Top 50 Social Media Startup Investors in South Korea in May 2026

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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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• 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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• 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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• iMile — iMile is a logistics and courier services provider across the Middle East. It is the first courier company providing smart logistics and courier services to the e-Commerce business and brings the unique value of solving Cash On Delivery (COD). iMile offers a wide range of services like Cash on Delivery with tracking, Real-Time online tracking, 24hours Customer support through Email, Chat, Social Media, SMS, International Transport, Overseas warehouses, and last-mile delivery.
• Windward Bio — Windward Bio is a clinical-stage, drug development company committed to improving outcomes for people living with advanced immunological diseases.
• Microtide Biotechnology — Microtide Biotechnology is an innovative company specializing in the field of in vivo cell therapy. The company is dedicated to advancing next-generation biomedical technologies that harness the body’s own cellular mechanisms for disease treatment, focusing on developing safe, effective, and precise therapeutic solutions to improve patient outcomesand redefine the future of regenerative medicine.

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• RootData — RootData operates as a Web3 asset data platform that pioneers in encapsulating both on-chain and off-chain data of Web3 assets.
• Sanegene Bio — Sanegene Bio is currently operating in stealth mode.
• Spiro Medical — Spiro Medical is revolutionizing the treatment paradigm for patients with severe, chronic airway diseases.

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• Ettifos — Ettifos provides flexible, reliable, and innovative V2X solutions to enable communication between all stakeholders on the road.
• Storelink — Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data.
• Inventera Pharmaceuticals — Inventera Pharmaceutical is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of imaging diagnostic contrast agents.

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• Pep — Pep focuses on the hybrid casual genre, which combines straightforward gameplay with growth factors to increase in-app advertising.
• Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
• Low Observable Technology — Low Observable Technology delivers solutions in digital asset trading infrastructure, specializing in market making and liquidity provision. The firm also develops stealth technologies for defense applications, focusing on electronic countermeasures and low observability systems critical to undetectable aircraft missions.

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• JNJ Tech — JNJ Tech is a digital healthcare startup that will provide services such as pharmaceutical ordering, inventory management, and pharmaceutical information.
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• Ensol Biosciences — EnSol Bioscience is a creative and challenging company that makes it possible and realizes that many people in the world say it is impossible.

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• Moximed — Moximed Inc. is dedicated to improving the standard of care for patients with osteoarthritis, and is investigating therapies to treat a number of affected joints. The lead product, the KineSpring® Knee Implant System, is designed for patients with knee osteoarthritis.
• Gossamer Bio — Gossamer Bio is a San Diego-based company focused on the discovery and development of novel and differentiated therapeutic products, to address high unmet needs amongst various targeted patient populations. Founded by the former Receptos executive team, Gossamer Bio’s strategy will be to leverage an asset-rich in-licensing environment, with a focuson areas of high unmet need, utilizing a team with a strong track record of execution in immunology, inflammation, fibrosis and oncology.
• Sagimet Biosciences — Sagimet Biosciences better reflects our expertise in fatty acid metabolism and current focus on developing ground-breaking therapeutics to treat the liver disease NASH.

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• KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
• Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.
• DewCell — Dewcell Biotherapeutics develops synthetic platelets using biomimetic technology. The company's system secures stem cell differentiation technology into megakaryocytes that generate platelets and mass-produces artificial platelets.

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• Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
• Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
• Market Stadium — Market Stadium combines Real Estate Data and Urban Intelligence to optimize multifamily and single-family market research for commercial real estate investors

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• Zipcar — Zipcar is a membership-based car-sharing company that provides automobile rentals to its members, billable on an hourly or daily basis. Members are able to view vehicle availability and reserve a self-service car via the internet, iPhone app, or telephone, in increments as short as one hour and pay only for time they reserve. Zipcar vehiclesreport their positions to a control center using in-car technology. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts. On October 31, 2007 Zipcar merged with rival Flexcar. In 2009 Zipcar has become the world's largest car-sharing service, sharing 6,000 vehicles among 275,000 drivers in 49 U.S. cities, Vancouver, Toronto, and London. On April 1, 2010, Zipcar bought London-based car-sharing firm Streetcar in its latest bid to expand across Europe.
• Credit Sesame — Credit Sesame helps you access, understand, leverage, and protect your credit all under one platform - free of charge.
• GupShup — Deploy secure, scalable AI Agents with enterprise-ready infrastructure. Gupshup powers billions of customer conversations across channels and industries.

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• Bertis — Bertis is a proteomics-based molecular diagnostics service company.
• Stripes — Stripes is a Korea-based apparel company that designs and manufactures men’s clothing products. Stripes’ clothing collection carries directional designs, as well as every day favorites including, t-shirts, shirts, and suits. The company also provides personalized styling services, enabling customers to personalize their clothes and have themdesigned to a perfect fit. Stripes markets its product through the web and mobile medium, giving consumers the facility of buying clothes at the comfort of their homes.Stripes was established in January 2013.
• Melephant — Melephant Inc. is a Korea based startup established in October 2013.

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• Kooky — Kooky is a global K-Pop fandom platform where fans support their favorite artists through voting, rankings, and funding projects.
• Sugar Pick — Sugar Pick is a cohort learning service firm that offers hobby/job training and collaborative projects.
• Uproot Company — Uproot Company operates 'Bit Savings' that purchases virtual assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in an installment manner.

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• Handys — Handys manages accommodation facilities without on-site human resources by automating all operational flows.
• Phantom AI — Phantom AI is democratizing the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to reduce accidents, save lives and make driving more enjoyable, while delivering tomorrow’s self-driving technology. The company provides a comprehensive autonomous driving platform featuring computer vision, sensor fusion and control capabilities.Phantom AI hascreated the most accurate and highest-performing AI solutions available today that meet car manufacturer requirements, at a much lower price than existing solutions. Delivered through a modular, software-based vehicle stack, OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can select the components they wish to integrate and customize the configuration for unparalleled flexibility.
• PineTree Therapeutics — PineTree Therapeutics engages in the development of disruptive therapies in Oncology and Immuno-oncology.

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• HJ Wave — HJ Wave is a manufacturing comapny that designs and develops millimeter-wave RF band, including radar antennas for autonomous driving.
• MetaFines — MetaFines is researching and developing anti-cancer drugs using cancer metabolism.
• SeaVantage — Ocean Freight Tracking - Transform your ocean shipping with a real-time ocean freight visibility platform, end-to-end cargo tracking, document management, collaboration and more. SeaVantage provides ocean shipping visibility solutions helping supply chain professionals proactively manage disruptions

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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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• Huject — Huject is a Hanyang University laboratory startup company founded in 2020 with the goal of commercializing energy harvesting technology. The company develops and sells a wide range of products that use energy-harvesting source technology. Energy harvesting is an environmentally friendly energy technology that collects discarded energy and converts,stores, and uses it to generate electrical energy.
• Adler — Adler creates a social media application to create personal space. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
• Forest Jalan — Forest Jalan is a fintech firm that allows small restaurants, cafes, and stores in Southeast Asia access financial services at moderate rates, rather than high-interest loans.

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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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• 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.
• Tefa Robotics — The aim of Tefa Robotics is to alleviate the lack of qualified robotics engineers. One of the main components of the fourth industrial revolution is industrial robots, however, their effective deployment was hampered by technical limitations. This is one of the major barriers to the adoption of industrial robots, and Tefa Robotics is working toovercome it by creating a low-code solution in an effort to make things simpler and more effective.
• 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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• Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
• Relay — Relay is a second-hand market solution that provides technology, logistics, and operational solutions required for the used business.
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• FuriosaAI — FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time.
• Superb AI — Automate data preparation, label and manage images and videos, and find annotation services with one training data platform. Fast, precise, and easy to use.
• Adrock Adverttainment — Adrock Adverttainment is a mobile application for drivers' license test.

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• VWX — VWX is an entertainment audition platform specialized in commercialized services.
• Locle — Locle is a platform designed specifically for academies and variety of classes including music, dance, arts, crafts, and sports.
• Next ground — Next ground operates the real estate residential review and evaluation platform.

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• AIMMO — AIMMO is the developer of a data annotation platform with custom workflow designs, labeler analytics, and real-time communication functions. The company was founded in 2016 by SeungTaek Oh and is headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
• AIMEDBIO — AIMEDBIO provides therapeutic solutions to patients with serious brain diseases.
• Graphene Square — Graphene Square is a pioneer in the commercialization of graphene material and graphene films for use as a transparent conductor and in other electronics applications. Established as a spin-off of the research of Prof. Byung Hee Hong at Seoul National University and with headquarters in Seoul, Korea. Graphene Square will continue to stay as theworld leader of the graphene commercialization research, also will continue to provide the best quality graphene and equipment to all over the world for the continuous development of carbon and 2D materials for the bright future of the science and technology for mankind.

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• Pluto — Pluto provides a SaaS solution that includes both discovery and academic search engines customized for the institution.
• 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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• 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.
• Mand.ro — 'There should be no one who cannot use functional prosthetic hands because of the money.' To meet this vision, we started our project to make and sell a yet-another affordable myoelectric prosthetic hands for the people with amputation. We will continue to bring a new, better life for all the people who lost their hands.
• Open Doctor — Open Doctor is a real estate brokerage proptech that provides professional real estate brokerage services exclusively for doctors looking to open a hospital.

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• Nex Eye — Nex Eye is a start-up that develops first-in-class antibodies targeting refractory factors of immuno-oncology drugs.
• ASWEMAKE — ASWEMAKE is a shopping app that delivers groceries.
• Hurotics — Hurotics is a company with deep-tech technology related to human-robot fusion.Hurotix's wearable robots, notably the 'H-Flex', are modular and give personalized support based on the user's demands, assisting users in overcoming physical restrictions.

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• RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
• Timetree — TimeTree is a communication app that makes it surprisingly easy to share and coordinate calendars with others. You can share events with family, friends or colleagues at work. You can use it privately as well.
• Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API

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• Zhiyan Zaowu — Zhiyan Zaowu is a company focused on the research and development (R&D) and application of AI synthetic biology technologies.
• Yite New Materials — Jiangsu Yite New Materials Co., Ltd Jiangsu Yite New Materials Co., Ltd. is a technology enterprise specializing in the research and production
• Newmut Nanotechnology — Newmut Nano is a company with advanced technology in the domains of vapor deposition and high-temperature treatment reaction equipment both domestically and internationally. The principal products are experimental-grade and mass-production-grade fluidized bed reactors (FB-CVD), which are primarily employed in the manufacturing of carbon nanotubepowder and the CVD coating of silicon-based anodes for lithium batteries.

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• AutoHands — AutoHands is a South Korea-based mobility company that offers comprehensive integrated mobility services including vehicle buying and selling, management, online used-car auctions, car rentals, extended warranties, residual value guarantees, mobile maintenance, and accident compensation programs.
• Ride — RideNow: An app-based platform for test drives and vehicle purchases. RideCare: App-based B2B and B2C vehicle care services. RideContents: Educational services for automotive brands, aimed at enhancing the quality of manufacturers and importers. RideOn: After-sales management services for electric vehicle chargers.
• Rootfinders — RouteFinders develops an AI-based media platform to support independent living for visually impaired individuals in an increasingly digital world.

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• Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
• SpaceVision — Space Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered digital advertising platform.
• City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.

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• FREECO — FREECO is a content provider for businesses. Consultation, sales, and software development and supply Cosmetics wholesale and retail business Marketing consulting and advertising business.
• Two Slash For — Two Slash For is a beauty brand.
• Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.

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• Huject — Huject is a Hanyang University laboratory startup company founded in 2020 with the goal of commercializing energy harvesting technology. The company develops and sells a wide range of products that use energy-harvesting source technology. Energy harvesting is an environmentally friendly energy technology that collects discarded energy and converts,stores, and uses it to generate electrical energy.
• Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
• Worker's high — Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service.

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• swIDch — More Secure and Accurate Authentication
• Newploy — Newploy is a payroll work automation platform that Automate payroll tasks through robotic process automation (RPA) technology.
• IDID — IDID provides an entertainment platform designed to host short-form entertainment content. The company provides a short-form social entertainment platform that can generate content by superimposing different images on different sound sources.

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• Celebe — Celebe is an online platform that generates revenue from points accumulated for views.

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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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• Celebe — Celebe is an online platform that generates revenue from points accumulated for views.

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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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• My Link — Business Intelligence Solution & Service
• Fliption — With Fliption's virtual try-on AI, one product photo is all it takes to create on-model images with your custom model.
• Connecteve — Connective is a robotics company that develops artificial intelligence-based artificial joint surgery robots.

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• Tabby — tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales.
• Futurerent — Futurerent is a tool that offers solutions to residential property investors for investment capital and cashflow needs.
• Downpayments — In the dynamic world of real estate, time is money, capital is power, and access to the down payment is the biggest barrier to creating wealth through property. Downpayments is on a mission to transform how Amercians purchase real estate, by financing the down payment and allowing the buyer to break their commitment into affordable, manageable payments that are interest-free, or at low rates.

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• Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
• Wilco — Wilco a start-up specialized in thermal management of electronic products and new space era.
• KRISTIN — KRISTIN is a supplier of flat, sneakers, and boots.

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• Inabooth — Inabooth is a character licensing platform that connects character IP owners and character IP users.
• Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
• Junction Med — Junction Med develops and operates CareBom, a child-based senior healthcare communication service.

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• AltMedical — AltMedical is a research institute jointly established with Dong-A University and aims to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
• Chain Lightning — Chain Lightning is an electric vehicle charging station that provides electric vehicle care payment and charge management services.
• NAiEEL Technology — NAiEEL Technology offers energy and environmental technology solutions.

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• Celebe — Celebe is an online platform that generates revenue from points accumulated for views.
• H2 — H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage.
• Symbiosis Finance — A decentralized multi-chain liquidity enabler. Make cross-chain crypto swaps instantly and manage your liquidity on any chain.

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• Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
• 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.
• Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People

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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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• Petch — Petch is a digital services provider that offers business consulting, content provision, food supply, and collaborative branding for pet.
• Lowlit Collective — Lowlit Collective provides sustainable materials and home decor products specializing in the hospitality market and design, the company provides environment friendly interior materials and decor items. Tikkle Board, a proprietary PCR, PIR plastic material, is the core of the company's offerings. It is crafted with locally sourced biomass togive each product greater strength and visual appeal.
• Safe Kitchen Company — Safe Kitchen Company is a kitchen cleaning and maintenance services company.

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• Paywatch — Paywatch offers a platform that allows employees to access their earnings before payday anytime.
• OROS Labs — OROS Labs is a material technology company provides thermal solutions.
• Paywatch Korea — Paywatch Korea is a payroll advance payment service with good social influence.

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• Adler — Adler creates a social media application to create personal space. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
• Biocom — Biocom is a green bio management company.
• Advance Battery Recycle — Advance Battery Recycle is an eco-friendly battery recycling technology company. It produces positive and negative electrode materials by recycling byproducts generated during the battery manufacturing process.

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• Entcrowd — Performance facilitation platform.
• Althea — Althea is the most trusted source for the latest and best selection of Korean skin care and beauty products, offering the lowest prices and shipped directly from Korea. FREE shipping available.