Radar · Artificial Intelligence in Seoul
Best Artificial Intelligence Companies in Seoul, South Korea
The 153 best Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mathpresso.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
153companies tracked
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
62have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE × SEOUL
Our analysis of 151 Artificial Intelligence companies
$81.0b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
151companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
51unicorns
2021median founding year
100kcombined LinkedIn audience
51%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathpresso Developer of an AI-powered learning platform providing educational content access 69Moat top 26%Funding top 27%Talent top 28%AI top 30% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 26% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Innovationtop 42% Growthtop 45% Markettop 46% Patentstop 46% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 12 patents Funding: Raised $148M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $148M | 27 mo ago | Series C | 287 | Hojae Jeong Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceElasticsearch+15 | 12 patents AI-powered adaptive tutoring and automated question generation for educational search platforms | — |
| 2 | StradVision Developer of AI-based perception software for autonomous driving and advanced systems | $137M | 46 mo ago | Series C | 320 | Bongjin Jun Founder | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+15 | 801 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Lunit Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for cancer detection and treatment | $135M | 54 mo ago | Public | 279 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 387 patents AI-driven analysis, annotation, and training for digital pathology slide imaging | 1 launch |
| 4 | Standigm AI-based platform for drug discovery and development 48Patents top 19%Moat top 19%Innovation top 21%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 19% Moattop 19% Innovationtop 21% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Fundingtop 36% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Techbottom 21% Marketbottom 18% Patents: 101 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 77 filings since 2022 vs 24 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 101 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $70M | 59 mo ago | Series C | 3 | Jinhan Kim Co-Founder & CEO | — | 101 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 5 | Selectstar AI Providers of platform for AI training solutions 57AI top 20%Funding top 25%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 27% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $67.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $67M | 6 mo ago | Series B | 14 | Howook Shin Co-FOunder | WordPressPleskMySQL+27 | — | — |
| 6 | Nota Developer of AI optimization solutions for on-device and edge computing 84Patents top 13%AI top 18%Innovation top 19%Funding top 23% All 14 signals ▾Patentstop 13% AItop 18% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 23% Newstop 23% Growthtop 25% Producttop 28% Moattop 29% Customerstop 35% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 42% Talenttop 44% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 42% Patents: 216 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 199 filings since 2022 vs 15 in 2017-21 AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $63M | 24 mo ago | Public | 95 | Tae Kim Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | 216 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 7 | NITGEN Developer and manufacturer of fingerprint sensor and algorithm for biometric applications | $38M | 165 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Young Bae CEO | — | 40 patents High‑resolution optical fingerprint capture and advanced anti‑spoof detection technologies. | — |
| 8 | HyperAccel Developer of AI semiconductors and software for generative AI solutions 62AI top 22%Innovation top 25%Funding top 32%Patents top 32% All 8 signals ▾AItop 22% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 32% Patentstop 32% Moattop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 33 patents (top 36% of patent-holders) · 33 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $38M | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | Joo-Young Kim CEO | — | 33 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | Typecast Provider of a cloud and AI-enabled text-to-speech converter platform 78AI top 26%Growth top 28%Funding top 29%Tech top 34% All 9 signals ▾AItop 26% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 29% Techtop 34% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Markettop 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, natural language processing Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $34M | 6 mo ago | Series B | — | Juncheol Cho Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryFirebase+28 | — | — |
| 10 | WRTN Provider of AI and NLP tools for text-based applications 67AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Newstop 48% Moatbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 38% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $32M | 14 mo ago | Series B | 43 | Dongjae Lee Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 11 | Moreh Developer of large-scale AI infrastructure | $30M | 34 mo ago | Series B | 58 | Jungho Park Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+11 | 64 patents Fault‑tolerant AI computing: checkpointing, GPU memory management, quantized neural‑network training. | 1 job opening |
| 12 | AItrics Develops AI-powered clinical decision support system | $30M | 6 mo ago | Series C | 37 | Eunho Yang Co-Founder & CRO | — | 39 patents AI-driven clinical decision support and patient monitoring using multimodal medical data | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 13 | OnePredict Provider of industrial artificial intelligence solutions for equipment diagnostics | $25M | 50 mo ago | Series C | 56 | Byung Yoon Founder & CEO | ImwebFroala EditorYouTube+26 | 39 patents AI-driven predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis for power grid equipment | 1 launch |
| 14 | NEUROPHET Developer of AI-based simulation software for doctors and researchers in electrical brain stimulation 84Innovation top 15%Patents top 20%Growth top 21%AI top 25% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 15% Patentstop 20% Growthtop 21% AItop 25% Fundingtop 28% Moattop 29% Fin. healthtop 42% Markettop 45% Talentbottom 48% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% Partnersbottom 34% Innovation: 125 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 86 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 Patents: 125 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 86 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $24M | 2 mo ago | Public | 101 | Junkil Been Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 125 patents AI-driven medical imaging analysis and clinical decision support for neurodiagnostics | — |
| 15 | SUALAB AI-based machine inspection solutions provider | $24M | 85 mo ago | Acquired | 22 | Bora Lee Co-Founder | — | 53 patents AI-driven visual inspection and data generation for automated defect detection | — |
| 16 | Skelter Labs Platform provider to create conversational AI platforms | $24M | 70 mo ago | Acquired | 49 | Ted Cho Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | 16 patents AI-driven dialogue slot extraction, review analysis, user behavior profiling, and chatbot training | — |
| 17 | Sionic AI Provider of AI-powered solutions for multiple industries 55AI top 25%Funding top 31%Moat top 38%Innovation top 41% All 10 signals ▾AItop 25% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 41% Patentstop 41% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 34% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $17.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $17M | 6 mo ago | Series A | — | SukHyun Ko CEO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsRadix UI+15 | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 18 | CryptoLab Developer of homomorphic encryption software and tools for data privacy | $16M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 42 | Jung Cheon CEO | — | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 19 | Mobilint Provider of integrated sensor fusion and deep learning SoC solutions 62AI top 22%Patents top 24%Innovation top 25%Funding top 31% All 9 signals ▾AItop 22% Patentstop 24% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 38% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 78 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 61 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $15M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 32 | Dongjoo Shin CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | 78 patents AI hardware accelerators and optimized deep learning inference for image processing | — |
| 20 | Asleep Provider of sleep-tracking API for seamless integration into applications | $15M | 50 mo ago | Series B | — | Lee David CEO | WebflowTallyNaver Analytics+10 | 41 patents AI-powered contactless sleep monitoring and adaptive environment control technologies | — |
| 21 | Mediwhale AI based diagnostic device for chronic diseases | $12M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 13 | Tyler Rim Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 20 patents AI-driven diagnostic devices for kidney, cardiovascular and ocular disease risk prediction | — |
| 22 | Vuno Developer of AI based medical image analysis software for healthcare providers | $12M | 6 mo ago | Public | 163 | Hyun-Jun Kim Co-Founder & CSO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+20 | 322 patents AI-powered cardiac signal analysis and medical imaging diagnostics | 1 launch |
| 23 | DenComm AI-powered voice recognition solutions for the dental industry | $12M | 27 mo ago | Series A | — | Byeongjun Lim CEO | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+13 | 16 patents Dental imaging conversion and speech‑driven chart management software for dentistry. | — |
| 24 | Odd Concepts Provider of image recognition solutions for enterprises | $10M | 74 mo ago | Series B | 12 | — | — | 125 patents AI-powered fashion image generation, reconstruction, and recommendation systems | — |
| 25 | Lablup Developer of software providing researchers and engineers access to computing resources | $10M | 38 mo ago | Series A | 21 | Jonghyun Park Co-Founder | Amazon Web Serviceslit-htmllit-element+4 | 25 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 26 | 42Maru Developer of AI platform providing question answering and natural language processing | $9M | 25 mo ago | Series B | 71 | D.K Donghwan Kim Ceo | — | 53 patents AI-powered text structuring, summarization, and NL-to-SQL query generation for databases | — |
| 27 | AIGEN Sciences AI-based drug discovery and designing tool for researchers 35AI top 30%Moat top 38%Funding top 42%Patents top 46% All 8 signals ▾AItop 30% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 42% Patentstop 46% Innovationtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $9M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Jaewoo Kang CEO | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 28 | Promedius Provider of AI software for osteoporosis diagnosis and muscle segmentation | $9M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 31 | Hyun-Jin Bae Co-Founder & CEO | — | 42 patents Federated learning AI for medical imaging, especially bone health diagnosis and analysis | — |
| 29 | Pyler Developer of AI video understanding tools for brand safety and targeting | $8M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 33 | JaeHo Oh Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+7 | 15 patents Video moment retrieval, highlight detection, and multimodal temporal‑axis AI fusion for content analysis | 1 award |
| 30 | Furiosa Developer of AI accelerator hardware and software for large language models 57AI top 18%Growth top 35%Funding top 36%Tech top 42% All 10 signals ▾AItop 18% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 42% Markettop 49% Moattop 50% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 35% Innovationbottom 32% Globalbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $7M | 10 mo ago | Series C | 100 | June Paik Founder & CEO | Craft CMSPHPMonaco Editor+16 | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 31 | Pet Now App-based platform for recognition of animals based on the inscription | $5M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 21 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+16 | — | — |
| 32 | Cochl Developer of sound AI platform for real-time acoustic event analysis | $5M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 25 | Il-Young Jeong Co-Founder | styled-componentsJSSReact+12 | 17 patents Audio signal processing and recognition for multimedia and augmented reality applications | — |
| 33 | BHSN AI-based contract management platform for law firms | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series B | — | Lim Jung-geun Founder & CEO | — | 9 patents AI-powered legal contract creation, management, and review automation | — |
| 34 | PMX AI based medical imaging tool for providers | $4M | 53 mo ago | Series A | 21 | Girish Srinivasan Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer | — | 57 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 35 | Looxid Labs Developer of emotion recognition system for interactions in VR | $4M | 91 mo ago | Series A | 22 | — | — | 65 patents Biosignal-driven cognitive health assessment and diagnostic platforms for wearable devices | — |
| 36 | Surromind Provider of AI solutions specializing in multimodal, MLOps, and LLM engineering | $4M | 19 mo ago | Series A | — | Byung Jang Founder | SentryNode.jsReact+10 | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 37 | Return Zero Provider of Korean speech recognition engine 74AI top 18%Innovation top 24%Talent top 28%Patents top 30% All 8 signals ▾AItop 18% Innovationtop 24% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 30% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 45% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 34 patents (top 35% of patent-holders) · 31 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $3M | 7 mo ago | Acquired | 32 | Jung Young Co-Founder | — | 34 patents Improving speech recognition accuracy and speaker identification using AI-trained acoustic models | — |
| 38 | Qara AI-enabled robo advisory platform for wealth management | $3M | 66 mo ago | Series A | — | Changhwan Byun Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 39 | Databank Provider of NLP-based scoring software for TOEFL | $3M | 61 mo ago | Series A | 27 | Dahoon Song CEO | — | 2 patents SaaS cloud chat platform provisioning and rental services for real-time messaging | — |
| 40 | TEN Provider of AI infrastructure and MLOps platform for AI development | $2M | 42 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Sejin Oh CEO | — | 29 patents Monetizing AI models and training data through assetization and revenue-sharing mechanisms. | 2 launchs |
| 41 | Coreline Soft Developer of medical AI solutions for analyzing chest and brain scans | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 88 | — | PHPAnimate.csscore-js+7 | 122 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 2 partnerships |
| 42 | AI Nation Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for manufacturing, energy, and education | $2M | 44 mo ago | Series A | — | Jihoon Kwak CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | P2ACH AI Provider of AI-powered retail media analytics 42Patents top 45%AI top 45%Innovation top 47%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 45% AItop 45% Innovationtop 47% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Patents: 8 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | Dongyul Lee CEO | — | 8 patents AI-powered outdoor advertising planning, placement, and performance analytics | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 44 | SqueezeBits Developer of AI compression toolkit simplifying application of advanced compression techniques | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Hyungjun Kim CEO | SentryNode.jsReact+12 | 9 patents Efficient AI model compression and hardware acceleration for neural network inference | 1 partnership |
| 45 | eRoun Generative AI security solutions 42AI top 22%Funding top 47%Patents top 48%Innovation top 49% All 8 signals ▾AItop 22% Fundingtop 47% Patentstop 48% Innovationtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $1.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $1M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Yoon Sik CEO | — | 3 patents AI safety tools for generative model prompt filtering and hallucination mitigation | — |
| 46 | Xbrain Provides automated data science platform | $700K | 104 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Jinyoung Choi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Fluenty Developer of conversational AI platform for automating customer service interactions | $510K | 119 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Dabeeo Provider of an open-source and AI-enabled mapping platform | $445K | 26 mo ago | Series A | 51 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceJava+17 | 45 patents 3D mapping, point‑cloud processing, and indoor positioning for navigation and visualization | 3 partnerships |
| 49 | RippleAI AI solutions for tagging, editing, and producing video content | $374K | 96 mo ago | Seed | 27 | Gunhee Kim Founder & CEO | — | 3 patents AI-powered accessibility subtitles, image analysis, and live chat integration for streaming media | — |
Top 12 Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul
#1
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 101 employees$24.4Mraised▾
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 101 employees
Developer of AI-based simulation software for doctors and researchers in electrical brain stimulation. It is developing simulation software in neuro-engineering that is specialized for doctors and researchers in electrical brain stimulation (EBS). Its users can generate an individual 3D brain model by MRI, and simulate and analyze the potential effects of EBS in the various parameters of treatment in a clinical setting. It helps with full-automatic 3D brain model generation for each patient.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 15%Patents
top 20%Growth
top 21%AI
top 25%Funding
top 28%Moat
top 29%Innovation: 125 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 86 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Patents: 125 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 86 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Growth: Revenue +42% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$21.5M
- Mar 2024Series B$751.4K
- Nov 2021Series B$16M
- Jan 2020Series A$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
SBI Investment Korea, ES Investor, Magellan Technology Investment, Kolon Investments, Daedeok Venture Partners, Shinhan Bank
#2
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 14 employees$67Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 14 employees
Providers of platform for AI training solutions. It allows users to collect images, voices, videos, and texts from different sources and label and validate the raw data. Its features are object segmentation, line segmentation, classification, transcription, editing, comparison, and other tools for labeling solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 25%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 50%Global
bottom 36%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $67.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$3.7M
- Aug 2025Series B$14.7M
- Aug 2022Series A$66.7M
- Jul 2019Seed$339K
Founders & team
Investors
Kakao Ventures, Company K Partners, CJ Investment, Now IB Capital, KB Investment, KB Securities
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsElementorEssential Addons For Elementor
#3
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 32 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 32 employees
Provider of integrated sensor fusion and deep learning SoC solutions. It provides sensor fusion and deep learning systems on a chip technology, which provides accelerated artificial intelligence solutions. Its NPU solutions are optimized for AI tasks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 22%Patents
top 24%Innovation
top 25%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 38%Tech
top 50%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, deep learning
Patents: 78 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 61 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 78 patents (top 24% of patent-holders) · 61 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$46.3M
- Jan 2024Series B$15.3M
- 2021Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Kyobo Securities, Union Investment Partners, Daesung Startup Investment, Korean Development Bank, L&S Venture Capital, POSCO DX
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#4
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 13 employees$12Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 13 employees
AI based diagnostic device for chronic diseases. It offers AI algorithm based device that analyzes retinal images to predict the persons age, gender, height, and weight, and find biomarkers related to specific diseases which include cardiovascular, chronic kidney disease, retinal diseases, and others.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$13.2M
- Sep 2024Series A$12M
- Apr 2023Series A$9M
- 2021Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
SBI Investment, BNK Venture Capital, Innopolis Partners, IPS Ventures, Woori Venture Partners, HealthTech Arkansas
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesChoicesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#5
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017$34.5Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017
Provider of a cloud and AI-enabled text-to-speech converter platform. It uses deep learning and natural language processing models to create natural, expressive, and emotionally nuanced AI voices and avatars for audio and video content creation. It offers a vast library of AI voice actors and virtual characters capable of expressing various emotions and styles, suitable for applications like video narration, e-learning, audiobooks, podcasts, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 26%Growth
top 28%Funding
top 29%Tech
top 34%Talent
top 38%Product
top 46%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, natural language processing
Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $34.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Product Designer
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$11.5M
- Feb 2022Series B$21.5M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
BRV Capital Management, STIC Ventures, Quantum Ventures, Company K Partners, Albatross Investment, Daekyo Investment
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Sign-InCart Functionality
#6
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 37 employees$29.9Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 37 employees
Develops AI-powered clinical decision support system. The platform provides features for clinical risk analysis, diagnosis, ICU care, etc. Its Clinical Risk Analysis (ACRA) model can predict the diseases, and identify potential risks in advance, and provide relevant suggestions for prevention. Its Medical Diagnosis helps doctors accurately diagnose diseases, identify risk factors, and prescriptions proper medicines.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Yokohama City University) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series C$23.8M
- Mar 2024Series B$20.4M
- 2021Series A$2.6M
- Jan 2020Series A$6.9M
Founders & team
Investors
BSK Investment, JX Partners, Kiwoom Securities, BNH INVESTMENT, Premier Partners, DS Investment & Securities
Tech stack
ImwebFroala EditorBootstrapAmazon Web ServicesNginxFont Awesome
#7
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023$17Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023
Provider of AI-powered solutions for multiple industries. It offers solutions including financial services consulting, content writing, and battery technology. It is a SaaS platform that leverages text-based knowledge and user feedback to train AI and generate or analyze information.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 25%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 38%Innovation
top 41%Patents
top 41%Tech
top 44%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered
Funding: Raised $17.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 6 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 481 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. OpenAI) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$17M
Founders & team
Investors
Atinum Investment, Industrial Bank of Korea, LB Investment, IMM Investment, KT Investment, Partners Investment
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle AnalyticsHstsMailgunNaver AnalyticsNext.Js
#8
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 163 employees$12Mraised▾
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 163 employees
Developer of AI based medical image analysis software for healthcare providers. The company's solutions analyzes a wide range of medical data that can be combined with artificial intelligence. The company's products include Med-BoneAge, Med-DeepBrain, Med-Chest X-ray, Med-Fundus AI, Med-LungCT AI and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$6.8M
- Nov 2018Series B$12M
- 2015Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
BonAngels Venture Partners, FuturePlay, Smile Gate Investment, SBI Group, HB Investment, Tech Incubator Program for Startup
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#9
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 43 employees$32.2Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 43 employees
Provider of AI and NLP tools for text-based applications. It provides features that support text generation, analysis, and transformation for various use cases. The platform is designed to help users integrate natural language capabilities into digital workflows.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 30%Growth
top 35%News
top 48%Moat
bottom 48%AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $32.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series B$73.5M
- Jun 2024Series A$18.3M
- Jun 2023Series A$11.8M
- Nov 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
BRV Capital Management, Z Venture Capital, Capstone Partners, Industrial Bank of Korea, KB Securities, KEB Hana Bank
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceJsdelivr
#10
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 100 employees$6.9Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 100 employees
Developer of AI accelerator hardware and software for large language models. The company provides AI inference solutions, including a software development kit and support resources. It offers products designed for efficient tensor contraction operations and high data center utilization. The company's products support various deployment scenarios and integration with open-source AI frameworks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Tech
top 42%Market
top 49%Moat
top 50%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $6.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 18.8% of this cohort's audience · 177 engagements/post (5.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Broadcom) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series C$125M
- Feb 2025Seed$1.5M
- Nov 2019Seed$6.9M
- Apr 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Korean Development Bank, Truston Asset Management, Naver, DSC Investment, NAVER D2 Startup Factory, Crit Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#11
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023$37.7Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023
Developer of AI semiconductors and software for generative AI solutions. The company provides hardware solutions, including AI-specialized cores and multi-chip scalability. It delivers AI semiconductor products optimized for AI inference, from edge devices to cloud datacenters. The company also develops software platforms supporting LLM inference and model frameworks, facilitating developer tools for LPU kernels and device runtime.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 22%Innovation
top 25%Funding
top 32%Patents
top 32%Moat
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: generative ai, llm
Innovation: 33 patents (top 36% of patent-holders) · 33 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Funding: Raised $37.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series A$37.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Korea Investment Holdings, Industrial Bank of Korea, KB Investment, Mirae Asset Venture Investments, BonAngels Venture Partners, LB Investment
#12
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 32 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 32 employees
Provider of Korean speech recognition engine. This technology is found only in smart speakers, It collects or processes simple data, to solve problems with APIs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Innovation
top 24%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 30%Funding
top 37%Moat
top 45%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Innovation: 34 patents (top 35% of patent-holders) · 31 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 163 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C$3.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Woori Financial Group, Shinhan Venture Investment, Company K Partners, Hana Ventures, Atinum Investment, BASS Investment
Funding & investor landscape
$1.1Btotal disclosed funding
51companies funded
101disclosed rounds
3rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Junkil Been
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · NEUROPHET
Jaehoon Cho
Chief Financial Officer · NEUROPHET
Howook Shin
Co-FOunder · Selectstar AI
Seyeob Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · Selectstar AI
Dongjoo Shin
CEO · Mobilint
Tyler Rim
Co-Founder · Mediwhale
Kevin Choi
Co-Founder & CEO · Mediwhale
Juncheol Cho
Co-Founder · Typecast
Taesu Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · Typecast
Eunho Yang
Co-Founder & CRO · AItrics
Kwang Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · AItrics
SukHyun Ko
CEO · Sionic AI
Prism market signals · South Korea · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,105,805 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Artificial Intelligence coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN SEOUL · AI & Compute
How research on Artificial Intelligence in Seoul is moving
A read on the academic research around Artificial Intelligence in Seoul — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 45 papers.
Seoul National University leads optimistic AI research (mean stance 0.6), focusing on vision, bioinformatics, and genomics, with breakthroughs dominating recent output since 2020.
45 papers · stance +0.60 · 62% breakthrough · 10% concern
top institutions
- Seoul National University32
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology7
- Seoul National University Hospital4
- University of Seoul2
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital2
leading researchers
Kyoung Mu Lee · Cho Younghyo · Kang Seongmin · Song Inseop · Hyun Joo Lee · Jiwon Kim
prism intelligence · tone & topics
100% positive · 0% critical tone
Machine LearningComputer ScienceHealthcareBiologySoftwareMathematics
▲
Breakthroughs25 · 56%
▲ 33%→54% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Pattern recognition research is surging — newly dominant in Breakthroughs, field-share rising from 33% to 54% across 45 Seoul AI papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Pattern recognition (psychology)3
- Image (mathematics)3
- Visualization2
- Overfitting2
- Key (lock)2
Newly emergingPattern recognition (psychology) 0→3
Landmark Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold · 42,952 cites
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Advancements11 · 24%
▼ 33%→27% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations91% since 2021mostly methods-led
Segmentation and neural network advancements are intensifying steadily, though Advancements field-share cooled from 33% to 27%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Pattern recognition (psychology)3
- Segmentation2
- Artificial neural network2
- Computation1
- Feature (linguistics)1
Landmark Accurate Image Super-Resolution Using Very Deep Convolutional Networks · 7,494 cites
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Concerns4 · 9%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly theory-led
Irrationality, Rationality, and Population concerns are newly emerging — all brand-new sub-topics driving Concerns from 0% to 11% share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Irrationality3
- Rationality3
- Population3
- Argument (complex analysis)3
- Intersection (aeronautics)3
Newly emergingIrrationality 0→3 · Rationality 0→3 · Population 0→3
Common questions
How many Artificial Intelligence companies are there in Seoul, South Korea?
Radar tracks 153 indexable Artificial Intelligence companies headquartered in Seoul, South Korea that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea?
The Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list have raised a combined $1.1B in disclosed equity funding across 51 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Artificial Intelligence company in Seoul, South Korea?
Mathpresso is the highest-funded Artificial Intelligence company in Seoul, South Korea, with $147.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea are funded?
51 of the 153 Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Artificial Intelligence unicorns are there in Seoul, South Korea?
None of the Artificial Intelligence companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Seoul, South Korea Artificial Intelligence companies?
The most active investors in Seoul, South Korea Artificial Intelligence companies on this list include Korea Investment Holdings, Korean Development Bank, Kakao Ventures, Mirae Asset, FuturePlay.
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