Venture-Backed Startups

Clody (클로디) builds a set of mobile apps connecting Seoul's Dongdaemun wholesale fashion market, including retail, wholesale, and purchasing-agent ("saip samchon") apps that let sellers handle sourcing, product ordering, and bookkeeping without manual ledgers. The platform serves fashion retailers, wholesalers, and purchasing agents across South Korea.

1 investor

Cloudtype is a cloud deployment platform that lets developers build, deploy, and run source code from GitHub repositories without managing complex infrastructure or writing Dockerfiles. It offers features such as one-click open-source software installation, managed databases, automatic HTTPS certificates, adjustable CPU/memory resources, a CLI tool, real-time logs, and deployment automation via GitHub Actions.

1 investor

Tella offers an English conversation learning program delivered through chat-based lessons, which the company cites research as showing to be more effective than lecture or speaking lessons. The service targets Korean learners aiming to improve their English speaking skills.

1 investor

TSI (Taesung Industrial) is a mixing systems specialist founded in 1996 that builds mixing technology and provides on-site customer service for manufacturers. Its customers include major domestic and international lithium-ion (secondary) battery manufacturers across Korea, the US, China, Europe, and Japan.

1 investor

TMD LAB develops shape memory polymer (SMP) materials and applies them across bio-medical, multi-dimensional printing, textile, and engineering fields. Its medical work includes SMP-based devices and implants such as lacrimal duct stents, biliary stents, punctal plugs, and vascular wrapping supports.

1 investor

Finetek (파인텍) develops and manufactures display equipment and components, and has expanded into secondary battery (lithium-ion) equipment and sensor technologies including contactless touch systems. The company serves the display and battery manufacturing industries as an equipment and parts supplier.

1 investor

Walla is an online survey tool for creating and collecting unlimited surveys with over 20 question types, used for cases such as event registrations, attendance tracking, on-site check-ins, and educational quizzes. Responses can be monitored in real time and surveys are automatically optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

1 investor

Puzzle Monsters is a game studio that develops and publishes mobile games, including titles such as Ninja Idle and Ninja Survival. Founded in 2020, it has an upcoming release, Project: Z.

1 investor

Manufacturer of 3D inspection equipment, primarily PCB inspection systems for various customers.

1 investor

Fractal operates LittleBuffett, a platform where users build custom stock indices by selecting securities and cash weightings, track daily returns, and compare and follow other users' indices. The company is also developing a security token (STO) platform that lets investment experts issue tokenized securities tied to their real brokerage accounts so investors can mirror their portfolios in real time.

1 investor

EDEN (Eden World) is a growth platform for virtual creators and VTubers, offering mentoring and a marketplace for assets such as avatars, clothing, hair, accessories, scenes, and 3D props. It supports VTuber debuts and related content for VRChat and Warudo environments.

1 investor

An e-commerce platform selling apparel and lifestyle products through online retail channels.

3 investors

HyVision System develops machine vision and image-processing technology, including image grabber boards, vision cameras, and vision algorithms, combined with motion-control technology for inspection, classification, and factory automation. The company also builds articulated and SCARA robots and signal-processing components for camera modules with 3D sensing and smart features.

1 investor

얼마집(HowMuchHome) provides a digital platform for Korean urban redevelopment and reconstruction projects, offering registry-based automatic ownership verification, electronic consent forms, electronic general meetings, and a verified community. It serves redevelopment and reconstruction associations and promotion committees in South Korea.

1 investor

C.P. Company is an Italian sportswear brand known for specialized garment-dyeing techniques, proprietary fabrics such as Taylon-P and Chrome-R, and its signature goggle lens detail on jacket and overshirt sleeves. This page is a brand listing within a third-party fashion marketplace rather than the company's own site.

1 investor

Alivas is a medical device startup developing a new therapeutic device for refractory chronic constipation, a condition affecting patients who do not respond to drug treatment. The company originated from the Japan Biodesign program, a collaboration between Stanford University and the University of Tokyo.

1 investor

Bridge is a Japanese web marketing agency offering SEO and LLMO (large language model optimization) consulting, content marketing, and multi-platform ad operations (Google, Yahoo!, Facebook) for clients ranging from startups to large enterprises. It serves industries including SaaS, D2C, finance, real estate, recruitment, and B2B services.

2 investors

Epsilon Medical develops and manufactures intravascular electrodes for cerebrovascular applications. The company operates in the medical device sector, serving clinical and research markets.

1 investor

Ginco provides enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure services including wallet and node operations, supporting multiple digital assets and blockchain protocols for Web3 companies. The company serves cryptocurrency exchanges and other Web3 enterprises requiring institutional-quality security, stability, and support.

1 investor

Holoway develops precision surface-shape measurement instruments based on its own digital holography technology, offering measurement solutions for lab experiments, offline quality control, and inline/in-process measurement. Its systems measure flatness at nanometer resolution over large areas in a single shot without focusing, using a non-contact, non-destructive method.

3 investors

Inner Resource develops and operates web content platforms and systems, offering services in content planning, production, management, and advertising-related operations.

1 investor

JCCL develops CO₂ separation and recovery equipment using proprietary solid absorbents and membranes for post-combustion exhaust gases and direct air capture applications. The company manufactures evaluation and testing apparatus for carbon capture processes and membrane performance assessment.

1 investor

JCG operates an esports gaming tournament platform and produces esports marketing campaigns and events for enterprises and game publishers. The company serves both corporate clients and competitive gaming audiences in Japan.

1 investor

KURASERU develops software and digital transformation (DX) services for Japan's elderly-care industry, aiming to reduce the operational burden on care workers through technology. The company builds systems for care facilities, hospitals, and home-nursing providers.

2 investors