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Free database of Korean AI startups and their funding rounds.

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31 rounds

  1. Hurotics

    Robotics · Series A

    KRW 25 billion

    Lead: Atinum Investment

    Startup Recipe
  2. DeepX

    AI chips · Series D

    about KRW 40 billion

    Investors: Shinhan Financial Group, BNW Investment

    Startup Recipe
  3. Twelve Labs

    LLM / foundation models · Series B

    $100 million

    Lead: NEA, Naver Ventures

    Startup Recipe
  4. WIRobotics

    Robotics · Series B

    KRW 95 billion

    Lead: JB Investment

    Startup Recipe
  5. Xcena

    AI chips · Series B

    KRW 150 billion (about $103 million)

    Lead: Atinum Investment

    Startup Recipe
  6. Upstage

    LLM / foundation models · Series C

    KRW 180 billion

    Lead: Sazze Partners

    Startup Recipe
  7. Rebellions

    AI chips · Series C

    $250 million

    Investors: Arm, Samsung Ventures, Pegatron VC, Korea Development Bank +2

    Startup Recipe
  8. FriendliAI

    Devtools / infra · Seed extension

    $20 million

    Lead: Capstone Partners

    FriendliAI
  9. FuriosaAI

    AI chips · Series C bridge

    KRW 170 billion ($120 million)

    Investors: Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, IBK Securities, IBK Venture Investment +4

    KED Global
  10. RLWRLD

    Robotics · Seed

    KRW 21 billion ($14.8 million)

    Investors: Hashed, Mirae Asset Venture Investments, SK Telecom, LG Electronics +5

    Startup Recipe
  11. AI applications · Series B

    KRW 108 billion

    Lead: Goodwater Capital

    Platum
  12. LLM / foundation models · Series B bridge

    KRW 62 billion

    Investors not reported

    Startup Recipe
  13. Twelve Labs

    LLM / foundation models · Strategic

    $3 million

    Lead: SK Telecom

    KED Global
  14. VESSL AI

    Devtools / infra · Series A

    $12 million

    Lead: A Ventures

    TechCrunch
  15. MarqVision

    Vertical AI · Series A

    KRW 22 billion ($16.5 million)

    Investors: Altos Ventures, Smilegate Investment, Hillspring Investment, Y Combinator +1

    KED Global
  16. OpenResearch

    AI applications · Seed

    KRW 10 billion ($7.5 million)

    Lead: LB Investment, Mirae Asset Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investments

    KED Global
  17. Holiday Robotics

    Robotics · Seed

    KRW 17.5 billion ($13 million)

    Lead: Stonebridge Ventures

    KED Global
  18. AI applications · Seed

    KRW 16 billion

    Investors not reported

    KED Global
  19. Sionic AI

    AI applications · Seed

    KRW 5.5 billion

    Investors not reported

    KED Global
  20. Trillion Labs

    LLM / foundation models · Seed

    KRW 5.4 billion

    Investors not reported

    KED Global
  21. Coxwave

    Vertical AI · Seed

    KRW 4.5 billion

    Investors not reported

    KED Global
  22. Beeble

    AI applications · Seed

    $4.75 million

    Lead: Basis Set Ventures

    Startup Recipe
  23. Nota AI

    Devtools / infra · Series C

    KRW 25.8 billion ($19.9 million)

    Lead: STIC Ventures, LB Investment

    PR Newswire
  24. Twelve Labs

    LLM / foundation models · Series A

    $50 million

    Lead: NVentures, New Enterprise Associates

    KED Global
  25. DeepX

    AI chips · Series C

    KRW 110 billion ($80.5 million)

    Lead: SkyLake Equity Partners

    PR Newswire
  26. Xcena

    AI chips · Series A

    KRW 60 billion

    Investors not reported

    Startup Recipe
  27. HoneyNaps

    Healthcare AI · Series B

    $11.6 million

    Investors: Korea Industrial Bank, Hi investment Partners, QUAD Investment Management

    PR Newswire
  28. Upstage

    LLM / foundation models · Series B

    about KRW 100 billion ($72 million)

    Lead: SK Networks, KT, Korea Development Bank, Shinhan Venture Investment +3

    KED Global
  29. WIRobotics

    Robotics · Series A

    KRW 13 billion

    Investors not reported

    Startup Recipe
  30. Sorcerics

    Vertical AI · Seed

    Amount not reported

    Investors: Mashup Ventures, Devsisters Ventures

    KED Global
  31. Rebellions

    AI chips · Series B

    KRW 165 billion ($124 million)

    Lead: KT

    TechCrunch

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Adds only dollar amounts printed in the sources, including figures an article called approximate. Won-only rounds are not converted, so they do not appear in this ranking.