Best High Tech Companies in Seoul, South Korea
The 563 best High Tech companies in Seoul, South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: T Map Mobility.
Our analysis of 50 High Tech companies
$2.0b in tracked funding; 97% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Seoul
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T Map Mobility Provider of mobility services, including navigation, ride hailing, and data solutions 40Funding top 32%Patents top 35%Customers top 37%Innovation top 38% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Patentstop 35% Customerstop 37% Innovationtop 38% Moattop 38% Techtop 43% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $150M | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 종호 CEO | TurbopackNode.jsEnvoy+13 | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | 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 | — |
| 3 | Luniverse Blockchain-based network for identity management and loyalty rewards solutions 48Moat top 22%Funding top 34%Growth top 45%Tech top 49% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $140M · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $140M | 52 mo ago | Series B | 73 | Jay JH Park CEO | Tailwind CSSVue.jsAmazon Web Services+9 | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 4 | Pixel Vault Provider of a horizontal metaverse platform 24Funding top 39%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 34%Tech bottom 34% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Techbottom 34% Funding: Raised $105M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond South Korea rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $105M | 41 mo ago | Series C | 41 | — | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+6 | — | — |
| 5 | VA 🦄 Online platform offering video production services | $80M | 51 mo ago | Series A | 101 | Dongeon Kim CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | 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 | — | — |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Hexlant Blockchain-based platform for security and crypto wallet | $53M | 50 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Jinwoo Ro CEO | — | 14 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 9 | Fantom Smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps 40Tech top 32%Product top 35%Moat top 35%Funding top 38% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 32% Producttop 35% Moattop 35% Fundingtop 38% Innovationtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Patentsbottom 31% Tech: 32 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $50M | 24 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Ahn Byung CEO | Node.jsMUIReact+16 | 4 patents Color-changing and dimple design technologies for performance golf balls | — |
| 10 | Seoul Robotics Provider of autonomous driving solutions for logistics | $46M | 44 mo ago | Series B | — | HanBin Lee Co-Founder & CEO | — | 70 patents 3D perception, mapping, and point‑cloud calibration for autonomous vehicle navigation | — |
| 11 | 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 | — |
| 12 | VIRNECT Provider of augmented reality solutions for industries | $38M | 53 mo ago | Public | 65 | Tim Ha CEO | GSAPReactAmazon Web Services+8 | 137 patents AR object tracking and template-based augmented reality environment creation | — |
| 13 | Neuromeka Manufacturer of industrial robots 74Patents top 16%Innovation top 21%Growth top 25%Funding top 27% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 21% Growthtop 25% Fundingtop 27% Fin. healthtop 39% Moattop 40% Markettop 43% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Patents: 151 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 112 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 Innovation: 151 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 112 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $36M | 15 mo ago | Public | 91 | Jonghoon Park Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16 | 151 patents Industrial robotics: mobile, collaborative robots and advanced drive/end‑effector technologies | — |
| 14 | 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 | — | — |
| 15 | 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 | — | — |
| 16 | CMES Provider of intelligent robot automation solutions 69AI top 15%Patents top 26%Funding top 27%Innovation top 28% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 26% Fundingtop 27% Innovationtop 28% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 34% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 27 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 19 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $30M | 20 mo ago | Public | — | Sungho Lee CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 27 patents Automated vehicle assembly and handling robotics with AI-driven control and performance prediction | 1 job opening |
| 17 | ROKIT Healthcare Provider of 4D bio-printer solutions for tissue regenerative 64Patents top 24%Innovation top 26%Tech top 28%Product top 28% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 24% Innovationtop 26% Techtop 28% Producttop 28% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 43% Globalbottom 42% Patents: 168 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 84 filings since 2022 vs 84 in 2017-21 Innovation: 168 patents (top 10% of patent-holders) · 84 filings since 2022 vs 84 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $30M | 3 mo ago | Public | 65 | Seokhwan You Chairman & Ceo | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+25 | 168 patents Personalized 3D bioprinting of regenerative dermal and cartilage scaffolds for diabetic foot care | 2 partnerships |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 | — |
| 20 | Neubility Provider of autonomous robots delivery services | $23M | 38 mo ago | Seed | 43 | Labib Rahman Co-Founder | — | 42 patents Autonomous robot navigation and control systems for delivery and service applications | 2 partnerships |
| 21 | Ecube Labs Developer of Sensors, smart trash bins and analytics software for waste management | $23M | 35 mo ago | Series C | 37 | Sean Gwon Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+21 | 46 patents Autonomous waste collection vehicles and AI-driven garbage sorting/management systems | — |
| 22 | 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 | — |
| 23 | 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 | — |
| 24 | 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 | — |
| 25 | Aniai Developer of food service robotics for restaurant businesses 35Funding top 34%News top 39%Moat top 42%Tech top 44% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Newstop 39% Moattop 42% Techtop 44% AItop 45% Innovationbottom 48% Patentsbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $15M | 4 mo ago | Seed | 15 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | 10 patents Automated food preparation equipment for grilling and sauce dispensing in fast‑food production | — |
| 26 | LINKFLOW Provider of a wearable 360-degree camera 50Talent top 23%Moat top 25%Patents top 37%Funding top 40% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Moattop 25% Patentstop 37% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 40% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 44% Fin. healthtop 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 82 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $14M | 26 mo ago | Series C | 13 | Sammy Cho Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+24 | 82 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 27 | LionRocket AI to develop innovative content creation tools. It is including virtual face apps and webtoon production… | $10M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 32 | Lucas Jeong Founder & CEO | SentryReact RouterReact+11 | 46 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 28 | Channel Talk AI and SaaS-based customer relationship management solutions for online retailers 74Tech top 21%Customers top 32%Growth top 34%Funding top 35% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 21% Customerstop 32% Growthtop 34% Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Markettop 42% Producttop 43% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 46 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Customers: Play-Store rating 5.00★ across 527 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +2% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $10M | 16 mo ago | Series D | 160 | Red Choi Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+23 | — | 2 launchs |
| 29 | 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 | — |
| 30 | Piggycell Revenue-sharing ecosystem connecting physical devices and users via blockchain 72Growth top 20%Tech top 46%Global bottom 48%Funding bottom 47% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Techtop 46% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 16 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $10M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | John Lee Founder | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — | — |
| 31 | TelePIX Developer of satellite payloads, on-board processors, and imagery analysis software 48Innovation top 25%Patents top 27%Moat top 32%Funding top 41% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Patentstop 27% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Growthbottom 43% Fin. healthbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Innovation: 32 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Patents: 32 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $10M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | Seongick Cho CEO | — | 32 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 32 | MobilTech Provider of algorithm-based image recognition and mapping solutions | $10M | 32 mo ago | Series B | 18 | — | — | 105 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 launchs |
| 33 | 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 | — |
| 34 | Floatic Provider of robotic services | $8M | 24 mo ago | Seed | 25 | Charlie Lee Co-Founder & CEO | — | 14 patents Automated warehouse material handling robots for loading, transport, picking, and order mapping | — |
| 35 | Pettaverse Developer of a metaverse platform for pets 10Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 21% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 21% Funding: Raised $7.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $7M | 22 mo ago | Series A | 15 | Hyungwook Choi CEO | — | — | — |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | Deepfine 3D sensor fusion systems | $6M | 29 mo ago | Series A | — | Hyunbae Kim CEO | JavaUbuntuTailwind CSS+15 | 33 patents AI-powered 3D mapping and visual positioning systems with training-data generation | — |
| 38 | BEYOND HONEYCOMB Platform developing AI sensing and robotics solution for kitchen devices 48Growth top 28%Tech top 38%Funding top 40%Patents top 40% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 40% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 41% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 23% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 32 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Steve Jung Chief Executive Officer | ImwebSentryFroala Editor+27 | 10 patents Robotic cooking systems and automated food composition analysis technologies | 3 launchs |
| 39 | Mind Logic Protoype provider for AI-based conversational chatbot development | $5M | 26 mo ago | Series B | 16 | Kim Yong-woo Co-CEO | Node.jsZohoChakra UI+13 | — | — |
| 40 | MilkyWay Cryptocurrency liquid staking platform | $5M | 25 mo ago | Seed | — | Josie Leung Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+13 | — | — |
| 41 | Workers High Developer of IoT-enabled unmanned retail stores 19Growth top 35%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 29%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 21% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $4M | 19 mo ago | Seed | 9 | — | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+4 | — | — |
| 42 | LetinAR Developer of AR-based smart glasses 78Innovation top 15%AI top 15%Patents top 17%Moat top 29% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 15% AItop 15% Patentstop 17% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 42% Markettop 49% Producttop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Innovation: 243 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 160 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $4M | 1 mo ago | Series B | 59 | Jaehyeok Kim CEO | — | 243 patents Compact, straight-line AR optics delivering wide FOV, ghost‑image suppression, lightweight state‑change lenses | 1 award |
| 43 | 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 | — |
| 44 | Meissa Provider of drone-based geospatial analytics platform for construction industries 67AI top 15%Patents top 23%Talent top 28%Innovation top 29% All 9 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 23% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Moattop 32% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 36% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 40 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 39 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 25 | Younghun Kim Co-Founder | — | 40 patents AI-driven geospatial image processing and analysis for satellite remote sensing applications | — |
| 45 | Letsur Provider of AI-based video surveillance analytics platform 37AI top 28%Talent top 38%Innovation top 44%Patents top 44% All 9 signals ▾AItop 28% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 44% Patentstop 44% Fundingbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 23% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Kangyeol Kim Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowGSAP+13 | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 46 | 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 |
| 47 | Madde Manufacturer of 3D printed components for semiconductors, space, and nuclear reactors 53Patents top 37%Moat top 38%Innovation top 39%Funding top 48% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 37% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 39% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 31% Patents: 15 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 15 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 15 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | Series A | — | Shinhu Cho Chief Executive Officer | — | 15 patents Binder-jet 3D printing hardware, powder handling, and nozzle cleaning systems | — |
| 48 | RadiusXYZ Provider of a platform offering a shared sequencing layer 14Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 39%Global bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $1.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $2M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | Hyun Jeong Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+12 | — | 1 launch |
| 49 | TEFA Robotics Developer of low-code solutions for industrial robot control 53AI top 15%Moat top 45%Talent top 45%Patents top 47% All 7 signals ▾AItop 15% Moattop 45% Talenttop 45% Patentstop 47% Fundingtop 50% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 31% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 4 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $1M | 10 mo ago | Seed | — | Baek Jong-hyun Co-Founder | — | 4 patents Advanced robot control and AI-driven object placement for industrial automation | — |
| 50 | 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 | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Seoul
#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
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 65 employees$30Mraised▾
ROKIT HEALTHCARE provides 4D bio-printer solutions for tissue regenerative. The company offers its propriety technology for organ regeneration and 3D bio-fabrication technologies for personalized therapy in the areas of skin, cartilage, retina and heart patch regeneration. The company flagship product INVIVO, is a sterilized printer equipped for developing the biomolecules, and polymers to create 3D structures.
- Mar 2026Post IPO$42.1M
- Jul 2020Series C—
- Jan 2019Series B$9.9M
- 2015Grant (prize money)$3M
#3
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 14 employees$67Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Series B$3.7M
- Aug 2025Series B$14.7M
- Aug 2022Series A$66.7M
- Jul 2019Seed$339K
#4
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 32 employees$15.3Mraised▾
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.
- Apr 2026Series C$46.3M
- Jan 2024Series B$15.3M
- 2021Series A—
#5
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017$34.5Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Series B$11.5M
- Feb 2022Series B$21.5M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.5M
#6
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2020 · 15 employees$15Mraised▾
Developer of food service robotics for restaurant businesses. The company develops artificial intelligence-based robots and contactless sauce dispenser for restaurants. It also provides cloud system for kitchen operations and food quality control.
- Jan 2026Seed$4M
- Jan 2024Seed$12M
- Feb 2023Seed$3M
#7
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019$9.9Mraised▾
Developer of satellite payloads, on-board processors, and imagery analysis software. They specialize in manufacturing optical payloads and on-board data processors. The company develops satellite image analysis and application solutions. They leverage satellite expertise to tailor solutions to customer needs.
- Mar 2026Series A$9.9M
- Jul 2025Seed—
- 2022Seed—
#8
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 59 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Developer of AR-based smart glasses. It is a technology company that develops optical solutions for augmented reality headsets and glasses. Its offerings include an AR optic lens that claims to be capable of showing a sharp virtual object image on short distances using small reflectors. It provides a field of view of over multi-degrees, which can be extended by arranging more pin mirrors, and a full-color expression without chromatic aberration. Claims that the technology enables simultaneous display and interaction with a virtual object away from the eyes, without feeling dizzy.
- May 2026Series B$18.6M
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Dec 2020Series A—
- Oct 2018Series A$3.6M
#9
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023$17Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2025Series A$17M
#10
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 25 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Provider of drone-based geospatial analytics platform for construction industries. It offers software to capture, analyze, and map geospatial data for decision-making. Its offering includes data collection tools, cloud storage, measurement tools, file management, modeling tools, 3D mapping, and comparison tools. It caters to construction industry. It is available on iOS platforms.
- Apr 2026Series C—
- Nov 2024Series C$7.1M
- Mar 2021Series A$2.2M
- Feb 2019Seed$200K
#11
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013 · 91 employees$36.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of industrial robots. It is a manufacturer of collaborative robots, industrial robots, autonomous mobile robots, and delta robots. It designs and produces robotic solutions for various applications. These include robots designed for easy integration, safety, and connectivity. Its robots support online and offline programming.
- Mar 2025Post IPO$3.7M
- Aug 2021Series D$12.2M
- 2018Series C$15.2M
- 2017Series B$5.6M
#12
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 43 employees$32.2Mraised▾
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.
- Mar 2025Series B$73.5M
- Jun 2024Series A$18.3M
- Jun 2023Series A$11.8M
- Nov 2022Seed—
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How research on Semiconductors in Seoul is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Seoul — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 159 papers.
Seoul's institutions—led by Seoul National University—research 3D IC, TSV, and VLSI design with an optimistic tone, emphasizing breakthroughs and advancements in advanced semiconductor integration.
- Seoul National University108
- Seoul National University of Science and Technology39
- University of Seoul15
- Seoul Semiconductor8
- Seoul Media Institute of Technology4
- Standard cell1→10
- Transistor2→8
- Benchmark (surveying)1→4
- CMOS8→10
- NAND gate1→3
- Transistor1→4
- Fabrication2→4
- Optoelectronics2→3
- Optoelectronics4
- Interposer3
- Through-silicon via3
- Ball grid array3
- Chip-scale package3