Top 25 AI startups in South Korea
Feb 09, 2026
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Funding: $561.1M
Lunit builds data-driven imaging biomarker (DIB) technology for image-based disease screening.
Lunit builds data-driven imaging biomarker (DIB) technology for image-based disease screening.
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Funding: $457.7M
Rebellions.ai builds AI accelerators by bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms.
Rebellions.ai builds AI accelerators by bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms.
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Funding: $215.7M
Moloco develops a platform for advertising placement and optimization in mobile apps, commercial media and large streaming channels. It enables media companies to quickly create their own advertising system that delivers personalized ads that look natural as part of the content, based on real-time signals. AI balances viewing experience and advertising effectiveness. The system also optimizes advertisers' operations through automated campaigns and sophisticated self-service tools. Developers are provided with a Moloco SDK that enables AI integration to improve app monetization.
Moloco develops a platform for advertising placement and optimization in mobile apps, commercial media and large streaming channels. It enables media companies to quickly create their own advertising system that delivers personalized ads that look natural as part of the content, based on real-time signals. AI balances viewing experience and advertising effectiveness. The system also optimizes advertisers' operations through automated campaigns and sophisticated self-service tools. Developers are provided with a Moloco SDK that enables AI integration to improve app monetization.
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Funding: $169M
Qraft Technologies provides AI solutions customized for various uses and has specialties in AI investment solutions.
Qraft Technologies provides AI solutions customized for various uses and has specialties in AI investment solutions.
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Funding: ₩1.5T
42dot is a technology company pioneering frictionless and autonomous mobility services through the development of UMOS.
42dot is a technology company pioneering frictionless and autonomous mobility services through the development of UMOS.
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Funding: $107.1M
Twelve Labs is helping developers build programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do.
Twelve Labs is helping developers build programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do.
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Funding: ₩52.1B
Autonomous a2z provides a new paradigm of an autonomous driving service that connects human and city by our own technology-based mobility innovation. From transportation to interchangeable system, innovative technologies that will be realized over the city, we will realize the value of autonomous driving mobility platform in Smart city.
Autonomous a2z provides a new paradigm of an autonomous driving service that connects human and city by our own technology-based mobility innovation. From transportation to interchangeable system, innovative technologies that will be realized over the city, we will realize the value of autonomous driving mobility platform in Smart city.
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Funding: $52M
Deepbrain AI develops an online video generator for various specialized applications. It features online video editing studio and a large library of video templates, avatars and voices. Its engine utilizes third-party models from Google, OpenAI and others bigtechs. The service's primary applications are creating realistic AI avatars from photos or video samples, creating product videos (you can simply paste a link to a product description in online store, and the service will generate a promotional video featuring live avatar), dubbing videos with translation into 150+ languages, automatic lip synching and voice cloning. The startup also offers an enterprise version with an API, security measures, collaboration capabilities, automation and dedicated support. Companies use the platform for training, marketing and creative projects.
Deepbrain AI develops an online video generator for various specialized applications. It features online video editing studio and a large library of video templates, avatars and voices. Its engine utilizes third-party models from Google, OpenAI and others bigtechs. The service's primary applications are creating realistic AI avatars from photos or video samples, creating product videos (you can simply paste a link to a product description in online store, and the service will generate a promotional video featuring live avatar), dubbing videos with translation into 150+ languages, automatic lip synching and voice cloning. The startup also offers an enterprise version with an API, security measures, collaboration capabilities, automation and dedicated support. Companies use the platform for training, marketing and creative projects.
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Funding: $39.9M
Skelter Labs is an artificial intelligence technology company developing innovative machine intelligence technology.
Skelter Labs is an artificial intelligence technology company developing innovative machine intelligence technology.
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Funding: $38.4M
MakinaRocks provides machine learning solutions and an MLOps platform to accelerate and scale the industrial sector’s transition to AI.
MakinaRocks provides machine learning solutions and an MLOps platform to accelerate and scale the industrial sector’s transition to AI.
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Funding: $31.5M
Energy X has developed an AI-driven platform that allows corporate and individual users to invest in renewable energy projects worldwide.
Energy X has developed an AI-driven platform that allows corporate and individual users to invest in renewable energy projects worldwide.
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Funding: $29.2M
Nearthlab is developing deep learning based software solution for autonomous drones to inspect industrial facilities such as wind turbine blades
Nearthlab is developing deep learning based software solution for autonomous drones to inspect industrial facilities such as wind turbine blades
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Funding: $26.8M
Typecast's Online AI Voice Generator Puts Emotions in Text to Speech. It allows to power your video content with realistic AI voices and avatars.
Typecast's Online AI Voice Generator Puts Emotions in Text to Speech. It allows to power your video content with realistic AI voices and avatars.
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Funding: $21.2M
XL8 is an AI company that offers NLP services, specialized in the media localization area, including machine translation and ASR.
XL8 is an AI company that offers NLP services, specialized in the media localization area, including machine translation and ASR.
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Funding: $17.9M
Deep Bio combines cutting-edge AI algorithms with digital pathology to revolutionize cancer diagnosis.
Deep Bio combines cutting-edge AI algorithms with digital pathology to revolutionize cancer diagnosis.
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Funding: ₩21B
RLWRLD is developing robotics foundation models that empower robots to operate autonomously in real-world settings.
RLWRLD is developing robotics foundation models that empower robots to operate autonomously in real-world settings.
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Funding: ₩18.2B
Indent is buildeing AI-powered customer video review tool that helps shoppers through access to video reviews and product ratings, while also helping to drive sales for e-commerce merchants by providing them with this same precious customer feedback.
Indent is buildeing AI-powered customer video review tool that helps shoppers through access to video reviews and product ratings, while also helping to drive sales for e-commerce merchants by providing them with this same precious customer feedback.
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Funding: $12M
Bone AI specializes in creating autonomous military robotics based on proprietary AI systems. It is developing a unified platform that integrates software, hardware, manufacturing (in Korea) and a supply chain in the US, Europe and other allied countries. The company develops next-generation autonomous aerial (UAV), ground (UGV) and maritime (USV) vehicles for defense and government customers. Its initial focus is on aerial drones for logistics and counter-drone defense. The company is engaged in research of advanced AI simulations, autonomy algorithms, embedded engineering, hardware design and physical AI.
Bone AI specializes in creating autonomous military robotics based on proprietary AI systems. It is developing a unified platform that integrates software, hardware, manufacturing (in Korea) and a supply chain in the US, Europe and other allied countries. The company develops next-generation autonomous aerial (UAV), ground (UGV) and maritime (USV) vehicles for defense and government customers. Its initial focus is on aerial drones for logistics and counter-drone defense. The company is engaged in research of advanced AI simulations, autonomy algorithms, embedded engineering, hardware design and physical AI.
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Funding: $11.1M
42Maru builds a question answer system that finds a single, specific, correct answer based on Deep Learning
42Maru builds a question answer system that finds a single, specific, correct answer based on Deep Learning
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Funding: ₩8B
NetTargets used machine learning for drug discovery based on 20+ years of systems biology research.
NetTargets used machine learning for drug discovery based on 20+ years of systems biology research.
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Funding: $5M
Beeble develops mobile virtual production so that anyone with a smartphone can do realistic compositing in real-time. Creators can shoot as if you were really there, transcending time and space.
Beeble develops mobile virtual production so that anyone with a smartphone can do realistic compositing in real-time. Creators can shoot as if you were really there, transcending time and space.
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