Radar · Conglomerates in South Korea
Best Conglomerates Companies in South Korea
The 53 best Conglomerates companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SK Eco Plant.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
53companies tracked
$771.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
Sources & further reading
- Future Market Insights
- prnewswire.com
Ranked: Best Conglomerates companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Eco Plant Provider of technology and finance services | $771M | 48 mo ago | Series D | — | 1977 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 2 | Shinhan Financial Group Financial group | — | 88 mo ago | Public | Lee Young-jong CEO | 1982 | — | — | — |
| 3 | AJ Networks Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | — | 144 mo ago | Public | — | 2000 | — | 170 patents AI-driven digital advertising platforms and sensor-based monitoring for safety and media management | — |
| 4 | AK Holdings Manufacturer of petrochemical and fine chemical products | — | — | Public | Jae-Seok An CEO | 1954 | JavaSwiperjQuery+5 | — | — |
| 5 | ASTG Diversified conglomerate operates across multiple industries | — | — | Funding Raised | Hee Kim CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Blank Provider of e-commerce support services | — | — | Acquired | Nam Dae Kwang CEO | 2016 | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 7 | Booyoung Diversified conglomerate providing a range of services including construction, textiles, and hospitality… | — | — | Unfunded | Lee Keun Founder & Owner & CEO | 1983 | PHPUNIXOpenSSL+2 | 6 patents Biodegradable polymer films for livestock carcass disposal and eco‑friendly packaging solutions | — |
| 8 | Busan United Holdings Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries | — | — | Unfunded | Jaechoon Lee CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 3 Conglomerates companies in South Korea
#1
Series D · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1977 · 474 employees$771.4Mraised▾
Series D · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1977 · 474 employees
Provider of technology and finance services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 97k LinkedIn followers — 63.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. AI Infra Solution Provider) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Premier Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGsapJava
#2
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1982 · 51000 employees—raised▾
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1982 · 51000 employees
Shinhan Financial Group is a financial group. It provides services like banking, credit cards, securities, life insurance, mortgage, retail & more. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $33.38B and a net profit of $3.46B.
Founders & team
Investors
IMM Holdings, BNP Paribas, Citi, National Pension Service, BlackRock, GIC
#3
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2000 · 561 employees—raised▾
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2000 · 561 employees
Diversified conglomerate operating across multiple industries
Funding rounds
- Jul 2014Unattributed—
Investors
Affirma Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$771.4Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
0disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Citi1 rounds
Prism market signals · South Korea · country-scoped Prism corpus, 766,696 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Conglomerates coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Conglomerates companies are there in South Korea?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Conglomerates companies headquartered in South Korea that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Conglomerates companies in South Korea?
The Conglomerates companies in South Korea on this list have raised a combined $771.4M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Conglomerates company in South Korea?
SK Eco Plant is the highest-funded Conglomerates company in South Korea, with $771.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Conglomerates companies in South Korea are funded?
1 of the 53 Conglomerates companies in South Korea on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Conglomerates unicorns are there in South Korea?
None of the Conglomerates companies in South Korea on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in South Korea Conglomerates companies?
The most active investors in South Korea Conglomerates companies on this list include Alpen Route, IMM Investment, SBI Investment Korea, Affirma Capital, BNP Paribas.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.