Radar · HealthTech in South Korea
Best HealthTech Companies in South Korea
The 589 best HealthTech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lunit.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
589companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
139have raised
South Korea's HealthTech sector is earning a closer look right now, and this directory ranks 589 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $1.4B across those companies, with no unicorns yet, though the spread between leaders is telling. Sky Labs has pulled in $42M, Galaxy $47M, AItrics $30M, and Neurophet $24M. So the funding is real, but it's concentrated. According to 2023 research, digital health investment patterns increasingly cluster around diagnostics and remote monitoring, which maps cleanly onto what you see in this cohort. The global HealthTech market was valued at roughly $908.5B in 2023 and is forecast to reach $3,140.9B by 2033 at a 13.1% CAGR, driven by rising healthcare spending and accelerating adoption of digital health solutions.
What's keeping founders up at night? Data privacy compliance and shifting regulatory frameworks are real friction points here. Still, national innovation funds and agency-backed digital health investments are keeping deal flow moving, which explains why Korea Investment Holdings and KB Investment both appear repeatedly across cap tables in this directory. I'd watch the diagnostics cluster especially, where companies like Mediwhale and Vuno are operating on leaner raises but in high-signal verticals. Coverage is rising, the themes are sharpening, and the companies on this page reflect exactly where South Korea's healthtech momentum is building.
Sources & further reading
- Allied Market Research
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HEALTHTECH × SOUTH KOREA
Our analysis of 864 HealthTech companies
$73.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
864companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
57unicorns
2018median founding year
68kcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | JVM Tools provider for pharmacy management system | $112M | 120 mo ago | Public | 328 | — | PHPVimeoNginx+12 | 677 patents Automated pharmaceutical vial handling, dispensing, and packaging systems for sterile drug production | — |
| 3 | 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 | — |
| 4 | CareLabs Provider of healthcare platforms, medical information services, and customer management software | $49M | 42 mo ago | Acquired | 73 | Jonghyun Shin CEO | — | 6 patents Healthcare IT platforms for hospital management, scheduling, location-based services, and post‑care. | — |
| 5 | Galaxy Provider of a drug discovery platform that integrates AI, physics, and chemistry to design various… 37Funding top 28%News top 36%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 44% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 36% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $47.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $47M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Chaok Seok CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | AIRS MEDICAL Developer of artificial intelligence based MRI imaging platform | $44M | 23 mo ago | Series C | 63 | Jingu Lee Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+38 | 145 patents AI-driven medical imaging acquisition, processing, and diagnostic device technologies | 1 launch |
| 7 | Sky Labs Internet first brand offering rings for fitness tracking 64Patents top 13%Innovation top 21%Moat top 23%Funding top 25% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 21% Moattop 23% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 34% Patents: 144 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 Innovation: 144 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $42M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 43 | Jack Lee Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+10 | 144 patents Wearable biosignal monitoring devices and novel supercapacitor electrolyte compounds | — |
| 8 | Dr. Now Online platform offering telemedicine and tele pharmacy services | $41M | 48 mo ago | Series B | 69 | Jue CEO | Node.jsReactstyled-components+12 | 33 patents Electrical distribution hardware and building construction components for safety and durability | — |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Gangnam Unnie Provider of a plastic surgery and aesthetic information app | $30M | 15 mo ago | Series C | 116 | Seungil Aiden Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsReactNext.js+19 | — | — |
| 11 | Mind Cafe Digital platform offering mental health content and consultation | $28M | 41 mo ago | Series B | — | Kyutae Kim CEO | CKEditorPHPparticles.js+29 | — | — |
| 12 | 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 | — |
| 13 | 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 | Public | 46 | Junghwan Park Founder & CEO | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | 43 patents Advanced ECG lead guidance and monitoring devices with integrated stimulation and AI analytics | — |
| 14 | CareNation Online platform offering various healthcare services | $23M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 82 | Seo Dae-geon CEO | TurbopackNode.jsReact+16 | 15 patents AI-powered caregiving platform integrating bio-signal monitoring, task similarity analytics, and subscription billing | — |
| 15 | Pharmcadd Provider of CAAD based drug discovery platform | $22M | 62 mo ago | Series B | 35 | Woo Wook Founder | — | 21 patents AI-based protein structure prediction and piperidine-derived drug discovery | — |
| 16 | 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 | Series B | — | Chiwon Lee CEO | — | 113 patents AI‑enhanced endoscopic imaging and power delivery systems for lesion detection and sizing | — |
| 17 | Olive Union Provider of personal sound amplifying product | $20M | 62 mo ago | Series B | 17 | Owen Song Founder & CEO | ShopifySentryZendesk+55 | 52 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 18 | Medipixel Technologies Provider of AI-based robot for diagnosis and surgery for cardiac diseases | $20M | 31 mo ago | Series B | 47 | Andy Kyoseok Song CEO & Founder | — | 148 patents Advanced vascular imaging analysis and lesion detection for diagnostic and therapeutic guidance | 1 launch |
| 19 | Deargen Developer of AI-based drug discovery platform for rare and intractable diseases | $17M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 39 | Gilsu Kang CEO | — | 72 patents AI-driven small‑molecule design and target interaction prediction for drug discovery | — |
| 20 | Goodoc Online listing platform for hospitals and pharmacies | $16M | 49 mo ago | Deadpooled | 53 | — | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+16 | — | — |
| 21 | Dentbird Cloud based and AI powered platform offering dental CAD software | $16M | 17 mo ago | Series C | 74 | Youngjun Kim Founder & CEO | MUIEnvoyReact+20 | — | — |
| 22 | HoneyNaps Developer of AI-based sleep disorder diagnosis and bio-signal monitoring systems. 48AI top 24%Moat top 25%Innovation top 37%Patents top 37% All 9 signals ▾AItop 24% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 37% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based, ai-driven Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 32 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 25 mo ago | Series B | 23 | — | — | 32 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 23 | 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 | — |
| 24 | hutom Developer of analytic diagnosis devices for treating multiple diseases | $14M | 52 mo ago | Series B | 83 | Woo Hyung CEO | — | 167 patents Patient-specific 3D virtual pneumoperitoneum models for minimally invasive abdominal surgery planning and navigation. | — |
| 25 | Lemon Healthcare Provider of hospital management software | $13M | 49 mo ago | Series C | 100 | Steve Hong Founder & CEO | — | 48 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 26 | CareDoc Provider of doctors listing platform for multiple diseases | $13M | 31 mo ago | Series B | — | Jay Park CEO | Node.jsNaver MapsRadix UI+16 | 5 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 27 | 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 | — |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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. | — |
| 30 | Algocare AI-based solutions for daily nutrition intake based on health conditions | $11M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 33 | Jiwon Joung Founder & CEO | — | 49 patents Automated multi-dose dispensing systems for pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, and food products. | — |
| 31 | OncoSoft Developer of AI-based software for radiation therapy contouring and planning | $11M | 20 mo ago | Series B | 14 | Jinsung Kim CEO | — | 22 patents AI-powered medical image segmentation, radiotherapy workflow, and clinical decision support systems. | — |
| 32 | Neocannbio Developer of cannabinoid ingredients and natural products for pharmaceutical applications | $11M | 32 mo ago | Series B | 8 | Jungyeob Ham CEO | — | 21 patents Cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical formulations for neurodegenerative, inflammatory, and cancer therapies | — |
| 33 | JNPMEDI Provider of cloud-based clinical trail data management solutions | $10M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 48 | Kwunho Jeong Chief Executive Officer | ImwebSentryZendesk+24 | 24 patents AI-powered automation of clinical trial documentation, data linking, and reporting workflows | 2 partnerships · 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 34 | Welt Smart connected belt that can monitor physical activity and waist size. 37Patents top 17%Innovation top 25%Product top 35%Funding top 37% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 17% Innovationtop 25% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 45% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 29% Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 51 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 Innovation: 65 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 51 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $10M | 23 mo ago | Series C | 22 | — | — | 65 patents Personalized AI-driven digital therapeutics and smart pharmaceutical mixing for individualized treatment | — |
| 35 | Portrai Provider of spatial transcriptomics and AI to accelerate drug discovery and biomarker identification 22Patents top 37%Funding top 38%Innovation top 41%Global bottom 35% All 5 signals ▾Patentstop 37% Fundingtop 38% Innovationtop 41% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 22% Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 29 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $9.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $10M | 6 mo ago | Series B | 7 | — | — | 29 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 36 | NRISE Developer of social platform applications | $10M | 42 mo ago | Series B | 80 | Bongki Kim Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 37 | SURGINEX Provider of AI-based drug discovery platform 24AI top 35%Moat top 38%Patents top 39%Innovation top 48% All 9 signals ▾AItop 35% Moattop 38% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 48% Fundingtop 48% Techbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 13% AI: Product described with: ai-based, artificial intelligence Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 19 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $9M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Sejun Kim CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | 19 patents Nanoparticle lipid carriers and hydrogel systems for biliary drug delivery and AI epitope design | — |
| 38 | 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 | — |
| 39 | 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 | — |
| 40 | EverEx AI-based pose detection and rehabilitation platform for musculoskeletal disorders patients | $6M | 37 mo ago | Series A | 34 | Chan Yoon Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | 33 patents AI-driven medical prescribing, CBT feedback, and posture/rehab analysis services | 1 award |
| 41 | monitor AI-based medical image analysis tool for radiology | $5M | 20 mo ago | Series B | 18 | Kyong Joon Lee Chief Executive Officer | — | 27 patents AI-driven lung nodule risk assessment and medical image analysis software | — |
| 42 | Allround Doctors Developer of digital therapeutics to manage chronic conditions | $5M | 22 mo ago | Series A | — | Kwak Dong CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | G2e Provider of digital remote health monitoring tools for providers | $5M | 30 mo ago | Series B | 44 | — | — | 35 patents Integrated insulin delivery devices and digital glucose management platforms | — |
| 44 | Bionsight Provider of AI-based data analysis software for drug development | $4M | 34 mo ago | Series A | 11 | — | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 45 | Leesol Developer of products to improve brain health and manage sleep disorders | $3M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 5 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+9 | 3 patents Personalized neurofeedback and brain‑stimulation devices for sleep and health management | — |
| 46 | CloudHospital Network of hospitals and doctors facilitating medical care bookings globally | $3M | 7 mo ago | Series A | 15 | — | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsGoogle Maps+19 | 2 patents Digital platforms mediating interactions between patients and healthcare providers | — |
| 47 | Stress Solution Provider of digital therapeutic device for stress management | $3M | 1 mo ago | Seed | — | Bae Ik-ryeol CEO | — | — | — |
| 48 | ACTNOVA AI vision-based behavior test platform provider | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Daesoo Kim Founder | — | 5 patents Real-time animal behavior monitoring and video analytics using computer vision and streaming technologies | — |
| 49 | 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 |
| 50 | Biobytes Developer of biomarker discovery tools based on sarcopenia biobank cohort | $427K | 19 mo ago | Seed | — | Lee Jung-woo Founder & CEO | Node.jsUbuntuVideoJS+16 | 5 patents AI-based predictive analytics for sarcopenia and surgical site infection risk assessment | — |
Top 12 HealthTech companies in South Korea
#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 — 3.3% 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 2020 · 23 employees$47Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2020 · 23 employees
Provider of a drug discovery platform that integrates AI, physics, and chemistry to design various biomolecules. The technology enables the prediction of solubility, binding affinity, and other properties of these molecules, which is crucial in the drug discovery process. The platform helps in molecular design, protien structure prediction, protien interaction and prediction for drug development.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%News
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 44%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $47.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$29M
- 2022Series A$18M
Founders & team
Investors
InterVest, Daily Partners, Yuanta Investment, Korean Development Bank, SL Investment, Ncore Ventures
#3
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 — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
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
#4
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 — 3.3% 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
#5
Series C · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2015 · 43 employees$42Mraised▾
Series C · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2015 · 43 employees
Internet first brand offering rings for fitness tracking. The company offers smart rings in various sizes to track fitness. The ring has features like ECG monitoring, PPG monitoring, atrial fibrillation detection, etc. It also provides an app that can be connected to with smart ring to get real-time analysis on the smartphone. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Innovation
top 21%Moat
top 23%Funding
top 25%Growth
top 35%Product
top 35%Patents: 144 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 144 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 144 patents · 1 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 824 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C—
- Sep 2023Series C$15.4M
- May 2021Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Moru Asset, KB Investment, Korea Investment Holdings, LB Investment, Atinum Investment, Soo Investment Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsLodash
#6
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 — 7.5% 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
#7
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022$2.9Mraised▾
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022
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.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Seed$2.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Enlight Ventures, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, Industrial Bank of Korea, Korea Investment Accelerator, Sketch
#8
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 7 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 7 employees
Provider of spatial transcriptomics and AI to accelerate drug discovery and biomarker identification. The platform allow researchers to analyse the pathophysiology of diseases and discovers biomarkers, identify targets for new drugs, analyse the mode of action of drugs, and discover biomarkers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 37%Funding
top 38%Innovation
top 41%Global
bottom 35%Market
bottom 22%Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 29 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $9.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Innovation: 29 patents (top 60% of patent-holders) · 29 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 639 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$9.9M
Investors
STIC Ventures, BNH INVESTMENT, Kakao Ventures, Envisioning Partners, BonAngels Venture Partners, Pearl Abyss Capital
#9
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 5 employees$3Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 5 employees
Developer of products to improve brain health and manage sleep disorders. The company's flagship product, Sleepisol, uses microcurrent stimulation to promote relaxation and reduce stress for individuals seeking better sleep and overall well-being.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$2.1M
- Oct 2024Series A$3M
Investors
Vine Ventures, Kolon Pharm, Korea Alternative Investment, New Paradigm Investment, Findus, BNK Venture Capital
#10
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 116 employees$29.7Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 116 employees
Provider of a plastic surgery and aesthetic information app. They offer users the ability to choose treatments and plastic surgery hospitals.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience · 44 engagements/post (2.4× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Series C$29.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Korea Investment Holdings, Shinhan Venture Investment, KT Investment, IMM Investment, Kiwoom Investment, Premier Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesChannel.IoCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsCriteo
#11
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 15 employees$3Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 15 employees
Network of hospitals and doctors facilitating medical care bookings globally. It provides a search platform for individuals seeking various medical treatments. The network connects patients with healthcare providers. It offers resources for finding and booking medical services.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A—
- Feb 2024Seed$1.5M
- Feb 2023Seed$1.5M
Investors
SJ Investment Partners, Hi Investment, Ascendo Ventures, Friend, The Invention Lab, KVIC
Tech stack
AzureAzure Front DoorCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Maps
#12
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 8 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 8 employees
AI-based drug discovery and designing tool for researchers. The company has developed a proprietary tool AIGEN Discovery that assists with the discovery and designing of new drugs. The system can be used for drug targeting, data analysis, novel compounds optimization, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%Moat
top 38%Funding
top 42%Patents
top 46%Innovation
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 7 patents
Funding: Raised $8.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A—
- Oct 2024Series A$8.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Premier Partners, K2 Investment Partners, Medytox Venture, Partners Investment, QUAD, Scale Up Partners
Funding & investor landscape
$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
99companies funded
137disclosed rounds
4rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Junkil Been
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · NEUROPHET
Jaehoon Cho
Chief Financial Officer · NEUROPHET
Chaok Seok
CEO · Galaxy
Tyler Rim
Co-Founder · Mediwhale
Kevin Choi
Co-Founder & CEO · Mediwhale
Eunho Yang
Co-Founder & CRO · AItrics
Kwang Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · AItrics
Jack Lee
Founder & CEO · Sky Labs
Hyun-Jun Kim
Co-Founder & CSO · Vuno
Bae Ik-ryeol
CEO · Stress Solution
Seungil Aiden
Co-Founder & CEO · Gangnam Unnie
Jaewoo Kang
CEO · AIGEN Sciences
Prism market signals · South Korea · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,049,900 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of HealthTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · South Korea
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.
research sentiment over time
201320242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 44% across 2013–2026.
top research entities
- Yonsei University67
- Seoul National University47
- Korea University29
- Chung-Ang University25
- Hanyang University24
leading researchers
Jisu Kim · Jisan Lee · Yoongi Chung · Jaeyong Shin · Sooyoung Yoo · Wan‐Young Chung · Eun‐Cheol Park · Haewon Byeon
▲
Breakthroughs101 · 16%
▲ 0%→17% share
0 median citations95% since 2021mostly methods-led
Wearable computer research is surging — South Korean papers rose from 2 to 23, alongside newly emerging continuous monitoring and photoplethysmogram topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Wearable computer2→23
- Remote patient monitoring2→18
- Wireless sensor network1→5
- Robustness (evolution)1→4
Newly emergingHealth care 0→14 · Continuous monitoring 0→11 · Photoplethysmogram 0→8
Landmark Conceptualising patient empowerment: a mixed methods study · 433 cites
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Advancements243 · 39%
▼ 50%→39% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly empirical
Health informatics advancements are intensifying — papers grew from 3 to 43, with psychological intervention newly emerging at 36 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Health informatics3→43
- Health care3→41
- Wearable computer2→13
- Data science1→12
- Telemedicine1→12
Newly emergingPsychological intervention 0→36 · Nursing research 0→19 · Mental health 0→18
Landmark Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI): Opportunities for Observational Researchers · 1,148 cites
▼
Concerns184 · 29%
▼ 38%→29% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations93% since 2021mostly empirical
Health informatics concern-flagged papers rose from 5 to 53, with health literacy and qualitative research newly emerging as scrutiny areas.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Health informatics5→53
- Health care2→50
- Health administration3→32
- Nursing research1→30
- Public health1→29
Newly emergingHealth literacy 0→13 · Qualitative research 0→11 · Nursing 0→11
Landmark Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid develo · 554 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · South Korea
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.
Seoul267 · +0.28
Daejeon47 · +0.40
Seongnam-si37 · +0.32
Ulsan29 · +0.50
Busan27 · +0.29
Daegu22 · +0.39
Incheon18 · +0.41
Suwon18 · +0.36
Jeonju15 · +0.33
Gwangju12 · +0.31
PATENT SIGNAL · South Korea
Who's filing medical devices patents in South Korea
South Korea medical devices patent filing is accelerating — 101,861 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Samsung, UNIV Korea RES & BUS Found, Korea Advanced INST SCI & TECH; annual filings 7688→11853.
101,861 filings8,000 assigneespeak 11853/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Samsung17684
- UNIV Korea RES & BUS Found1952
- Korea Advanced INST SCI & TECH1612
- LG Electronics1599
- UNIV Yonsei IACF1292
- I SENS1154
- KT & G1005
- Medison1004
Common questions
How many HealthTech companies are there in South Korea?
Radar tracks 589 indexable HealthTech companies headquartered in South Korea that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by HealthTech companies in South Korea?
The HealthTech companies in South Korea on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 99 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded HealthTech company in South Korea?
Lunit is the highest-funded HealthTech company in South Korea, with $135M in disclosed equity funding.
How many HealthTech companies in South Korea are funded?
99 of the 589 HealthTech companies in South Korea on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many HealthTech unicorns are there in South Korea?
None of the HealthTech companies in South Korea on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in South Korea HealthTech companies?
The most active investors in South Korea HealthTech companies on this list include Korea Investment Holdings, Tech Incubator Program for Startup, Aju IB Investment, Hana Ventures, KB Investment.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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.