Best Connected Vehicles Companies in South Korea
The 50 best Connected Vehicles companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: AutoCrypt.
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Ranked: Best Connected Vehicles companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AutoCrypt Provider of cybersecurity solutions for automotive and mobility applications | $40M | 50 mo ago | Public | SangGyoo Sim Co-Founder & CTO | 2007 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | 84 patents Automotive cybersecurity: CAN intrusion detection, V2X tolling, lidar anomaly, real-time messaging | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Ettifos Provider of 5G-focused V2X communication solutions for automobiles | $18M | 12 mo ago | Series B | Yong Lim CEO | 2018 | — | 15 patents Vehicle-to-pedestrian wireless communication and control channel signaling protocols | — |
| 3 | Alt-A Provider of V2X data solutions | — | 42 mo ago | Seed | Taewoo Lee CEO | 2016 | — | 22 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | microsystems Glass manufacturer | — | 97 mo ago | Seed | Sang Kug Chung Chief Executive Officer | 2017 | — | 23 patents Self‑cleaning surface technologies, multimodal object detection, and LED reflector optics. | — |
| 5 | FESCARO Provider of cybersecurity and software solutions for the mobility industry | — | 108 mo ago | Public | Seok-Min Hong CEO | 2016 | PHPYouTubeGSAP+10 | 25 patents Secure OTA software updates and compliance monitoring for automotive electronic control units | — |
| 6 | MtoV Connected car solutions | — | 133 mo ago | Series A | Sangsu Jung CEO & President | 2013 | — | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 7 | AnyRactive Provider of AI-enabled interactive media display for electric and autonomous vehicles | — | — | Unfunded | Sung Hyun Lim Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | 21 patents AR-driven vehicle display systems and AI navigation aids for visually impaired users | — |
| 8 | AproVIEW Driving assistance heads-up display device & app for cars | — | — | Deadpooled | Park Jung-min CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Connected Vehicles companies in South Korea
#1
Series B · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2018 · 44 employees$18Mraised▾
Provider of 5G-focused V2X communication solutions for automobiles. The company is involved in the development of connectivity products for automobiles that V2X devices, OBU, RSU, V2X development kits, etc. It also provides 'Sirius' an all-in-one 5G NR-V2X test platform that allows researchers, developers, and companies to carry out functional and performance testing, as well as rapid prototyping.
- Jul 2025Series B$12.2M
- Apr 2024Series A$5.7M
#2
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2007 · 300 employees$40.5Mraised▾
Provider of cybersecurity solutions for automotive and mobility applications. The company delivers security for software-defined vehicles and autonomous driving systems. It offers embedded security software, components, and testing platforms. The company’s products support vehicle-to-everything communication, electric vehicle charging, and in-vehicle systems.
- May 2022Series B$25.5M
- Feb 2021Series A$15M
#3
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 12 employees—raised▾
Provider of V2X data solutions. It collects traffic data in most private lands like apartments, universities, hospitals, and more. Collected traffic data is transmitted to the servers of Alt. The installed DAUs in each region can be monitored in real-time. According to the analyzed data, It provides services that check for the presence or absence of traffic problems in each region and present solutions.
- Jan 2023Seed—
- Oct 2022Seed—
#4
Seed · Daejeon, Daejeon · founded 2017 · 12 employees—raised▾
Microsystems manufacturers drop-free glasses. These glasses have advanced self-cleaning features that remove contamination such as rainwater, fogging, frost, and dust. These glasses have application in cars, CCTV cameras, and photographic cameras.
- 2018Seed—
#5
Public · Daejeon, Daejeon · founded 2016 · 58 employees—raised▾
Provider of cybersecurity and software solutions for the mobility industry. The company offers one-stop solutions for automotive cybersecurity regulatory compliance. Its services include consulting, security solutions, engineering, and testing. It also provides IT infrastructure such as CSMS portals, automation management systems, and key management systems. The company develops next-generation controllers for software-defined vehicles and charging systems.
- Jul 2017Seed—
#6
Series A · Daejeon, Daejeon · founded 2013 · 4 employees—raised▾
MtoV provides networking and multimedia sharing technology to enable communications between cars. MtoV develops vehicle ad-hoc network solutions which are optimized for crowdsourcing based driving applications. MtoV also provides a traffic information sharing and messaging platform, DriveWith.
- Jul 2015Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Connected Vehicles coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Connected Vehicles / V2X is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Connected Vehicles / V2X — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 62 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute11
- Hanyang University6
- Cheju Halla University4
- Sungkyunkwan University4
- Kunsan National University3
- Telematics14
- Service (business)7
- Interface (matter)4
- Global Positioning System3
- Simulation2
- Telematics28
- Computer network6
- Service (business)6
- Intelligent transportation system4
- Transport engineering4
- Telematics8
- Computer security3
- Telecommunications3
- Transport engineering2
- Intelligent transportation system2
Where connected vehicles is researched across South Korea
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing connected vehicles patents in South Korea
South Korea connected vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 3,977 filings from 280 assignees (2016–2025), led by LG Electronics, Hyundai, Samsung; annual filings 78→367.
- LG Electronics3106
- Hyundai395
- Samsung365
- KIA Motors71
- Innovative TECH LAB57
- Stradvision48
- Korea Electronics Telecomm43
- KT27
Common questions
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