Top 30 Platforms VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (June 2026)

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• Maihub — We deliver cutting-edge healthcare technology faster and more widely than anyone else
• Glovv — Glovv is a short-form beauty content development platform.
• Peanut AI — Peanut AI is a cybersecurity company that specializes in embedded protection for industrial OT and IoT systems. The company help manufacturers secure their factory equipment, PLCs, sensors, and industrial networks with lightweight and real-time defense solutions designed for global compliance.

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• Dano — Dano (다노) is a Korea-based company that develops diet apps for the health and fitness sector.Dano’s Diet App is a journal-based app that enables users to stay focused and monitor their daily progress. The app offers many useful tools to help users stay committed to their diet programs. Dano also released Diet Cover, a lock-screen photo appthat enables users to have a photo of their role model, in order to remind themselves about their diet during the course of the day. This app enables users to eat healthily and be mindful of their diet at any given moment. Dano was established in July 2013.
• Mycle — Mycle is an app for vehicle management.
• Pet Friends — Pet Friends is a one-hour delivery service for pet supplies.

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• Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
• XYZ — LoungeLAB is a Retail-tech startup that augments space with technology, using the state-of-the-art technologies such as AI and Robotics technology. LoungeLAB focuses on enhancing the product value and services, and we develop in the field rather than on the desk. We Invent Everyday Technology for All.
• NaruSecurity — NaruSecurity provides security architecture to prevent recurrence and analysis based on the cyber kill chain. The company has pioneered the development of technologies designed to detect attacker movements after they infiltrate the internal network. They have supplied these solutions across diverse sectors, particularly supporting government anddefense organizations with high-level threat analysis that traditional security teams often find challenging—such as identifying internal threats, investigating incidents, and detecting signs of targeted attacks. Naru Security is dedicated to protecting the assets and services and are committed to continuous technological innovation and exceptional support to respond faster and more accurately to evolving threats in the cyber domain.

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• Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
• NaruSecurity — NaruSecurity provides security architecture to prevent recurrence and analysis based on the cyber kill chain. The company has pioneered the development of technologies designed to detect attacker movements after they infiltrate the internal network. They have supplied these solutions across diverse sectors, particularly supporting government anddefense organizations with high-level threat analysis that traditional security teams often find challenging—such as identifying internal threats, investigating incidents, and detecting signs of targeted attacks. Naru Security is dedicated to protecting the assets and services and are committed to continuous technological innovation and exceptional support to respond faster and more accurately to evolving threats in the cyber domain.
• BOS Semiconductors — Driving the Future of Automotive, BOS Semiconductors

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• Solarstic — Solarstic is an innovative, eco-friendly energy technology startup specializing in the development of lightweight, high-efficiency solar modules designed to make clean energy more accessible, scalable, and sustainable for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications.
• Cycloid — Cycloid facilitates the easy trading of secondhand two-wheeled vehicles, as well as the safe sale of your two-wheeled vehicle through an expert condition assessment.
• Futurism Labs — Futurims Labs is a consignment management service that specializes in blockchain technology.

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• StudioBside — StudioBside is a mobile game developer based in Korea.
• Beyond Honeycomb — Beyond Honeycomb is a food-tech company developing an AI-driven kitchen robot solution. Our AI Chef reproduces the texture and taste of the world-class chef’s dish at the molecular level.
• AWESOME Entertainment — AWESOME Entertainment is a media and digital content company that provides YouTube content production, influencer and MCN management, advertising and branded content creation, and media commerce services. The comapny supports brands with campaign planning, viral video production, and distribution across multiple social platforms, while alsooffering production outsourcing and partnership services to maximize audience reach and engagement.

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• ProtoPie — Prototyping interactions as easy as pie ProtoPie is an easy but powerful software that allows designers and engineers to plan, communicate, and demonstrate an interactive mobile product. Build a sophisticated prototype without any coding, but leveraging all the native mobile device features. The powerful capabilities are already recognized andadopted by the global top brands and such as Google, Microsoft, R/GA, and Ideo.
• DRAMA & COMPANY — Draman Company is a Mobile-based startup offering a cloud-based business card management application. The company was established in June 2013.
• LINE MAN Wongnai — Line Man is an on-demand delivery startup that offers a variety of services, including food delivery, convenience goods delivery, and parcels, in addition to the messenger and taxi-hailing services.

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• Ettifos — Ettifos provides flexible, reliable, and innovative V2X solutions to enable communication between all stakeholders on the road.
• Cushion — Cutshion is a company that specializes in AI factories and robotic application platforms. We provide customized robot solutions for a wide range of industries, from industrial robots such as palletizing and welding robots to service robots including drawing robots.
• Inventera Pharmaceuticals — Inventera Pharmaceutical is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of imaging diagnostic contrast agents.

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• Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
• Pebble Square — Pebble Square's new Processing-In-Memory (PIM) architecture is a significant advancement for AI performance and power efficiency.
• Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging influencers is explosively increasing. Feauturing allows brands and marketers to discover product fit influencers and helps matchingbased on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia including Japan and China.

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• Jaranda — One-on-one child-oriented play sitter / learning sheeter for working parents and children's happiness.
• Digital Natives — Digital Natives is an advertising agency that develops digital advertising transaction comparison platform for marketers.
• H Charging Research Institute — H Charging Research Institute is an electric vehicle company. Aside from fire prevention and PNC (Plug & Charge) charging services, the company plans to build a V2G power business using electric vehicles by using advanced charging technology. The company distributes PLC-embedded charger H chargers to the market and diversifies futurebusinesses, including V2G, in order to create the future of electric vehicle charging.

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• Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
• TR — TR is a digital healthcare company that designs and develops medical devices and electronic products.
• Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.

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• Magnendo — Advancing neurovascular care with cutting-edge robotic technologies.
• Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
• Kompass — Kompass is building the world's first comprehensive fertility monitor that is portable, easy to use, and low cost. We're breaking barriers to fertility care and redefining blood testing for accessibility and affordability.

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• Vieu — Learn about us, our team, our backers and the story behind Vieu.
• ReFiBuy — The NC Tweener Fund, Powered by NC IDEA strategy is to build an index: smaller investments in a relatively large number of NC-based companies. At the current fund size, this translates to 10-15 investments a quarter, or 40-60 a year.
• Axiom Cloud — Axiom Cloud Inc. uses AI to solve the biggest energy and maintenance problems plaguing the underserved commercial cooling/refrigeration industry ($120B/year in the US alone). Our first target customer segment is retail grocery. Customers pay an initial setup fee to install/configure the IoT platform onsite, along with recurring SaaSfees for one or more cloud-based software apps that run on the IoT platform.

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• Adriel — Adriel provides the necessary tools to handle complex campaigns and reach your advertising goals. Drive results at maximum efficiency with a centralized dashboard.
• StealthMole — Uncover hidden threats in the dark web and enhance your cybersecurity with StealthMole's advanced dark web threat intelligence platform. Learn more.
• I-Sense — i-SENS, Inc. is a global company dedicated to improving the lives of people with diabetes and those who care for them.

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• AITRICS — AITRICS is taking on the ultimate role of giving everyone access to the power of data-driven health intelligence by developing advanced clinical solutions that will revolutionize their lives. With a shared vision and a common purpose, passionate and dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds came together to create the most exceptional team.
• Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
• NextBillion — An open forum for discussion of social enterprise, poverty alleviation and business development in emerging markets and beyond.

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• Syncly — Syncly is an AI-native customer intelligence platform for fast-growing brands. Turn customer conversations into actionable insights to help your brand grow faster.
• Payhere — Payhere is a fintech company that provides card terminals and online payment gateway services for multiple industries.
• Raion Robotics — Raion Robotics manufactures walking robots for industrial applications and offers prospects in potential industries such as defense, construction, and logistics.

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• BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
• Design and Practice —
• Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.

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• TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
• Wayne Hills Bryant AI — Wayne Hills is developing an algorithm that extracts dictionary meanings from text and voice data with AI technology and automatically converts them into digital content by combining images, animations, and sound effects that match them.
• NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.

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• AITRICS — AITRICS is taking on the ultimate role of giving everyone access to the power of data-driven health intelligence by developing advanced clinical solutions that will revolutionize their lives. With a shared vision and a common purpose, passionate and dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds came together to create the most exceptional team.
• Sionic AI — We provide cutting-edge Generative AI technology seamlessly to your current service. Prepare future with Sionic AI and make your business great again!
• BOS Semiconductors — Driving the Future of Automotive, BOS Semiconductors

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• Trioar — Trioar is a biotechnological research company that manufacture pharmaceutical products and drugs.
• KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
• Spark Biopharma — SPARK BioPharma Co., Ltd. was established in Seoul National University in January 2016 based on the unique drug molecule diversity technology, the image-based screening technology using the unique fluorescent skeleton probe, and the target protein identification technology in the initial drug development stage. We are currently exploring anddeveloping new drug candidates using these three core technologies, and we will continue to accelerate the development of new drugs and increase the success rate through strategic cooperation research with domestic and overseas research institutes and pharmaceutical institutions. '

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• BrainU — BrainU is a medical equipment manufacturing company taht developer of medical monitoring device designed to monitor brain activity. BrainU device measures the depth of anaesthesia during surgery by analysing and quantifying the entire EEG, biocompatibility, and applying a hypoallergenic, simple sensor.
• Mustbio — MustBio is a biotechnology company that leverages multi-antibody technology to develop therapeutics primarily in the field of immuno-oncology. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
• RafiQ Cosmetics — RafiQ Cosmetics uses cosmetic raw material technology that eliminates the need to use extracts or wash off plant plant.

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• ThorDrive — ThorDrive is a company that develops software solutions related to automated and unmanned technology. ThorDrive provides an automated and unmanned platform and associated products as well as intellectual properties that can be applied to other areas.
• Autonomous a2z — Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies.
• Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.

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• CLUSH — Clush is an AI and cloud infrastructure company that builds enterprise software to help organizations develop, deploy, and manage AI systems. The company offers cloud-native services and products, enabling customers to build, manage, and collaborate on cloud-based applications and data. Clush provides products such as Clush Kube MLOps, AIgovernance platforms, AI agents, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and enterprise collaboration tools for industries including finance, manufacturing, and public sector organizations
• FOBECON — Pobicon offers an auto-estimation solution that analyzes construction blueprints using vision AI and other algorithms to quantify the net quantity of raw materials utilized in construction in three days.
• Netform R&D — Netform R&D specializes in construction technology research and development, with an emphasis on building maintenance solutions such as waterproofing, reinforcing, and preservation technologies.

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• SeedN — SeedN provides air conditioning system temperature management solutions for office spaces.
• lululab — Lumini is a personalized AI skin assistant that analyzes the user’s skin and recommends the best products and services for each user. It examines the facial skin based on six categories: wrinkles,pores, acne, sebum, melasma, and redness simply by taking a photo of the face. It also features an intelligent chatbot within the mobile app that logs andanalyzes user’s lifestyle. It then combines all relevant data to provide a comprehensive skin analysis along with accurate skincare recommendations. Lumini is the first brainchild of lululab, the 22nd spin-off company from Samsung Electronics.

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• Humil — Humil is a food manufacturing and processing company that provides food research and development solutions.
• Waggy Days — Waggy Days is a safety leash with an automatic release that detaches if a pet is caught in moving machinery, helping reduce injury risk.
• Peekaboo Labs — Peekaboo Labs perfectly protects the corporate data with 'On-Device AI' without external servers, and experience overwhelming productivity even without the internet. The company eliminates servers and implements AI on 'PC'. Peekaboo Labs empower enterprises in high-compliance sectors (Finance, Healthcare, Defense) to deploypowerful LLMs within air-gapped environments. They carefully select and organize only the information needed from among over 100 documents .

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• Grayzip — Grayzip, is an online investment platform enabling fractional investments in prime apartments. Investors can participate, earning monthly interest with potential additional returns linked to property value appreciation. It offers both market-linked and fixed-rate investment options, enhancing accessibility to real estate investments.
• Draftify —
• CHOOPERMARKET — Choopermarket sells winery and gift products.

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• Swit — An Employee Productivity Hub for Collaboration Essentials
• Restream — Restream is a super simple live video platform that empowers you to create beautiful videos and multistream them to your favorite channels.
• Bunker Kids — Bunker Kids is a startup that provides solutions optimized for achieving personal health goals using data and algorithms.

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• Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
• OASYS STUDIO — ​OASYS STUDIO is a cloud-native visual effects company that integrates VFX pipeline services and production within a cloud environment. They offer scalable and efficient production solutions, fostering stable collaboration structures for clients.
• Thermoeye — Thermoeye provides thermal imaging systems utilizing temperature analysis technology.

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• Saga.xyz — Saga is a hyperscaling platform for AI and crypto applications. Where the crazies dare to dream their craziest dreams.
• Ace Project — Ace Project (에이스프로젝트) is a Korean that provides baseball game management systems, content development services, and mobile games for smartphones. It was established in July 2011 in Seoul, Korea.
• Offbeat Play — Offbeat is a development company that is developing a game based on the IP of the famous web novel Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.

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• Aijie Boya — Aijie Boya is a medical instrument and magnetic solid-phase material company.
• CiMicro.Ai — CiMicro.ai is an AI‑chip startup building compute‑in‑memory (CiM)‑based heterogeneous accelerators for high‑efficiency, low‑cost large‑language‑model inference.
• Villanelle Life — Villanelle Life is a biotechnology company that specializes in creating AI drugs, early screening, and auxiliary diagnosis platforms to solve complex diseases.