Radar · High Tech in South Korea
Best High Tech Companies in South Korea
The 1220 best High Tech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Rainbow Robotics.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
1220companies tracked
$3.3Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
232have raised
Among High Tech companies in South Korea, finding who's actually raised real capital versus who's just making noise matters more than most directories let on. This page ranks 1,220 tracked South Korean High Tech companies by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, and the aggregate picture is sharper than you'd expect: $3.3 billion in total disclosed funding across the cohort, with one confirmed unicorn in the mix.
Rebellions leads the field at $211 million raised, a figure that dwarfs the next tier by a wide margin. Selectstar AI sits at $67 million, Rokit Healthcare at $30 million, Neurophet at $24 million. So what does the spread tell you? Capital concentration is real here. The top filer holds roughly 6.4% of all disclosed funding alone. Korea Investment Holdings and Naver D2 Startup Factory are among the most active backers, which tracks with where Korean institutional money has been moving: AI inference hardware, medical imaging, and robotics. Maximising online sales for high tech gadgets is one pressure point the smaller filers in this directory are navigating, but I'd watch the hardware-AI cluster, specifically companies like Rebellions and Mobilint, most closely for the next funding cycle.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × SOUTH KOREA
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.
50companies analysed
97%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
2019median founding year
56median Fliar Index™
170kcombined LinkedIn audience
47%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainbow Robotics Developer of robotic platforms including collaborative, mobile, and humanoid robots 62Patents top 20%Funding top 29%Fin. health top 33%Innovation top 34% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 29% Fin. healthtop 33% Innovationtop 34% Moattop 35% Markettop 41% Producttop 46% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Partnersbottom 42% Techbottom 41% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 112 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 72 filings since 2022 vs 40 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $228M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $228M | 17 mo ago | 72 | — | XpressEngineApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+13 | Top 5M | 112 patents Advanced mobile robot perception, collision avoidance, dual-arm manipulation, and multi-robot coordination | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Rebellions Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence inference 84Innovation top 9%Patents top 10%Funding top 13%AI top 22% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 9% Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 13% AItop 22% Newstop 33% Moattop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 41% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 48% Globalbottom 44% Innovation: 430 patents (top 3% of patent-holders) · 426 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 Patents: 430 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 426 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $211M | 2 mo ago | 87 | Shin Sung-ho Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | Top 5M | 430 patents Chiplet-based high‑performance hardware platforms for low‑latency trading and AI acceleration | 5 job openings |
| 3 | 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 | — | 종호 CEO | TurbopackNode.jsEnvoy+13 | Top 5M | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 4 | 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 | 287 | Hojae Jeong Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceElasticsearch+15 | Top 50M | 12 patents AI-powered adaptive tutoring and automated question generation for educational search platforms | — |
| 5 | 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 | 73 | Jay JH Park CEO | Tailwind CSSVue.jsAmazon Web Services+9 | Top 50M | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 6 | 42dot Technologies Developer of software-defined vehicle technology and autonomous mobility solutions 80Patents top 13%Innovation top 18%Market top 28%Moat top 29% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 18% Markettop 28% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 32% Globaltop 32% Newstop 36% Producttop 36% Partnerstop 41% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 48% Patents: 396 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 383 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 Innovation: 396 patents (top 3% of patent-holders) · 383 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $130M | 55 mo ago | 524 524 → 853 (+63%) | — | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+13 | Top 5M | 396 patents AI-powered automotive navigation, telematics, and EV charging location services | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 7 | 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 | 41 | — | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+6 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 8 | DeepX Developer of AI semiconductors, modules, and systems for edge computing applications 45Innovation top 10%Patents top 13%AI top 18%Moat top 33% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 10% Patentstop 13% AItop 18% Moattop 33% Fundingtop 34% Newstop 39% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 38% Partnersbottom 34% Growthbottom 25% Fin. healthbottom 10% Innovation: 349 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 326 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 Patents: 349 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 326 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $103M | 25 mo ago | 55 | Lokwon Kim Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | Top 5M | 349 patents AI accelerator hardware and heterogeneous SoC for neural network inference and training | — |
| 9 | 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 | 14 | Howook Shin Co-FOunder | WordPressPleskMySQL+27 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 10 | 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 | 95 | Tae Kim Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | Top 5M | 216 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 11 | 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 | 40 | Ahn Byung CEO | Node.jsMUIReact+16 | Top 5M | 4 patents Color-changing and dimple design technologies for performance golf balls | — |
| 12 | SAPEON Plarform for AI processors for data processing 60AI top 20%Funding top 35%Market top 42%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 35% Markettop 42% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 45% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 24% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $45.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $45M | 33 mo ago | 99 | Soojung Ryu CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | bitsensing Developer of radar technology for automotive, smart city, and healthcare 64Innovation top 13%Patents top 16%Moat top 29%Funding top 30% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Patentstop 16% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 30% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 41% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 157 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 108 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 Patents: 157 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 108 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $42M | 24 mo ago | 72 | — | WebflowGSAPcore-js+10 | Top 5M | 157 patents Radar-based contactless sensing for health and motion monitoring | 4 awards |
| 14 | 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 | 43 | Jack Lee Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+10 | Top 10M | 144 patents Wearable biosignal monitoring devices and novel supercapacitor electrolyte compounds | — |
| 15 | 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 | — | Joo-Young Kim CEO | — | — | 33 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 16 | 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 | 91 | Jonghoon Park Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16 | Top 10M | 151 patents Industrial robotics: mobile, collaborative robots and advanced drive/end‑effector technologies | — |
| 17 | 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 | — | Juncheol Cho Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryFirebase+28 | Top 100k | — | — |
| 18 | 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 | 43 | Dongjae Lee Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 19 | 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 | — | Sungho Lee CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | Top 5M | 27 patents Automated vehicle assembly and handling robotics with AI-driven control and performance prediction | 1 job opening |
| 20 | 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 | 65 | Seokhwan You Chairman & Ceo | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+25 | Top 10M | 168 patents Personalized 3D bioprinting of regenerative dermal and cartilage scaffolds for diabetic foot care | 2 partnerships |
| 21 | 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 | Junkil Been Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | 125 patents AI-driven medical imaging analysis and clinical decision support for neurodiagnostics | — |
| 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 | — | SukHyun Ko CEO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsRadix UI+15 | Top 5M | 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 | 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 | 32 | Dongjoo Shin CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | Top 10M | 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 | 15 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | Top 50M | 10 patents Automated food preparation equipment for grilling and sauce dispensing in fast‑food production | — |
| 26 | Adin Robotics Manufacturer of force/torque sensors, robot motion controllers, and automation solutions 32Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Tech top 42% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $14.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 20 mo ago | 17 | Yoon Lee Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+21 | Top 10M | — | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 27 | 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 | 13 | Sammy Cho Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+24 | Top 5M | 82 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 28 | WiRobotics Developer of wearable robots for movements 42Innovation top 26%Funding top 30%Moat top 32%Patents top 33% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 26% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 32% Patentstop 33% Producttop 40% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 29% Marketbottom 28% Innovation: 30 patents (top 39% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $12.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $13M | 1 mo ago | 6 | Younbaek Lee Co-Founder & CEO | JavaAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+10 | Top 1M | 30 patents Wearable robotic exoskeletons for gait assistance, muscle strengthening, and back support | — |
| 29 | 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 | 160 | Red Choi Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+23 | Top 1M | — | 2 launchs |
| 30 | 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 | 22 | — | — | — | 65 patents Personalized AI-driven digital therapeutics and smart pharmaceutical mixing for individualized treatment | — |
| 31 | Qunova Computing Provider of AI-powered quantum computing solutions for the life science sector 42AI top 28%Talent top 28%Patents top 33%Moat top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 28% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 33% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 39% Fundingtop 42% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 17% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $10M | 10 mo ago | 6 | Gwon-hak Lee Co-Founder | Node.jsSvelteKitTailwind CSS+8 | Top 50M | 15 patents Quantum algorithms for electronic structure and hybrid Hamiltonian eigensolvers, plus quantum annealing sampling. | — |
| 32 | 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 | — | John Lee Founder | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+12 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 33 | 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 | — | Seongick Cho CEO | — | — | 32 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 34 | XYZ Manufacturer of AI-based robotic systems for restaurants 69Innovation top 31%Patents top 32%Moat top 32%Funding top 34% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 31% Patentstop 32% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 34% AItop 45% Markettop 46% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 31% Innovation: 21 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 21 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $9M | 3 mo ago | 70 | — | — | — | 21 patents Autonomous food-service robotics for ordering, delivery, and safety in retail environments | — |
| 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 | 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 | 100 | June Paik Founder & CEO | Craft CMSPHPMonaco Editor+16 | Top 5M | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 37 | 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 | 7 | Steve Jung Chief Executive Officer | ImwebSentryFroala Editor+27 | Top 5M | 10 patents Robotic cooking systems and automated food composition analysis technologies | 3 launchs |
| 38 | 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 | 9 | — | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+4 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 39 | Weflo Provider of drone-based flight monitoring solutions 35Patents top 22%Innovation top 24%Moat top 45%Funding top 46% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 24% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 25% Patents: 36 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 36 patents (top 34% of patent-holders) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $4M | 2 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | 36 patents UAV drivetrain diagnostics, calibration, and robotic inspection systems for aerial vehicles | — |
| 40 | 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 | 59 | Jaehyeok Kim CEO | — | — | 243 patents Compact, straight-line AR optics delivering wide FOV, ghost‑image suppression, lightweight state‑change lenses | 1 award |
| 41 | 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 | 32 | Jung Young Co-Founder | — | — | 34 patents Improving speech recognition accuracy and speaker identification using AI-trained acoustic models | — |
| 42 | Alchera AI Platform offering face and image recognition solutions for enterprises 74Growth top 21%Product top 22%AI top 25%Moat top 32% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Producttop 22% AItop 25% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 36% Patentstop 37% Fundingtop 40% Markettop 42% Techtop 47% Fin. healthbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Growth: Headcount 53 → 110 (+108%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Product: 3 published apps (608 installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $3M | 1 mo ago | 110 110 → 160 (+45%) | Young Hwang CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+19 | Top 5M | 35 patents AI-powered biometric authentication and wildfire detection using multimodal and domain‑adapted learning | — |
| 43 | MOVIN AI-powered 3D motion capture engine 27Talent top 35%AI top 45%Moat top 45%Funding top 48% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 35% AItop 45% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 48% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 3 named leaders on record AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | — | Dongseok Yang Co-Founder | WebflowYouTubeCloudflare Turnstile+10 | Top 50M | 5 patents LiDAR‑based real‑time motion capture systems for precise human movement tracking | — |
| 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 | 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 | 12 | Kangyeol Kim Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowGSAP+13 | Top 10M | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | Hyun Jeong Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+12 | Top 50M | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | Yoon Sik CEO | — | — | 3 patents AI safety tools for generative model prompt filtering and hallucination mitigation | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in South Korea
#1
Series D · Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province · founded 2020 · 87 employees$211.3Mraised▾
Series D · Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province · founded 2020 · 87 employees
Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence inference. The company offers AI accelerators, chiplets, interconnects, and software stacks designed for large-scale deployments. Its products are built for power efficiency and performance in applications from LLMs to multi-modal AI. The company provides tools and resources for developers to deploy AI models.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 9%Patents
top 10%Funding
top 13%AI
top 22%News
top 33%Moat
top 35%Innovation: 430 patents (top 3% of patent-holders) · 426 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 430 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 426 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $211M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 11.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +5 · hiring: HSIO System Firmware Engineer, Linux Device Driver Engineer
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$400M
- Sep 2025Series C$250M
- Jul 2024Series B$14.4M
- Jan 2024Series B$124M
Founders & team
Investors
KT, Somers Investment Partners, Pavilion Capital Partners, Korea Development Bank Europe, Mirae Asset, IMM Investment
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAutoptimizeCdnjsClipboard.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
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
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
#3
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 65 employees$30Mraised▾
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 65 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 24%Innovation
top 26%Tech
top 28%Product
top 28%Moat
top 29%Funding
top 33%Patents: 168 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 84 filings since 2022 vs 84 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 168 patents (top 10% of patent-holders) · 84 filings since 2022 vs 84 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Northwell Health System) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$42.1M
- Jul 2020Series C—
- Jan 2019Series B$9.9M
- 2015Grant (prize money)$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Daily Partners, Korean Development Bank, KB Investment, DRADS Capital, Weiss Asset Management, Oasis
Tech stack
Google AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#4
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 14 employees$67Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 14 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 25%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 50%Global
bottom 36%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $67.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$3.7M
- Aug 2025Series B$14.7M
- Aug 2022Series A$66.7M
- Jul 2019Seed$339K
Founders & team
Investors
Kakao Ventures, Company K Partners, CJ Investment, Now IB Capital, KB Investment, KB Securities
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsElementorEssential Addons For Elementor
#5
Series B · Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do · founded 2021 · 6 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Series B · Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do · founded 2021 · 6 employees
Developer of wearable robots for movements . The product helps muscles throughout the day and lessens the strain on the body without restricting natural human movements. Additionally, it can gauge and identify the risk of motions in the workplace.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 26%Funding
top 30%Moat
top 32%Patents
top 33%Product
top 40%Growth
top 45%Innovation: 30 patents (top 39% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $12.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 30 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$68M
- Mar 2024Series A$9.6M
- Apr 2023Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, FuturePlay, NaviON Partners, InterVest, GU Equity Partners, JB Investment
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#6
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 32 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 32 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 22%Patents
top 24%Innovation
top 25%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 38%Tech
top 50%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, deep learning
Patents: 78 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 61 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 78 patents (top 24% of patent-holders) · 61 filings since 2022 vs 17 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$46.3M
- Jan 2024Series B$15.3M
- 2021Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Kyobo Securities, Union Investment Partners, Daesung Startup Investment, Korean Development Bank, L&S Venture Capital, POSCO DX
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#7
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017$34.5Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 26%Growth
top 28%Funding
top 29%Tech
top 34%Talent
top 38%Product
top 46%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
Funding: Raised $34.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Product Designer
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series B$11.5M
- Feb 2022Series B$21.5M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
BRV Capital Management, STIC Ventures, Quantum Ventures, Company K Partners, Albatross Investment, Daekyo Investment
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Sign-InCart Functionality
#8
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
#9
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2020 · 15 employees$15Mraised▾
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2020 · 15 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%News
top 39%Moat
top 42%Tech
top 44%AI
top 45%Innovation
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $15.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2026)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 10 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed$4M
- Jan 2024Seed$12M
- Feb 2023Seed$3M
Investors
Capstone Partners, Lotte Ventures, InterVest, SV INVESTMENT, Ignite Innovators, Korean Development Bank
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019$9.9Mraised▾
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 25%Patents
top 27%Moat
top 32%Funding
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 46%Innovation: 32 patents (top 37% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 32 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 32 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Bellatrix Aerospace) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$9.9M
- Jul 2025Seed—
- 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Kudos Ventures, Elephant Design Holdings, InterVest, Korean Development Bank, SBVA, Daishin Securities
#11
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 59 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 59 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 15%AI
top 15%Patents
top 17%Moat
top 29%Funding
top 42%Market
top 49%Innovation: 243 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 160 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 243 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 160 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 850 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$18.6M
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Dec 2020Series A—
- Oct 2018Series A$3.6M
Founders & team
Investors
DSC Investment, Korea Asset Investment Securities, Kakao Ventures, NAVER D2 Startup Factory, Epson X Investment Corporation, KDDI Open Innovation Fund
#12
Series B · Seongdong, Sudogwon · founded 2020 · 70 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Series B · Seongdong, Sudogwon · founded 2020 · 70 employees
Manufacturer of AI-based robotic systems for restaurants. It offers solutions for extracting ice cream from the capsules and taking it to the customers. The robot can make a variety of ice cream as per customer requirements.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 31%Patents
top 32%Moat
top 32%Funding
top 34%AI
top 45%Market
top 46%Innovation: 21 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 21 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 21 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 394 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$8.8M
Investors
Kolon Investments, Yuanta Investment, Crit Ventures, Bilanx
Funding & investor landscape
$3.3Btotal disclosed funding
175companies funded
269disclosed rounds
9rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Shin Sung-ho
Co-Founder · Rebellions
Junkil Been
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · NEUROPHET
Jaehoon Cho
Chief Financial Officer · NEUROPHET
Seokhwan You
Chairman & Ceo · ROKIT Healthcare
Howook Shin
Co-FOunder · Selectstar AI
Seyeob Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · Selectstar AI
Younbaek Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · WiRobotics
Dongjoo Shin
CEO · Mobilint
Juncheol Cho
Co-Founder · Typecast
Taesu Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · Typecast
Jack Lee
Founder & CEO · Sky Labs
Seongick Cho
CEO · TelePIX
Prism market signals · South Korea · country-scoped Prism corpus, 989,902 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · South Korea
How research on Semiconductors is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,387 South Korea-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 44% → 58% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Samsung232
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology180
- Seoul National University108
- Sungkyunkwan University95
- Hanyang University92
leading researchers
Sungho Kang · Taewhan Kim · Sung Kyu Lim · Jonghyun Cho · Joungho Kim · Joohee Kim · Jong‐Min Yook · Heegon Kim
▲
Breakthroughs549 · 40%
▲ 31%→47% share
▲1.5× share momentum1 median citations57% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transistor breakthrough research is surging — South Korean papers rose from 13 to 60, driving field-share from 31% to 47%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Transistor13→60
- CMOS34→58
- Electronic circuit17→36
- Voltage3→20
- Scalability3→19
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→9 · Computer architecture 0→7 · Key (lock) 0→7
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
◆
Advancements650 · 47%
▼ 53%→41% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations41% since 2021mostly methods-led
Semiconductor reliability advancement research is intensifying — transistor and reliability papers nearly doubled, though overall advancements share cooled from 53% to 41%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Reliability (semiconductor)12→26
- Transistor19→33
- Electronic circuit23→32
- Voltage8→15
- Pixel3→10
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→9 · Convolutional neural network 0→7 · Heterojunction 0→6
Landmark A Review of Three‐Dimensional Resistive Switching Cross‐Bar Array Memories from the Integration and Materials Property P · 375 cites
▼
Concerns89 · 6%
▼ 8%→5% share
▼0.6× share momentum4 median citations38% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-flagged semiconductor device and nanotechnology papers are rising steadily, even as concerns segment shrinks from 8% to 5% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Optoelectronics4→6
- Nanotechnology2→4
- Electronics3→5
- Semiconductor device2→4
- Electronic circuit3→4
Landmark Fermi Level Pinning Dependent 2D Semiconductor Devices: Challenges and Prospects · 323 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · South Korea
Where semiconductors 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.
Seoul519 · +0.65
Daejeon291 · +0.61
Seongnam-si59 · +0.61
Daegu51 · +0.65
Ulsan48 · +0.67
Gwangju45 · +0.69
Incheon41 · +0.58
Busan31 · +0.59
Suwon21 · +0.47
Jeonju16 · +0.62
PATENT SIGNAL · South Korea
Who's filing semiconductors patents in South Korea
South Korea semiconductors patent filing is accelerating — 118,499 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Samsung, LG Display, SK Hynix; annual filings 8940→8986.
118,499 filings8,000 assigneespeak 15205/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Samsung66454
- LG Display11092
- SK Hynix8028
- Semes5856
- LG Innotek2143
- LG Electronics1110
- Wonik IPS970
- Seoul Viosys877
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in South Korea?
Radar tracks 1220 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in South Korea that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in South Korea?
The High Tech companies in South Korea on this list have raised a combined $3.3B in disclosed equity funding across 175 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in South Korea?
Rainbow Robotics is the highest-funded High Tech company in South Korea, with $227.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in South Korea are funded?
175 of the 1220 High Tech companies in South Korea on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in South Korea?
1 High Tech company in South Korea on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in South Korea High Tech companies?
The most active investors in South Korea High Tech companies on this list include Korea Investment Holdings, Korean Development Bank, NAVER D2 Startup Factory, FuturePlay, Shinhan Venture Investment.
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