Korea Development Bank

Clobot is a Korean robotics service provider that builds software for autonomous and heterogeneous robots, including CHAMELEON for general-purpose autonomous driving robots and CROMS, a cloud-based fleet management and operations system.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSeongnam, KR

Kim Chang-gu(CEO (대표이사))

Co-investorsNANaverSHShinhan Venture InvestmentATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.GRGroom InvestmentLOLotte VenturesNANaver D2SF+1 more

Global Foodtech Company (GFC) builds digital tools for the restaurant and dining industry across three areas — B2B SaaS, consumer services, and payments — covering reservations, seat and customer management, food ingredient ordering, and restaurant financing.

FintechFoodTechSaaS

Co-investorsGLGlobal BrainNANaver

ICTK develops PUF-based (Physically Unclonable Function) hardware security chips and platforms used for IoT device authentication, digital ID, and communications security.

CybersecurityIoTQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsSeoul, KR

이정원(대표이사 (CEO))김동현(대표 (CEO))

Co-investorsIMIMM InvestmentIMIMM Investment Japan

INFLUENTIAL is a Korean knowledge-content company operating three business lines — a lecture/speaker booking business, a book-publishing business, and the Welaaa reading platform offering audiobooks, e-books, and expert lectures by subscription.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment

Moon Tae-jin(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsNANaverSBSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.

AB180 provides full-stack AI solutions for marketing and advertising technology, including deep linking, attribution, product analytics, customer engagement, and intelligent monetization capabilities.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSeoul, KR

Roi Nam(Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-founder))inHunjae Jung(Co-Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.STStorm VenturesZ Z Venture CapitalINIndustrial Bank of KoreaKBKB Investment

Aniai develops an automated grill system designed for commercial kitchens to improve consistency and reduce labor dependency at the busiest station.

FoodTechHardwareRoboticsNew York City, US

minsu ji 님(Founder)in

Co-investorsLOLotte VenturesINIntervest

EnerzAI is an AI company, founded in 2019, that provides technology to improve AI model performance across accuracy, speed, cost efficiency, and sustainability.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoT

Daniel Hanhim Chang(Founder)inHanhim Chang(Founder)

Co-investorsASAscendo VenturesKOKorea Investment PartnersSBSBI Investment

Featuring offers an AI-based influencer marketing platform that helps marketing teams discover, group, and manage influencers, along with content and schedules, and predict and track campaign performance.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSeoul, KR

장지훈(CEO)Jang Ji-hun(CEO (대표))

Co-investorsKIKiwoom InvestmentLALaguna InvestmentHAHana VenturesMAMagna InvestmentSTSTIC Ventures

Seoul-based robotics startup building Floware, an AMR and software system that automates e-commerce warehouse picking.

Co-investorsKAKakao VenturesBLBluepoint PartnersBSBSK InvestmentINIndustrial Bank of KoreaNANaver D2SF

Flykitt is a jet lag prevention system combining custom supplements, blue-light-blocking glasses, and an AI-driven app that tailors supplement, light, sleep, and meal timing to a traveler's itinerary.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

AHAndrew Herr(Founder & CEO)inClayton Kim(CTO)in

Co-investorsBLBluestein VenturesCHChampion Hill VenturesSTStreamlined VenturesVEVery Serious VenturesAMAmity VenturesELElysian Park Ventures+4 more

Fount is a Korean investment advisory company that provides an app-based service for personal asset management and investing.

FintechSaaSSeoul, KR

이종휘(대표 (CEO))

Co-investorsKTKT investment Inc.KTKT Strategic Investment Fund 4LBLB InvestmentSHShinhan CapitalSMSmilegate Investment

FuriosaAI designs AI accelerator chips, including the RNGD NPU for large language models and multimodal workloads and a Vision NPU for computer vision, along with related server and PCIe products and a developer platform.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSeoul, KR

June Paik(Founder)inJHJoon Ho Baek(Executive Officer, Director)Alex LiuinHanjoon Kim(Director)Hyungil Koo(Director)Kyungho Lee(Director)

Co-investorsCRCrit VenturesFUFuturePlayHAHan River PartnersIMIMM Investment JapanMAMarketX VenturesVIVision Ventures+2 more

Glorang provides AI-powered education infrastructure that automates administrative and content creation tasks for educational institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Hwang Tae-il(CEO)Taeil Hwang(Founder)

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesPKPKSHA Technology CapitalINIndustrial Bank of KoreaKOKorea Investment PartnersMUMurex PartnersTBTBS Innovation Partners

HabitFactory provides tools that support the insurance workflow from consultation to contract completion, and helps users through loan processes by reducing paperwork and interest-rate comparison using AI-based tools and expert consultation.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Co-investorsWEWe VenturesZ Z Venture CapitalKBKB InvestmentKOKolon Investment, Inc.SHShinhan Venture InvestmentSMSmilegate Investment

LifeX connects users and healthcare institutions across life stages (pregnancy, childbirth, childcare, disease treatment, and daily health management) and builds data-driven intelligence from accumulated life cycle data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthFemTech

Co-investorsGEGeneral CatalystKOKorea Investment PartnersNANaverAIAI Angel Club

Jobis & Villains operates a service (branded "삼쩜삼" / 3.3) that helps individual customers recover money, time, and rights — primarily focused on tax refunds and related financial services in South Korea.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSaaS

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.

Korean proptech operating a digital asset-backed securities platform for fractional commercial real estate investment; now winding down.

Changwhan Yea(Founder)Jaeyong Lee(Founder)Roman Pedan(Founder)

Co-investorsKAKakao VenturesMOMohari Ventures Limited (formerly, Ritastar)ALAllegion VenturesBOBoxGroupCECerity Partners VenturesCICiti Ventures+7 more

Latus develops gene therapy research and development capabilities leveraging cell and gene therapy expertise.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechPhiladelphia, US

Co-investorsHAHatch BioFund8V8VCBIBioAdvanceDCDCVC (Data Collective)DCDCVC BioGAGaingels+1 more

Uisikju Company (Life Goes On) operates Laundrygo, a South Korean laundry service offering door-to-door pickup and delivery, smart unmanned laundromats (Laundry24), and B2B hotel and industrial laundry, all supported by proprietary smart-factory and IT technology.

Circular EconomyConsumerLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsAJAju IB InvestmentHAHan River PartnersKTKT investment Inc.KTKT Strategic Investment Fund 4ALAltos VenturesKBKB Securities+3 more

Letinar develops wearable display technology for augmented reality and mixed reality applications, offering low-power, lightweight optical solutions compatible with various AR form factors including glasses and headsets.

Deep TechHardwareAnyang-si, KR

Jae-hyeok Kim(CEO (Chief Executive Officer))Jeong-hun Ha(CTO (Chief Technology Officer))

Co-investorsAFAF WPartnersGLGlobal BrainKAKakao VenturesKDKDDI Open Innovation FundLOLotte VenturesNANaver D2SF

LigaChemBio is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and small molecule therapeutics, with proprietary ADC technology and a drug development pipeline.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.

Liner is an AI research agent and search engine that provides source-cited answers, aiming to minimize hallucinations.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkSaaS

BWBrian(Chanmin) Woo(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.INIndustrial Bank of KoreaINIntervestKBKB InvestmentKBKB SecuritiesLBLB Investment+2 more

MakeStar is a platform for K-pop and entertainment fans that sells pre-order album packages and exclusive limited-edition merchandise such as photocards, handling worldwide production and shipping of fan rewards.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSeoul, KR

김재면(CEO (대표이사))

Co-investorsHAHan River PartnersRPRPS VenturesALAltos VenturesCOCompany K Partners

MORAI builds a digital twin simulation platform for developing, validating, and certifying ADAS and autonomous systems, enabling engineering teams to generate reproducible, regulator-aligned validation evidence.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationSeoul, KR

JJJiwon Jung(CEO & Co-Founder)inJun Hong(CEO)

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.KAKakao VenturesNANaver D2SFKBKB InvestmentKOKorea Investment Partners

Korean immuno-oncology biotech developing multi-specific antibody and immune-cytokine fusion therapies for cancer.

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.PRPremier PartnersKOKorea Investment PartnersSHShinhan CapitalWOWONIK Investment Partners

Mycel is a blockchain infrastructure for cross-chain asset exchange, using an Ownership Transfer Protocol (OTP) and a CometBFT-based consensus layer (HyphaBFT) to swap native tokens across isolated blockchain ecosystems.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Taro Kimura(Founder)in

Co-investorsCVCV VCNONotch VenturesINIndustrial Bank of KoreaSTStone Bridge VenturesWEWe Ventures

Nexeon develops and manufactures silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, enabling improved energy density and performance for battery applications.

CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsOxfordshire, GB

Co-investorsHOHonda Innovations Silicon ValleySASalica InvestmentsINInvesco

HeyDealer is an online used car marketplace where customers can buy pre-screened vehicles with a 1-year warranty and free delivery.

MarketplacesRetail TechSeoul, KR

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.GRGroom InvestmentTHThe Ventures CoIMIMM InvestmentTHTheVentures

ProtoPie is a code-free interaction prototyping tool for design teams, offering collaboration features, developer handoff with automated interaction specs, and integrations with hardware, APIs, and multiple devices.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMobility & TransportationSaaSSeoul, KR

TSTony S. Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.LBLB InvestmentVEVela PartnersBSBSK InvestmentINIndustrial Bank of KoreaKOKorea Investment Partners

RideFlux develops autonomous driving technology aimed at making mobility safer and more accessible.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRobotics

Junghee Park(CEO)inHawook Jeong(COO)inHo Yoon(CTO)

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.SBSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.INIndustrial Bank of KoreaKOKorea Investment PartnersMUMurex PartnersYUYuanta Investment

Seadronix develops AI-powered solutions for maritime navigation, including autonomous navigation systems, navigation assistance, and vessel monitoring for the shipping and logistics industry.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain

Byeolteo Park(CEO, Ph.D.)inKNKyongsoo Noh(COO)inDonghoon Kim(CTO, Ph.D.)Hankeun Kim(CTO, Ph.D.)

Co-investorsLBLB InvestmentKBKB Investment

SodaGift operates a gifting platform that enables users to send and receive gifts through a network of 150+ retailers.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

JKJake Kim(Founder)in

Co-investorsBIBig Basin Capital

A marketplace connecting consumers with freelance service professionals for tasks like moving, interior design, repairs, and home maintenance.

ConsumerMarketplacesSeoul, KR

RKRobin Kim(CEO)inHwan Kim(CTO)JKJiho Kang(Founder/Chief of Product)in

BoardSung Hyun Park(Director)

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.FJFJ LabsIMIMM Investment JapanSASazzeTATaurus VenturesTBTBT+10 more

Storelink is a Korean e-commerce marketing platform that analyzes large volumes of e-commerce data to help companies build data-driven sales strategies and optimize product listings.

Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech

Co-investorsKTKT investment Inc.KTKT Strategic Investment Fund 4HAHana VenturesSHShinhan Venture Investment

Superb AI provides an industrial AI stack for vision and analytics applications across mobility, security, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

HKHyun Kim(Founder)inMCMoonsu Cha(ML Engineer)inJLJonghyuk Lee(Machine Learning Engineer)inJLJungkwon Lee(Founder)inHLHyundong Lee(Founder)inHyunsoo Kim(Founder)

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.DUDuke Capital PartnersGRGrant Park VenturesKTKT investment Inc.KTKT Strategic Investment Fund 4POPoint Reyes Management+7 more

Turing AI provides an AI-powered cloud video security platform, offering AI cameras, edge devices, and analytics that integrate with third-party systems such as Axis, Brivo, and Genea.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

Co-investorsALAltaIR CapitalAMAmino CapitalFOFoothill VenturesFOFoundation CapitalCOCompany K PartnersFOFortius Ventures+6 more

Upstage builds advanced language models and document processing engines that help organizations improve workflow efficiency and process automation for the future of work.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeoul, KR

SKSung Kim(Founder)inHwalsuk Lee(Founder)inLPLucy Park(Founder)inEunjeong Lucy Park(Founder)Hal-Seok Lee(Founder)Kim Seong-hoon(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCompany K PartnersPRPrimer Sazze PartnersSKSK NetworksHIHigher Life VenturesPRPremier PartnersSASazze+9 more

Wanted operates an AI-based recruitment platform and HR community in South Korea, connecting job seekers with companies and using AI agents to analyze matching and hiring data.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSeoul, KR

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.SPSpark Labs Korea Accelerator Fund 4INIndustrial Bank of KoreaKTKTB NetworkMIMirae Asset Venture InvestmentVEVector

Wrtn Technologies (Wrtn) builds consumer and business-facing generative AI products, including Korea's first generative AI copywriting service and AI entertainment apps, and runs enterprise/government AI transformation projects.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise Software

Youngjoon Yoo(Founder)inSe-young Lee(Founder)Seyoung Lee(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntlerCACapstone Partners KoreaKRKrew Capital VentureZ Z Venture CapitalBRBRV Capital ManagementDCDCM Ventures+2 more

Wrtn is an AI assistant platform offering chat, AI-detection avoidance, YouTube summarization, and real-time recording tools.

AI & Machine LearningConsumer

Jae Sung-won(Founder)Lee Dong-jae(Founder)Lee Se-young(Founder)Seyoung Lee(Founder)Yoo Young-joon(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntlerCOCoreline VenturesGOGoodwater Capital

XCENA develops computational memory hardware that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing (NDP) cores, built on the open Compute Express Link (CXL) standard to expand memory beyond CPU limits and run computation where data resides.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

JKJin Kim(Founder)inDoHun Kim(Founder)Harry Juhyun Kim(Founder)

Co-investorsATAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.KIKiwoom InvestmentCOCompany K PartnersDSDSC InvestmentIMIMM InvestmentKDKDB Capital+6 more

Delivus is a technology-focused logistics company that builds systems to deliver packages faster and more accurately.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Yongjae Kim(Founder)

Co-investorsHAHashedLALaguna InvestmentHAHana Ventures