Best Real Estate and Construction Tech Companies in South Korea
The 171 best Real Estate and Construction Tech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zigbang.
South Korea's Real Estate and Construction Tech scene is more crowded and better funded than most people realize, and this directory ranks 171 companies in the sector by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $710M, with Zigbang alone pulling $185M, a figure that dwarfs almost every other player on the list. No unicorns yet, but the concentration at the top is striking.
So what's actually moving the needle? Globally, the construction and real estate tech market is forecast to track a 5.7% CAGR according to ResearchAndMarkets.com, with infrastructure investment and rising housing demand doing most of the heavy lifting. Across 230 comparable apps in real estate and construction, median install growth hit roughly +18% YoY, which tells you mobile adoption is accelerating faster than funding headlines suggest. I'd watch Energy X ($39M) alongside Zigbang as the names most likely to attract the next funding round. Active backers like Hana Ventures and DSC Investment are still writing checks, and if you're mapping this market, the gap between the top two or three companies and everyone else is where the real story lives.
Our analysis of 292 Real Estate and Construction Tech companies
$38.8b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Real Estate and Construction Tech companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zigbang Web and mobile-based real estate listing platform | $185M | 13 mo ago | 327 | — | — | +11% | 27 patents Smart digital door lock hardware and metaverse-based office collaboration tools | — |
| 2 | zigbang ZigBang is a real estate marketplace that offers an apartment hunting app. | $142M | 47 mo ago | 500 327 → 231 (-29%) | — | ImwebSentryFroala Editor+23 | +11% | 27 patents Smart door lock hardware and metaverse-based user grouping/matching for virtual office collaboration | 1 launch |
| 3 | RSQUARE Online listing platform for commercial properties | $77M | 55 mo ago | — | Lee Woo CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | rsquare RSQUARE is the commercial real estate total solution inclusive of realtor service and interior design service. | $77M | 55 mo ago | 597 | — | Node.jsReactstyled-components+10 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Fast Five Provider of managed co-working spaces | $56M | 60 mo ago | 87 | Daeil Kim Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Energy X AI-driven community and crowdfunding platform for solar energy project | $39M | 40 mo ago | 114 | Sunghyun Park Sean Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | 1,565 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 7 | Neighborhood Provider of online real estate listing platform | $33M | 50 mo ago | 24 | Insong Kim Co-Founder & Cso | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Mangrove Provider of managed co-living spaces | $26M | 40 mo ago | 96 | Kangtae Cho CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | 12 patents Flexible glass and back‑plate components for foldable mobile displays | 2 job openings |
| 9 | Encored Technologies AI and cloud-driven platform offering demand response management solutions | $17M | 126 mo ago | 49 | John Choe Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | — | 26 patents Predictive load management for EV charging stations and cloud‑based microgrid optimization. | — |
| 10 | Sweet Spot Online marketplace to book shared commercial office spaces | $8M | 40 mo ago | 75 | Jay Kim CEO | ImwebFroala EditorYouTube+22 | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 11 | Musuma Provider of IoT-based solutions for construction safety monitoring | $7M | 52 mo ago | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Spacewalk AI-based design solution for the construction professionals | $7M | 76 mo ago | 22 | Sunghyeon Cho Founder & CEO | ImwebFroala EditorYouTube+19 | — | 20 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 13 | Toad World Residential real estate listing platform | $6M | 28 mo ago | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Xpanner Provider of cloud-based construction management solutions | $4M | 1 mo ago | 23 | Henri Lee Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in construction | — |
| 15 | Oasis Business Provider of AI-driven market intelligence solutions for real estate professionals | $4M | 36 mo ago | 19 | Moon Wook CEO | ImwebFroala EditorVimeo+27 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Live Anywhere Online listing platform for temporary accommodation | $4M | 36 mo ago | 27 | Jiyeon Kim CEO | ImwebSentryZendesk+24 | +23% | — | — |
| 17 | Korea Spatial Data Offers an AI-integrated digital twins for managing physical spaces | $3M | 30 mo ago | 72 | Hyunwoo Kim Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Sugarhill Mobile based platform for commercial real estate listing | $3M | 102 mo ago | — | Yong Lee Founder & CEO | — | +7% | 3 patents Real estate data analytics for register changes, lease damage assessment, fraud detection. | — |
| 19 | Howbuild Project management and building platform for construction professionals | $3M | 78 mo ago | 55 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+18 | — | 8 patents BIM-driven building design decision support and cost/safety analytics platform | — |
| 20 | 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 | — |
| 21 | Hogaeng Nono Residential meta search engine in Korea | $2M | 104 mo ago | — | Shim Sang-min CEO | SentryNaver MapsFacebook Login+18 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Movements Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions for residential and commercial use | $2M | 33 mo ago | 40 | Daehoon Yoon CEO | — | — | 18 patents Underground utility BIM creation, AR visualization, and RFID/NFC marker tracking systems. | — |
| 23 | GSIL Co Provider of safety management system for construction sites | $1M | 71 mo ago | 30 | Elisha Lee CEO | — | — | 45 patents IoT‑enabled occupational safety and risk management platforms with AI analytics | — |
| 24 | Archisketch Cloud-based floor plan design and 3D model software for construction industry | $1M | 72 mo ago | 17 | Hong Jong Sun Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsReact+15 | — | 8 patents AI-driven interior design visualization and optimal camera positioning for virtual staging | — |
| 25 | Datanose Provider of an AI-based data platform for real estate agents | $821K | 72 mo ago | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Rovoroad Developer of AI-powered robotic systems for autonomous road infrastructure maintenance | $140K | 8 mo ago | — | Taeyoung Kwak Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Real Estate and Construction Tech companies in South Korea
#1
Series D · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 327 employees$184.6Mraised▾
Web and mobile-based real estate listing platform. It is an apartment search app that enables users to find houses of their choice. It also offers commercial property listings. Users can search for rental & sale properties by the number of rooms, occupants, and price. Its mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
- May 2025Conventional Debt$42.7M
- Jun 2022Series D$80M
- 2017Series C—
- Dec 2015Series C$33M
#2
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2020 · 23 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based construction management solutions. It provides users with a solution that brings smart construction technology that offers a construction Technology as a Service (TaaS) solution. It also provides users with productivity improvement through smart integration in the construction technology sector.
- May 2026Series B$18M
- Apr 2023Series A$4.5M
#3
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
#4
Series D · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi · founded 2010 · 500 employees$141.9Mraised▾
Developer of proptech software designed to cater to the areas of real estate services. The company's software helps to search for rental properties by the number of rooms, occupants, and prices, enabling users to save money while choosing houses.
#5
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2024$140.5Kraised▾
Developer of AI-powered robotic systems for autonomous road infrastructure maintenance. The company provides solutions for detecting, repairing, predicting, and preventing road damage. Its technology includes AI-based detection, prioritization of repairs, and robotic repair vehicles. The systems aim to minimize repair time, reduce risk, and improve the lifespan of road surfaces.
- Oct 2025Seed$140.5K
#6
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 114 employees$38.6Mraised▾
AI-driven community and crowdfunding platform for solar energy project
- Feb 2023Series B$20.3M
- Apr 2020Series A$5.1M
#7
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2009$77.2Mraised▾
Online listing platform for commercial properties to buy, sell, rent, lease vacant commercial properties. The platform is targeted at those looking for new office spaces, providing them support services to pick the perfect location for their business.
- Nov 2021Series C$72M
- 2016Series B$3.8M
- Apr 2014Series A$1.4M
#8
Series C · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi · founded 2009 · 597 employees$77.2Mraised▾
Provider of real estate brokerage services intended to find properties in South Korea. The company assists in finding vacant commercial properties and also facilitates customers with interior and office furniture, enabling users to find new office spaces at reasonable costs.
#9
Series B · Seongdong, Sudogwon · founded 2020 · 96 employees$26.4Mraised▾
Provider of managed co-living spaces. Some of the amenities provided are WiFi, refreshments, housekeeping, laundry management, parking spaces, private gyms, and more.
- Feb 2023Series B$10.2M
#10
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 87 employees$56.2Mraised▾
Provider of managed co-working office spaces. The company offers spaces for individuals, startups, and small & medium enterprises. The platform enables users to book hot desks, dedicated desks, open desks, private offices, meeting spaces, and more. Offers an in-house cafeteria, community lounge WiFi, fitness centers, and other amenities.
- Jun 2021Series B$27M
- Feb 2018Series A$18.7M
- Apr 2017Series A$10.5M
#11
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2004 · 24 employees$32.9Mraised▾
Provider of online real estate listing platform. It facilitates buyers and renters with a centralized place to find a home. It partners with brokers to centralize the listings and gives buyers and renters an interface to browse homes. The mobile app is available for download on android and iOS devices.
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt$4.1M
- Mar 2022Series A$16.4M
- May 2021Seed$4.1M
- Dec 2020Seed$4.1M
#12
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 74 employees$6Mraised▾
Residential real estate listing platform. It offers a mobile-based listing platform for residential properties. Its app is available on iOS and Android.
- Feb 2024Series C$6M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Real Estate and Construction Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Proptech & Construction Tech is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Proptech & Construction Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 475 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Hanyang University66
- Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology65
- Kyung Hee University44
- Yonsei University39
- Sungkyunkwan University35
- Building information modeling16→26
- Workflow1→7
- Systems engineering2→6
- Operations management1→4
- Construction engineering3→5
- Point cloud2→12
- Engineering management3→6
- Cultural heritage1→4
- Operations management1→4
- Visualization6→8
- Engineering management3→4
Where proptech construction is researched across South Korea
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing proptech construction patents in South Korea
South Korea proptech construction patent filing is steady — 96 filings from 134 assignees (2016–2025), led by MIN Byung Chang, KRRI, Solideo Systems; annual filings 12→12.
- MIN Byung Chang7
- KRRI5
- Solideo Systems5
- Hyundai5
- Myongji UNIV IND & ACAD COOP4
- JEN Youn-ja4
- KIM Jung-hoi4
- Solideos4
Common questions
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