready reports on a single verifiable canvas that connects to ERP, ledger, data warehouse, and external data feeds. It serves finance teams across sectors including public sector, manufacturing, food & beverage, and fintech, with agentic bookkeeping planned.

1 investor

ICH Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in high-performance advanced composite materials, developing advanced materials and components for the global market.

1 investor

Apollon develops needle-free continuous glucose monitors for diabetes care using Raman spectroscopy-based optical sensing. Its wearable device, MOGLU, targets non-invasive glucose measurement and is being developed by teams in Boston and Seoul.

1 investor

A meal brand offering prepared dishes aimed at managing blood sugar and supporting healthy aging, such as brown rice salads with protein-rich chicken steak, chili shrimp with whole-grain rice, and pork with doenjang seasoning. The meals emphasize high protein and dietary fiber with low-sugar sauces.

1 investor

Yanolja Cloud Solution provides cloud-based, AI-powered hospitality software for global travel enterprises, covering operations, revenue management, and data connectivity across the travel ecosystem. It also offers consumer-facing travel, leisure, and culture experiences, serving both enterprises and travelers worldwide.

1 investor

Provides a tool that calculates the projected profitability of a farm before construction begins, using official data from government and public institutions. Aimed at prospective farm operators and investors evaluating large, long-term agricultural investments in South Korea.

1 investor

FIFL builds software to improve offline fitness businesses, including a member-management platform for gyms and fitness studios. The company serves fitness facility operators and their members in South Korea, aiming to create new workout experiences and lifestyle culture.

1 investor

An online retailer selling pre-owned, authenticated luxury goods, such as a used Louis Vuitton Melie Empreinte handbag. The product is listed with detailed condition grading and discounted resale pricing.

1 investor

b.stage is a fan engagement platform operated by bemyfriends that lets artists and entertainment IPs build community websites with exclusive content, forums, live streaming, fan events, AMAs, and fandom data. It serves music, entertainment, and esports clients, with growth in the U.S. and Japan.

1 investor

Mgame operates an online game portal offering a catalog of PC, web, and mobile games, including RPGs, casual card and board games (such as poker and go-stop), and browser-based titles. The platform serves players primarily in the Korean market and includes account management, in-game currency (M-Cash) top-up, and event features.

1 investor

Square B is a full-service construction firm handling commercial and residential projects, including kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room remodels and whole-home renovations. It serves clients in Michigan and Florida.

1 investor