Best Healthcare IT Companies in South Korea
The 225 best Healthcare IT companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lunit.
Healthcare IT in South Korea is a $594M story told across 225 tracked companies, none yet at unicorn scale but several pulling serious weight. Airs Medical leads at $44M disclosed funding, with AItrics close behind at $30M and Neurophet at $24M. So the top three alone account for nearly 17% of the sector's total capital. That concentration matters: it tells you where conviction is clustering, and it's clustering around AI-driven diagnostics and medical imaging. Median app install growth is running at roughly +16% year-on-year across healthcare and life sciences categories, which tracks with what you'd expect given the global push toward mHealth and telehealth adoption.
The broader market context is hard to ignore. Global Healthcare IT is forecast to hit $344.1B by 2030 from a $96.9B base in 2020, a 14.1% CAGR that keeps this sector moving faster than most. I'd flag that cybersecurity infrastructure is increasingly a deal-qualifier for institutional investors here, especially as Korean regulators tighten data-handling requirements for health platforms. Korea Investment Holdings and BluePoint Partners are among the most active backers in this space, and their continued presence suggests the pipeline isn't cooling anytime soon.
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Our analysis of 248 Healthcare IT companies
$18.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Healthcare IT companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lunit Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for cancer detection and treatment | $135M | 54 mo ago | 279 | 2013 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 387 patents AI-driven analysis, annotation, and training for digital pathology slide imaging | 1 launch |
| 2 | CareLabs Provider of healthcare platforms, medical information services, and customer management software | $49M | 42 mo ago | 73 | 2012 | Jonghyun Shin CEO | — | 6 patents Healthcare IT platforms for hospital management, scheduling, location-based services, and post‑care. | — |
| 3 | AIRS MEDICAL Developer of artificial intelligence based MRI imaging platform | $44M | 23 mo ago | 63 | 2018 | Jingu Lee Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+38 | 145 patents AI-driven medical imaging acquisition, processing, and diagnostic device technologies | 1 launch |
| 4 | JLK inspection Provider of artificial intelligence based image processing systems | $31M | — | 71 | 2014 | Wontae Kim CEO | — | 66 patents AI-driven medical imaging analysis for stroke diagnosis and prognosis | — |
| 5 | AItrics Develops AI-powered clinical decision support system | $30M | 6 mo ago | 37 | 2016 | Eunho Yang Co-Founder & CRO | — | 39 patents AI-driven clinical decision support and patient monitoring using multimodal medical data | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | 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 | 101 | 2016 | Junkil Been Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 125 patents AI-driven medical imaging analysis and clinical decision support for neurodiagnostics | — |
| 7 | MEZOO Developer of a wearable ECG monitoring device 48Product top 28%Innovation top 31%Moat top 32%Funding top 36% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 28% Innovationtop 31% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 36% Patentstop 36% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Product: 1 published app (18 installs) · Company stage: Public Innovation: 43 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $23M | 31 mo ago | 46 | 2014 | Junghwan Park Founder & CEO | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | 43 patents Advanced ECG lead guidance and monitoring devices with integrated stimulation and AI analytics | — |
| 8 | MedInTech Developer of medical device technologies 76Patents top 22%Innovation top 25%Funding top 42%AI top 45% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 25% Fundingtop 42% AItop 45% Globaltop 48% Talentbottom 49% Patents: 113 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Innovation: 113 patents (top 25% of patent-holders) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $21M | 25 mo ago | — | 2020 | Chiwon Lee CEO | — | 113 patents AI‑enhanced endoscopic imaging and power delivery systems for lesion detection and sizing | — |
| 9 | Medipixel Technologies Provider of AI-based robot for diagnosis and surgery for cardiac diseases | $20M | 31 mo ago | 47 | 2017 | Andy Kyoseok Song CEO & Founder | — | 148 patents Advanced vascular imaging analysis and lesion detection for diagnostic and therapeutic guidance | 1 launch |
| 10 | AKUODIGITAL Cloud-based document and records management software for enterprises | $17M | 58 mo ago | 5 | 2014 | Yongseop Kim CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | Dentbird Cloud based and AI powered platform offering dental CAD software | $16M | 17 mo ago | 74 | 2019 | Youngjun Kim Founder & CEO | MUIEnvoyReact+20 | — | — |
| 12 | hutom Developer of analytic diagnosis devices for treating multiple diseases | $14M | 52 mo ago | 83 | 2019 | Woo Hyung CEO | — | 167 patents Patient-specific 3D virtual pneumoperitoneum models for minimally invasive abdominal surgery planning and navigation. | — |
| 13 | Bertis Developer of AI-based diagnostic platform for cancer and cardiac diseases | $13M | 60 mo ago | 46 | 2014 | Inhoi Koo Co-Founder | GnuboardMySQLPHP+15 | 81 patents Cancer biomarker detection using advanced mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography methods | — |
| 14 | Lemon Healthcare Provider of hospital management software | $13M | 49 mo ago | 100 | 2019 | Steve Hong Founder & CEO | — | 48 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 15 | heuron Provider of AI-based clinical diagnosis software for doctors | $13M | 66 mo ago | 56 | 2019 | Donghoon Shin CEO | — | 97 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 partnership |
| 16 | Mediwhale AI based diagnostic device for chronic diseases | $12M | 2 mo ago | 13 | 2016 | Tyler Rim Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 20 patents AI-driven diagnostic devices for kidney, cardiovascular and ocular disease risk prediction | — |
| 17 | Vuno Developer of AI based medical image analysis software for healthcare providers | $12M | 6 mo ago | 163 | 2014 | Hyun-Jun Kim Co-Founder & CSO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+20 | 322 patents AI-powered cardiac signal analysis and medical imaging diagnostics | 1 launch |
| 18 | DenComm AI-powered voice recognition solutions for the dental industry | $12M | 27 mo ago | — | 2017 | Byeongjun Lim CEO | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+13 | 16 patents Dental imaging conversion and speech‑driven chart management software for dentistry. | — |
| 19 | S-Alpha Therapeutics Developer of digital therapeutics for multiple diseases | $11M | 58 mo ago | 34 | 2019 | Myung Kim Co-Founder | GSAPVue.jsStimulus+6 | 92 patents Digital therapeutic devices for disease-specific treatment using biomarkers and behavior data | — |
| 20 | OncoSoft Developer of AI-based software for radiation therapy contouring and planning | $11M | 20 mo ago | 14 | 2019 | Jinsung Kim CEO | — | 22 patents AI-powered medical image segmentation, radiotherapy workflow, and clinical decision support systems. | — |
| 21 | Promedius Provider of AI software for osteoporosis diagnosis and muscle segmentation | $9M | 27 mo ago | 31 | 2019 | Hyun-Jin Bae Co-Founder & CEO | — | 42 patents Federated learning AI for medical imaging, especially bone health diagnosis and analysis | — |
| 22 | EverEx AI-based pose detection and rehabilitation platform for musculoskeletal disorders patients | $6M | 37 mo ago | 34 | 2019 | Chan Yoon Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | 33 patents AI-driven medical prescribing, CBT feedback, and posture/rehab analysis services | 1 award |
| 23 | Linewalks Provider of AI-based software for healthcare data management | $6M | 132 mo ago | 17 | 2014 | YongHyun Cho Founder & CEO | — | 14 patents AI-driven clinical data extraction, cohort building, and decision support for healthcare analytics | — |
| 24 | HAII AI powered digital biomarkers and diagnostic digital devices | $6M | 42 mo ago | — | 2016 | Jinwoo Kim Founder & CEO | ImwebSentryFroala Editor+21 | 86 patents AI-driven mental health diagnostics using gaze, speech, and sensor-based biomarkers | — |
| 25 | monitor AI-based medical image analysis tool for radiology | $5M | 20 mo ago | 18 | 2018 | Kyong Joon Lee Chief Executive Officer | — | 27 patents AI-driven lung nodule risk assessment and medical image analysis software | — |
| 26 | Allround Doctors Developer of digital therapeutics to manage chronic conditions | $5M | 22 mo ago | — | 2021 | Kwak Dong CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | G2e Provider of digital remote health monitoring tools for providers | $5M | 30 mo ago | 44 | 2021 | — | — | 35 patents Integrated insulin delivery devices and digital glucose management platforms | — |
| 28 | PMX AI based medical imaging tool for providers | $4M | 53 mo ago | 21 | 2020 | Girish Srinivasan Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer | — | 57 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 29 | Nunaps Provider of digital therapeutics platform for brain damage | $4M | 77 mo ago | — | 2017 | Kang Hwa CEO | — | 93 patents Vision rehabilitation training systems and neuroimaging diagnostics for ocular and cerebral disorders | — |
| 30 | Infomining Digital healthcare platform specializing in AI-based solutions for medical diagnosis and treatment | $4M | 42 mo ago | 20 | 2019 | Lee Jae-yong CEO | — | 9 patents Healthcare IT: patient monitoring, hospital workflow control, and automated quarantine management systems. | — |
| 31 | Wellysis Provider of smart wearable wristband and app for ECG monitoring | $4M | 48 mo ago | 30 | 2019 | Young Juhn CEO | — | 18 patents Wearable biosignal sensors and AI-based atrial fibrillation detection for health monitoring | 1 award |
| 32 | Stress Solution Provider of digital therapeutic device for stress management | $3M | 1 mo ago | — | 2022 | Bae Ik-ryeol CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Hippo T&C Developer of AI-powered digital therapeutics for ADHD and depression | $2M | 53 mo ago | 40 | 2020 | Chung Myoung CEO | — | 20 patents AI-powered personalized mental health and medical diagnostics using VR, sensor data, and reinforcement learning | — |
| 34 | Coreline Soft Developer of medical AI solutions for analyzing chest and brain scans | $2M | 14 mo ago | 88 | 2012 | — | PHPAnimate.csscore-js+7 | 122 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 2 partnerships |
| 35 | Anymedi Provider of platform for medical image upload, 3D modeling, and 3D printing service | $1M | 103 mo ago | 54 | 2016 | Guk Bae Kim CEO | — | 51 patents Neurosurgical navigation guides, personalized surgical guides, and endoscopic simulation training devices. | — |
| 36 | Neurive Developer of electronic and digital medicines for various neurological disorders | $1M | 56 mo ago | 13 | 2018 | Jae Song Founder & CEO | — | 75 patents Wearable vagus nerve electrical stimulation devices for therapeutic neuromodulation | — |
| 37 | Human IT Solutions Provider of a VR-based cognitive rehabilitation solution | $762K | 46 mo ago | — | 2006 | Choi Bong-doo CEO | — | 49 patents Modular portable container structures and inorganic composite deck manufacturing for military/educational use | — |
| 38 | Voinosis AI-powered platform for disease prediction and diagnosis using voice biomarkers | $460K | 38 mo ago | — | 2019 | Grace Eun Shin CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 15 patents AI-driven audio biomarker analysis for diagnosing hearing loss and neurodegenerative diseases | — |
| 39 | Biobytes Developer of biomarker discovery tools based on sarcopenia biobank cohort | $427K | 19 mo ago | — | 2023 | Lee Jung-woo Founder & CEO | Node.jsUbuntuVideoJS+16 | 5 patents AI-based predictive analytics for sarcopenia and surgical site infection risk assessment | — |
| 40 | ALBAAM Provider of a game-based digital rehabilitation solution | $233K | 29 mo ago | — | — | Kim Jong-Un CEO | — | — | — |
| 41 | SYM Healthcare AI-based disease detection tool for providers | $233K | 47 mo ago | — | 2018 | Ahn Jung-hoon CEO | — | 8 patents 3D musculoskeletal motion analysis and AI-driven posture assessment for injury diagnosis | — |
| 42 | THYROSCOPE Digital therapeutic application for thyroid dysfunction | $110K | 66 mo ago | 9 | 2017 | Jaemy Park CEO | — | 110 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 43 | Kai Health AI powered fertility treatment decision-making platform for clinics | $100K | 28 mo ago | 6 | 2021 | Hyejun Lee Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
Top 12 Healthcare IT companies in South Korea
#1
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 101 employees$24.4Mraised▾
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.
- Apr 2026Post IPO$21.5M
- Mar 2024Series B$751.4K
- Nov 2021Series B$16M
- Jan 2020Series A$2.5M
#2
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 13 employees$12Mraised▾
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.
- Mar 2026Series C$13.2M
- Sep 2024Series A$12M
- Apr 2023Series A$9M
- 2021Seed$2M
#3
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 37 employees$29.9Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Series C$23.8M
- Mar 2024Series B$20.4M
- 2021Series A$2.6M
- Jan 2020Series A$6.9M
#4
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 163 employees$12Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Post IPO$6.8M
- Nov 2018Series B$12M
- 2015Seed—
#5
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022$2.9Mraised▾
Provider of digital therapeutic device for stress management. It offers spatial sound application technology that develops customized sounds based on heart rate and electrocardiogram waveforms for stress measurement to stress relief, improved sleep quality, and services.
- Apr 2026Seed$2.9M
#6
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 63 employees$44.5Mraised▾
AIRS Medical provides artificial intelligence based MRI imaging platform. The solution helps in MRI reconstruction. The company uses MR physics models to ensure image quality, along with using algorithms to analyze them.
- Jul 2024Series C$20M
- Aug 2022Series B$20M
- Nov 2020Series A$4.5M
#7
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 74 employees$15.7Mraised▾
Cloud based and AI powered platform offering dental CAD software. It provides solutions to streamlines digital dentistry workflows, providing automated software for crown design and other dental prostheses. It is leveraging AI technology to accelerate processes and enhance dental practice performance.
- Jan 2025Series C$15.7M
#8
Series B · Chuncheon si, Gangwon Province · founded 2019 · 14 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Developer of AI-based software for radiation therapy contouring and planning. The software provides automated organ contour samples without user intervention, interfacing with commercially available hardware and software. It generates consistent contours resembling peer-reviewed quality with expert-level accuracy. The software supports organs at risk and clinical target volumes for CT, MR, and cone-beam CT. The solution offers a data-centric workflow and efficient data processing capabilities.
- Sep 2024Series B$8.2M
- Aug 2022Series A$2.7M
#9
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 88 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of medical AI solutions for analyzing chest and brain scans. The company’s software detects and analyzes pulmonary nodules, emphysema, and coronary artery calcification. It also offers tools for 3D modeling, printing, and automatic pseudonymization of medical images. The company’s solutions assist medical professionals in automating workflows and expediting image interpretation.
- Mar 2025Seed$2.3M
#10
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 18 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Developer of medical imaging technology designed for cancer detection. The company develops medical image diagnostic assistant software that uses a neural network algorithm that automatically detects pulmonary nodules, measures the long and short diameters of a nodule, as well as registers it to the system database, enabling radiologists to access suitable tools to read chest CT images more efficiently.
- Oct 2024Series B$5.3M
- 2021Series A—
- 2020Seed—
#11
Series B · Hanam si, Gyeonggi do · founded 2020$21.2Mraised▾
Developer of medical device technologies. The company focuses on research and development, bringing innovative medical devices to market. Its expertise lies in the creation and enhancement of medical technology, contributing to advancements in healthcare. It feature anomaly detection and lesion identification software based on artificial intelligence, aimed at enhancing diagnostic accuracy and eliminate misdiagnosis.
- May 2024Series B$14.6M
- Feb 2022Series A$6.7M
#12
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021$5.1Mraised▾
Developer of digital therapeutics to manage chronic conditions. The company's products include Canmore, a digital therapy to improve symptoms of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and My Little Clinic a non-face-to-face treatment platform.
- Aug 2024Series A$5.1M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Healthcare IT coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Digital Health is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 625 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Yonsei University67
- Seoul National University47
- Korea University29
- Chung-Ang University25
- Hanyang University24
- Wearable computer2→23
- Remote patient monitoring2→18
- Wireless sensor network1→5
- Robustness (evolution)1→4
- Health informatics3→43
- Health care3→41
- Wearable computer2→13
- Data science1→12
- Telemedicine1→12
- Health informatics5→53
- Health care2→50
- Health administration3→32
- Nursing research1→30
- Public health1→29
Where digital health 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 digital health patents in South Korea
South Korea digital health patent filing is accelerating — 243 filings from 233 assignees (2016–2025), led by Samsung, Korea Advanced INST SCI & TECH, SK Hynix; annual filings 20→46.
- Samsung43
- Korea Advanced INST SCI & TECH14
- SK Hynix8
- EMMA Healthcare8
- COTS TECH7
- Korea Electronics Telecomm7
- UNIV Korea RES & BUS Found5
- Solidit5
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.