Funded startups in Korea: 208 companies

Markets in Korea

Recent rounds in Korea

1. Ownerb

   Automation of herbal-medicine manufacturing

   Series A · KRW 6.2B · 2026-08-06Vertical SaaS (health, legal, property)

2. 6pence

   K-beauty brand

   Seed · KRW 2B · 2026-08-06E-commerce & seller operations

3. Compolabs

   Seed · 2026-08-06Deep tech & other

4. Additt & Arc

   AI advertising platform "Additt" for organic-view Instagram ads

   Seed · 2026-08-04Sales & marketing AI

5. UpcycleX

   Modularized chemical plants

   Seed · 2026-08-04Advanced materials & chemicals

6. Superdisco

   Global e-commerce AI platform.

   Seed · 2026-08-04E-commerce & seller operations

7. Plantner

   Domestic seaweed-based materials

   Pre-Series A · 2026-08-03Biotech & pharma

8. Snapscale

   AI plant-design automation ("AutoFlow")

   Seed · 2026-07-31Vertical SaaS (health, legal, property)

9. Unex

   Autonomous AI creators that broadcast without actors or scripts

   Seed · 2026-07-30Creative & content AI

10. Xylo Labs

    Predictive maintenance

    Seed · KRW 200M · 2026-07-30Vertical SaaS (health, legal, property)

11. Saefarm

    Crop condition diagnosis from satellite imagery

    Pre-Series A · 2026-07-30Vertical SaaS (health, legal, property)

12. Heimdex

    Video AI that works without uploading footage

    Pre-Seed · 2026-07-30Creative & content AI

13. MediQstar

    Medical AI

    Pre-Series B · 2026-07-29Consumer health & wellness

14. MID

    Space components

    Series A · KRW 15.7B · 2026-07-29Aerospace & low-altitude

15. Robai

    AI robot control platform

    Seed · 2026-07-28Robotics & embodied AI

16. Copa

    Semiconductor packaging adhesive (underfill) materials

    Seed · 2026-07-27Chips, photonics & sensors

17. Local Nuri Market

    Grocery commerce addressing rural "food deserts"

    Seed · KRW 300M · 2026-07-23E-commerce & seller operations

18. Keron

    Seed · 800만 달러 · 2026-07-23Deep tech & other

19. Namdo Market

    Wholesale market operating system.

    Series A · $4.1M · 2026-07-22Supply chain & procurement

20. Badream

    Electric two-wheeler subscription

    Pre-Series A · KRW 500M · 2026-07-21Consumer hardware & wearables

21. Greenda

    Bio jet-fuel feedstock production

    Pre-Series A · KRW 4.9B · 2026-07-21Aerospace & low-altitude

22. Noman

    Agricultural robots for smart-farm automation.

    Seed · KRW 200M · 2026-07-21Robotics & embodied AI

23. Newble AI

    Medical AI

    Seed · KRW 400M · 2026-07-16Consumer health & wellness

24. Fulcrum Technologies

    Seed Bridge · 2026-07-16Deep tech & other

25. Holiday Robotics

    Series A · 1,550億ウォン · 2026-07-16Deep tech & other

26. Argos Identity

    AI identity platform verifying 4,000+ ID document types worldwide

    Pre-Series A · KRW 4.6B · 2026-07-15Compliance & security

27. EternaFusion

    Nuclear fusion startup.

    Seed · 23億ウォン · 2026-07-15Energy & climate

28. Connectionary

    AI decision-making infrastructure

    Pre-Seed · 2026-07-14Agent infrastructure

29. Algorix

    AI data infrastructure that organizes scattered enterprise data

    Pre-Seed · 2026-07-14Document & order intake

30. Flexell Space

    Space solar cells

    Series A · KRW 25B · 2026-07-14Aerospace & low-altitude

31. ArkGen Biosciences

    Bio-new-drug developer with the ArkGen Multi-Body (AMB) multi-target antibody platform, a personalized neoantigen cancer vaccine, an LGR4 bone-disease therapeutic and TheraVac…

    Series A · KRW 10B · 2026-07-13Biotech & pharma

32. Praun

    K-beauty brand "Mocress"

    Pre-Series A · 2026-07-13E-commerce & seller operations

33. Samil Chemical

    Advanced materials

    Pre-Series A · KRW 4B · 2026-07-13Advanced materials & chemicals

34. WeAid

    Dental insurance-claim automation

    Pre-Series A · 2026-07-13Document & order intake

35. Studio Kiko

    NearDoc, AI that automatically writes medical (clinical) records

    Pre-Series A · 2026-07-09Document & order intake

36. NeoArc Robotics

    Physical-AI robot automation

    Seed · KRW 500M · 2026-07-09Robotics & embodied AI

37. Spectraintel

    Vision ("eyes") for physical AI

    Seed · 2026-07-09Deep tech & other

38. Kaivus

    AI-based entertainment IP

    Pre-Series A · 2026-07-08Creative & content AI

39. Sixsense

    Pre-Seed · KRW 1B · 2026-07-08Agent infrastructure

40. Modpick

    AI-run cross-border direct purchasing (overseas shopping)

    Seed · 2026-07-07E-commerce & seller operations

41. Kip Corporation

    Ippuda, an AI medical tourism platform in four languages connecting international patients with Korean plastic surgery, dermatology and dental clinics.

    Seed · KRW 1B · 2026-07-06Consumer health & wellness

42. Hyper Networks

    TikTok Live business

    Pre-Series A · KRW 3B · 2026-07-03Creative & content AI

43. Checar

    Used-car reconditioning platform

    Series C · 2026-07-03E-commerce & seller operations

44. LinkAlpha

    Financial AI

    Series A · KRW 34B · 2026-07-03Vertical SaaS (health, legal, property)

45. Carbon Six

    Physical AI for manufacturing

    Series A · KRW 60B · 2026-07-02Deep tech & other

46. Korea Nano Ort

    MLCC materials

    Series A · KRW 7.7B · 2026-07-02Advanced materials & chemicals

47. Sagak

    Hyper-personalized AI.

    Series A · 2026-07-01Sales & marketing AI

48. DeepGrove

    AI companion entertainment: Frontia, an AI cinematic play platform where the user is the protagonist alongside AI friends (Confidant).

    Seed · KRW 1.5B · 2026-07-01Agent infrastructure

49. Ampli

    Bio AI for everyday health diagnostics

    Seed · 2026-06-30Consumer health & wellness

50. Atad

    AI data-center operations platform

    Series A · 700만 달러 · 2026-06-30Agent infrastructure