Top 45 Recruiting Startup Investors in South Korea in May 2026

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• Pay Months — Korean Buy Now Pay Later(BNPL) fintech startup that solves financing problems in e-Commerce
• Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
• UModeler — UModeler is a Unity3D editor extension to empower you to designer your level and mesh without leaving Unity.

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• 8A Group — 8A builds strong study habits and helps students accelerate their mastery of knowledge. The 8A program focuses on in-depth academic skills, ensuring students master the necessary knowledge at an advanced level and achieve excellent results.
• Cashmore — Cashmore is an app service that analyzes consumers' store visits, mobility paths, and consumption history to deliver customized discount benefits.
• Filum.ai — In the new digital transformation era, connecting every touchpoint for every stakeholder on the journey is crucial in helping businesses create a competitive advantage. Filum enables businesses to build a foundation that promotes creativity and the power of inner strengths to make journeys of excellence. We empower businesses by helping them createexcellent experiences with the power of data and cutting-edge technologies.

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• Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
• Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
• Driving Teacher — You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing.

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• Career Day — Career Day is a business networking comapany that offers information to companies and experienced talents to facilitate connection.

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• Sendtime — Sendtimes is an automated B2B tool that offers a software platform for schedule management.
• Career Day — Career Day is a business networking comapany that offers information to companies and experienced talents to facilitate connection.
• Impactus — Impactus is a social enterprise that runs a career and edutech platform. Impactus offers student-tailored major programs as well as public education courses to assist teenage students in discovering and developing occupations and aptitudes that are a good fit for them.

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• PRTN — PRTN is the company that owns and operates Proteinner, a high-protein fast food brand focused on delivering convenient, nutritious meals designed to support active and health-conscious lifestyles.
• Money Walk — The step-counting app that rewards you with cash for every step
• Cuckoo — Cuckoo is an always-available, in-house realtime translator. Cuckoo instantly learns the technical details of your conversation from your keywords and documents and interprets into over 20 languages—customized for your specific industry and organization. Global teams like Snowflake, PagerDuty, Weights & Biases, dbt Labs, and SeAH rely onCuckoo for multilingual meetings, events, business trips, and more.

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• Sweet Bio — Sweet Bio is a food-based biotech company that changes the lifestyle of everyone in the world to be healthy and happy.
• NeoCannBio — NeoCannBio provides natural product processing facilities for generating new medications derived from natural goods and built a cannabinoid library of hemp, and medical cannabis.
• Endorobotics — Endorobotics is a healthcare centre that offers endoscopic surgery services.

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• Hubriz — Hubriz is a babysitter hiring company.
• Hubris.io — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
• Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.

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• Kueski — Kueski is the online lender for the Middle Class of Mexico and Latin America. The company uses big data and advanced analytics to approve and deliver loans in a matter of minutes. Simple, paperless and available 24/7, Kueski is the most convenient lending platform for those who need an immediate loan. The company has become the fastest growingplatform of its kind in the region and has already granted thousands of loans.
• Testlio — Tackle the most demanding software testing challenges with Testlio in any location, on any device, in any language, or on any payment system.
• Lendit — Lendit is the leading personal loan oriented marketplace lending company in Korea that operates fully online and manages a marketplace platform where investors can provide capital to people seeking loans. Through our advanced risk ranking algorithm and cost- effective operational process, borrowers can access to an appealing interest rate andinvestors can enjoy ‘high and stable’ yield. We offer borrowers an APR between 4.5% and 18.0%, and investors an average return of 10.66%. By transforming the traditional banking system, we aim to help both borrowers and investors to achieve financial goals.

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• Crosshub — Crosshub is a fast-growing blockchain-based company focused on next-generation identity authentication and global payment solutions, gaining attention as a key deep-tech fintech player in the domestic market.
• Unit Lab — "Unitlab is an innovative company that offers a comprehensive, integrated platform for modular architecture, streamlining every stage of the building process—from initial planning and design to final construction.
• Driving Teacher — You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing.

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• Filum.ai — In the new digital transformation era, connecting every touchpoint for every stakeholder on the journey is crucial in helping businesses create a competitive advantage. Filum enables businesses to build a foundation that promotes creativity and the power of inner strengths to make journeys of excellence. We empower businesses by helping them createexcellent experiences with the power of data and cutting-edge technologies.
• Majormap — Applying to university is stressful. Students dont know how! None knows what they want to major in at university when they are just 16 years old! Parents cant help. Teachers cant help. And education consultants are too expensive for most families. We are Major Map and our data driven AI technology platform helps teachers and parents guide highschool students to the right major based on their personality and interests. Since we launched Major Map three years ago over twenty percent of the high school students in South Korea have used our service. The massive amount of data from our user base gives our AI models a huge advantage. Lets connect and I can introduce how we are revolutionizing education counseling with technology.
• MedInTech — Our mission is to help both doctors and patients through our intuitive and intelligent medical devices

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• Tekion — Tekion is a next gen, cloud-native platform with the power of Big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and ML/AI for the automotive retail industry.
• Circula — Designed with European tax standards in mind, the mobile and web app support your individualized expense invoicing process in real time, helping to create a seamless and straightforward experience for road warriors, accountants and managers alike.
• Specter — Specter is a reputation sharing platform for applicants who are sincere and do their job well, but cannot do enough self-PR in interviews.

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• SeedN — SeedN provides air conditioning system temperature management solutions for office spaces.
• Portrai — Portrai leverages cutting-edge spatial transcriptomics to reveal unprecedented biological insights, transforming target discovery into transformative therapies.
• Intelon Optics — Intelon Optics is a medical device company that focuses on the development and commercialization of the Brillouin Optical Scanner System.

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• Ad-Shield — Start measuring revenue lost to ad blockers and learn how to get additional revenue through Ad-Shield Recovery today
• Injective — Explore Injective: the high-performance blockchain powering decentralized finance, governance, and next-gen Web3 apps with unmatched speed and scale.
• Decentralised Gaming Ventures — D.G.Pals is a virtual pet, NFT Game Project that focuses on Squad-battler (PvP and Competitive), Siege Defence, Clan System, and various types of genre revolving around the IP as part of the ecosystem in the D.G.Verse.

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• Jaranda — One-on-one child-oriented play sitter / learning sheeter for working parents and children's happiness.
• Semonyeo — Semonyeo is a senior lifestyle brand dedicated to enhancing the dining experience of older adults. The company designs, develops, and sells specialized tableware tailored to the unique needs of seniors, focusing on comfort, safety, and ease of use.
• 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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• Dot Mill — Dot Mill is a mixed reality content production company.
• Foody Worm — Foody Worm is an insect research company that practices and develops ESG and sustainability management through insects.
• Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.

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• Paywork — PayWal is a payment platform that provides dedicated project teaming, task execution checks, and contract management services.
• Retentics — Maximize repeat purchases with targeted user segmentation and dynamic product recommendation at Retentics, powered by AI
• Exosphere Labs — Exosphere Labs is an information technology company that offers information security services.

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• ActionFit — ActionFit is a video game company with expertise in developing and publishing video games for the mobile platform.
• Pop-Up Studio — Pop-Up Studio is a joint venture between Singapore-based venture studio Wilt Venture Builders (WVB) and AI studio DubDubDub, bringing together venture creation expertise and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to develop innovative, technology-driven solutions for brands and digital platforms.
• Korea Deep Learning — Korea Deep Learning is an artificial intelligence technology company that offers OCR, analytics, and 3D DX solutions.

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• PRTN — PRTN is the company that owns and operates Proteinner, a high-protein fast food brand focused on delivering convenient, nutritious meals designed to support active and health-conscious lifestyles.
• Zimlala — Zimlala is a logistics company that specializes in relocation and cargo services.
• Veramore — Veramore is an online store that sells a wide range of beauty and cosmetic products.

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• ONOMA AI — ONOMA AI develops artificial intelligence technologies for multimodal, NLP, and CV services.

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• Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.
• iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
• Ace Engineering — Ace Engineering company manufactures containers for aerospace, semiconductors, military, and other industries. Its product line includes aircraft parts, cryogenic refrigeration, bulletproof containers, and energy storage containers, as well as equipment designed for marine and aviation special projects.

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• MADDE — MADDE possesses the technology to use silicon carbide powder in 3D printers to create various forms, which opens up a multitude of possibilities in the manufacturing sector.
• MOVIN — Moovin offers real-time markerless motion capture technology that does not require any additional hardware such as markers or trackers.
• Ubix Therapeutics — Ubix Therapeutics is a research and development company that develops anti-cancer drugs.

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• SeedN — SeedN provides air conditioning system temperature management solutions for office spaces.
• Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
• Higher Diversity — Higher Diversity provides foreigners with a platform for administrative and convenient services.

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• Pilleye — Pilleye, the world's No. 1 counting app. Count up to 1,000 pills through a picture. Medility provides digitalized solution for pharmacies.
• Sweet Bio — Sweet Bio is a food-based biotech company that changes the lifestyle of everyone in the world to be healthy and happy.
• Geek Planner — Geek Planner provides an ultra-short-term work optimization platform and manpower management tool.

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• Group by — Group by is a recruitment platform for start-up career developer

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• Playad.ai — The AI Ad Workspace
• Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
• Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.

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• Odevo — We are on a mission to become the leading force within property management and residential services through the combined power of people and technology. Join us.
• Hempel — We help you protect your most valuable assets with our high-quality coatings
• DealStack — Dealstack is the operating system for private capital, built for private capital, by private capital professionals.

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• Mycel — IMAGINATION TRANSITION REGENERATION
• Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
• Korea Deep Learning — Korea Deep Learning is an artificial intelligence technology company that offers OCR, analytics, and 3D DX solutions.

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• AEOL — AEOL is a ventilation and air purifier products manufacturing company.
• ViewMagine — This domain used to be connected to a Wix website. Learn how to reconnect it, or create your own website.
• Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.

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• Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
• Coxwave — Coxwave provides product analytics and observability for AI applications. The Skylight platform instruments LLM prompts, responses, context, and user interactions via SDKs and ingestion APIs. It aggregates metrics such as quality, latency, token usage, and cost, and presents dashboards to monitor trends and detect regressions. Teams use it tocollect human feedback, build evaluation datasets, and compare prompt or model variants before and after releases. Tracing links events across sessions and workflows, helping correlate outcomes with inputs and application state. Integrations connect to common LLM providers, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines, allowing data to flow into existing analytics stacks and workflows.
• Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.

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• Geogrid — Geogrid is a building water purification plant startup. Geogrid digitizes solutions for tap water, including purification systems, pipe cleaning, water quality control, carbon emissions calculation, building water control, and environmental change monitoring.
• RECO — Integrated waste and resource management platform copmany
• Caredoc — CareDoc is an elderly care professional platform that provides information on proven elderly care facilities. Consumers looking for elderly care services were not able to find the information they wanted online or getting inaccurate information through word of mouth.On the other hand, providers of care services were having difficulty incollecting elderly customers. Caredoc solves these problems by providing verified care servise provider information on the mobile.

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• iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
• CastingN — CastingN is a B2B trading platform that helps companies outsource.
• EASYWITH — Easywith is a media research and development company design and produces creative content using new visuals and ideas.

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• Finda Auto — Finda Auto is an internal business of Finda, a finance company that specializes in financing.
• AIDIN ROBOTICS — AIDIN ROBOTICS redefine interactive sensors. Advanced force/torque sensor, proximity sensor for human-robot collaboration.
• Korea Precision Materials Industry — Korea Precision Materials Industry is a manufacturer of next-generation composite materials used for weight reduction.

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• Glovv — Glovv is a short-form beauty content development platform.
• Sapien Semiconductors — Sapien Semiconductors is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company that specializes in display driver ICs for micro‑LED and OLED technologies. The company develops custom ASICs and silicon‑proven IPs, including CMOS backplane drivers for AR/MR micro‑LED and pixel‑level driver ICs for TVs and digital signage. The firm also providesdisplay‑driver IP licensing and chip customization services.
• Next Level Studio — Next Level Studio is a group of creative experts dedicated to generating new value for intellectual property.

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• LumanLab — LumanLab develops digital therapeutics to solve developmental delay problems.
• Enlivex Therapeutics — Enlivex is a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company that targets diseased macrophages in patients with sepsis. The company develops an autologous and allogeneic drug pipeline for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions such as Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD), solid organ transplant rejection, Crohn'sDisease, and other autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.The company's revolutionary approach is to induce immune tolerance by injecting apoptotic cells and facilitating their interaction with dendritic cells activates the body's innate, physiologic mechanism for down-regulating inflammation and autoimmunity.Enlivex is an Israeli-based cell immunotherapy company established in October 2005 by Professor Dror Mevorach, a world-renowned expert on clearance of dying (apoptotic) cells.
• Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

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• MediMabBio — Creating therapeutic opportunities for the most serious diseases.
• Nine Biopharm — Nine Biopharm is biotechnology company that develops new peptidomimetic materials, compound new materials, and drug repositioning.
• Eurobotics — Eurobotics is a cutting-edge startup focused on developing autonomous walking robot technology capable of navigating and operating effectively in irregular, complex, or unpredictable environments.

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• Michroma — Michroma is a biotech platform producing natural ingredients in a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective way. We are using synthetic biology to unleash the potential of filamentous fungi and develop proprietary strains capable of producing high-performance ingredients in bioreactors.
• New Culture — New Culture is a food and beverage company that focuses on revolutionizing how cheese is made. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• AQUA Cultured Foods — Whole muscle-cut sustainable seafood alternatives made using biomass fermentation. Our product looks and tastes just like traditional seafood.

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• Noise-X — Noise-X delivers space-specific noise solutions based on noise source analysis and creates a personalized sound environment by allowing customers to create a noise-free environment.
• EcoRemix — EcoRemix-Sustainable Concrete Solution
• Livit — Livit is a SaaS based platform that offers carbon emission management solutions for the manufacturing and construction industries.

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• ADDD — Dalgo is a peer-to-peer advertising platform.
• Enough — Enough produces nutritious foods for kids.
• Stellar Vision — StellaVision can interpret synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, an unparalleled radar technique for interpreting satellite data. Information is critical for making investment or policy decisions. Historically, we relied on news sources and government figures to make decisions. However, relying entirely on previously published knowledge may causeyou to be late to the game, and making decisions based on rumors or gossip may result in big losses. Satellite imaging provides a solution to this information mismatch. Satellite imaging is becoming a key decision-making tool in a variety of businesses due to its ability to give fast and accurate information.

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• MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
• CODIT — At CODIT, we believe that access to government data should be made easy. Companies need to find out about risks and opportunities related to legal and regulatory changes that impact their business in order to take timely action. In response, CODIT has developed a data-monitoring platform that enables our clients to quickly find, monitor, andanalyze critical changes in local legislature, regulation and policy.Our mission is to assist Policy Managers in their day-to-day legal and regulatory research, including monitoring relevant news, tracking legislative bills, policy, and regulations as well as engaging with relevant government stakeholders. Through the use of AI, CODIT gathers scattered data across hundreds of government or ministerial sites and systematically makes the data available to you via a smart database, helping to reduce time and cost. CODIT can also turn long documents and papers into synthesized, easily digestible information.The CODIT platform has attracted significant coverage by mainstream news & media, with a growing number of users. CODIT is paving its way to going global, with a vision to become the main hub for information across South Korea, Singapore, and the United States.To learn more visit us at http://thecodit.com.CODIT Legislation･Regulation･Policy Data Platform
• De novo Biotherapeutics — De novo Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing mRNA-encoded antibodies and NK cell-engaging antibodies for cancer treatment.

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• Begin Lab — Begin Lab is an online learning platform that educates bioinformatics and human resources courses.
• Locle — Locle is a platform designed specifically for academies and variety of classes including music, dance, arts, crafts, and sports.
• Private Class — Private Class is a job consulting company that provides job competency courses.

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• Ettifos — Ettifos provides flexible, reliable, and innovative V2X solutions to enable communication between all stakeholders on the road.
• Bem Robotics — Bem Robotics is developer of indoor industrial robotics technology designed to improve automated material handling and operational control
• 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.

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• Podonos — Podonos evaluates the effectiveness and performance of AI models for speech and audio. You get the evaluation result within 12 hours from global evaluators.
• Risorious — Risorious provide clear guidelines for prescribing neuropsychiatric drugs.
• K-Work Partners — K-Work Partners provide comprehensive living support services essential to foreign workers in Korea.

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• Group by — Group by is a recruitment platform for start-up career developer

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• NYOU — NYOU is a game development company that develops games for recreational purposes.
• Soelect — Soelect provides engineering solutions and develops solid-state battery components for electric vehicles, power tools and electronics.
• CoLearn — Aplikasi belajar online yang bantu belajar Matematika, Fisika, Kimia jadi lebih cepat dimengerti. Ada beragam fitur aplikasi mulai dari bantuan mengerjakan PR dengan foto soal sampai bimbel untuk SD, SMP, SMA.