Top 15 AI startups in Seoul

Sep 22, 2026
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Rebellions
Funding: $857.7M
Rebellions develops and designs AI chip (Rebel) and outsources its manufacturing with Samsung (it initially forged around its Atoms chips). The startup's chips are designed for inference - the computational tasks required by AI models to respond to user queries. The company also produces ready-to-use server (RebelServer), production-ready inference computing resource unit (RebelPOD) and a scalable multi-rack cluster designed for large-scale AI deployment (RebelRack). The company is expanding its ecosystem of technology partners in the US, where it plans to attract cloud service providers, government agencies, telecom operators, and neo-cloud services.
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RLWRLD
Funding: $41.8M
RLWRLD is developing robotics foundation models that empower robots to operate autonomously in real-world settings.
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Lunit
Funding: $561.1M
Lunit builds data-driven imaging biomarker (DIB) technology for image-based disease screening.
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42dot
Funding: ₩1.5T
42dot is a technology company pioneering frictionless and autonomous mobility services through the development of UMOS.
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Fount
Funding: ₩58.8B
Fount is an asset management Robo-Advisor startup.
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Skelter Labs
Funding: $39.9M
Skelter Labs is an artificial intelligence technology company developing innovative machine intelligence technology.
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MakinaRocks
Funding: $38.4M
MakinaRocks provides machine learning solutions and an MLOps platform to accelerate and scale the industrial sector’s transition to AI.
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Energy X
Funding: $31.5M
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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Nearthlab
Funding: $29.2M
Nearthlab is developing deep learning based software solution for autonomous drones to inspect industrial facilities such as wind turbine blades
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Neosapience
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.
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Deep Bio
Funding: $17.9M
Deep Bio combines cutting-edge AI algorithms with digital pathology to revolutionize cancer diagnosis.
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Indent
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.
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Bone AI
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.
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Beeble AI
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.
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New Type Industries

Newtype Industries is developing AI warfare systems that are mission-ready
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Editor: Siddhant Patel
Siddhant Patel is a senior editor for AI-Startups. He is based out of India and has previously worked at publications including Huffington Post and The Next Web. Siddhant has a special interest in artificial intelligence and has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the industry. Siddhant graduated from the Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru). When he’s not writing, Siddhant is also a developer and has a deep historical knowledge of the computer industry for the past 50 years. You can contact Siddhant at sidpatel(at)ai-startups(dot)pro