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Best Social Platforms Companies in Seoul, South Korea

The 80 best Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Pixel Vault.

80companies tracked
$305.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
21have raised

Ranked: Best Social Platforms companies in Seoul

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundFounderEmployeesTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Acloset
App based platform for digital closet
——Kijun Yun
Co-Founder
12WixSentryEnvoy+10Top 5M——
2Addeep
Operator of a social network enabling content creator income generation
——Chris Kang
CEO
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3Aha
Provider of online courses and educational resources for various industries
———14TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25Top 50k147 patents
Robotic EV charging safety systems, predictive handwriting touch displays, and VOC reduction technologies.
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4Another World
Web3 metaverse project built on the Klaytn chain
——Youngjun Koo
Co-Founder
—Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceGSAP+4Top 50M——
5AQOOM
Decentralized Q&A based social networking platform
——Jaewon Kim
Founder & Project Head
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6Baby Friends
Online community platform for parenting mothers
———5————
7Bark
Geo-based people discovery platform
——Young Cho
Co-Founder
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8BOOOST
Web3-based social platform for friends
——Jdunk
Founder
—————

Top 12 Social Platforms companies in Seoul

#1
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1999 · 41 employees
$105.1Mraised
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Operator of a non-fungible token-based media firm intended to decentralize entertainment content creation. The company's platform allows artists, creators, and collectors to participate in the ownership of digital content through non-fungible tokens and also features a metaverse governed by the thousands of fans who purchased membership tokens, providing content creators and collectors with a forum for buying and selling content in a through a content ecosystem.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 34%
Tech
bottom 34%
Funding: Raised $105M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2023)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond South Korea
Market: 41 employees (top 47% of High Tech) · Top-50,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Series C$5.1M
  • Feb 2022Series C$100M
Investors
Velvet Sea Ventures, 01 Advisors, Eberg Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHttp/3
#2
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1999
$5.4Mraised
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Provider of social platform for meeting new people. It allows users to connect with like-minded individuals by sharing photos, videos, and content. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Founders & team
Jeon Jung WanCEO
Investors
Exicure, Samsung Venture Investment, ABC Partners
#3
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 14 employees
$4Mraised
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Operator of an interest-based community platform intended to help people to connect better online and meet in person based on their interests. The company's platform offers various types of communities including one-time hangouts to make new friends easily based on interests, online communities where people can stay in touch with long-term connections that share the same interests, a personalized news feed that gathers each interest generated from all over the application, enabling users to connect with people with the same taste.

Investors
IMM Investment, Daekyo Investment, BonAngels Venture Partners, Z Venture Capital, Industrial Bank of Korea, Four Asian Tigers
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCore-JsEmotionFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#4
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2011 · 80 employees
$9.6Mraised
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Developer of social platform applications. It provides users with various software apps to connect and share content with friends and like-minded people.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 905 LinkedIn followers — 9.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Product Owner, Po X CEO
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Series B$9.6M
Founders & team
Bongki KimCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Colopl Next, Korea Investment Holdings
#5
Funding Raised · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022
$40Kraised
▾

Web3 social service that utilizes SBTs for a gamified virtual life platform. It aims to reward people for enjoying daily life through web3 social interactions.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024ICO$40K
Founders & team
DaeheeCEO
#6
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013 · 95 employees
$57Mraised
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Online platform offering live podcast streaming solutions. It enables users to create their podcasts and distribute the same to other users. Podcast creators can interact and connect with other users. The application offered by the company is available for Android & iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 87.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2019Series C$40M
  • Aug 2018Series B$17M
Founders & team
Hyukjae ChoiCo-Founder
Investors
KB Investment, SBI Group, IMM Investment, Naver, Capstone Partners, Altos Ventures Management
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAppsflyerCloudflare
#7
Deadpooled · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013
$69.2Mraised
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Smile Family is a Korean startup the builds mobile apps that enhance and support family ties. Its Smile Mom product is a mobile social network for moms. It gives mothers them tools and features to record and share precious moments on their phones. Mothers can find and connect with others who have children with similar ages as their own, enabling them to exchange parenting tips and arrange playdates. The company was part of Techstars S14 and CEO John was the founder at Paprika Labs. Also develops the Jiver platform that helps app developers build real-time communication channels between users.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Series B$49.4M
  • Dec 2017Series A$18.6M
  • Aug 2013Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
John KimCEOHarry KimCo-Founder
Investors
Albatross Investment Services, Capstone Partners
#8
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022 · 36 employees
$2.1Mraised
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Social platform for meeting new people. It enables users to connect and plan hangouts with friends and interact with like-minded individuals.

Funding rounds
  • 2022Seed$2.1M
Investors
Korea Investment Holdings, Crit Ventures
Tech stack
Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App Router
#9
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2011 · 51 employees
$24Mraised
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App based community platform for fashion. The app allows users to follow other users on the platform and like their outfits and looks. It also allows users to share and discover various fashion items.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2018Series C$20.7M
  • May 2014Series B$2.5M
  • Aug 2012Seed$800K
Founders & team
Chaeyeon SongCo-Founder
Investors
BSK Investment, Stonebridge Capital, IMM Investment, Premier Partners, Mirae Asset, DAOL Investment
#10
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 4 employees
$2.7Mraised
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Provider of an AI and blockchain-based metaverse platform. It offers a metaverse ecosystem that enables users to create content using AR and VR technologies. It also facilitates users to discover virtual places, interact with people virtually, participate in games, and host events. Its features include consoles to manage and curate content and buy and sell options for 3D content and game items.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Seed$2.7M
Founders & team
Jae KangCEO
Investors
Blocore, Vestigium, Animoca Brands, Momentum 6, GBV Capital, CMS Holdings
#11
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013 · 5 employees
$17.5Mraised
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Conbus is a developer of a social networking platform. It has developed three products namely AI Anna, Teddy and Around. The first two are both dating apps while Around is a platform for sharing stories anonymously. Users can share thoughts and feelings without any filter. The app is available on iOS and Android.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2015Series A$17.5M
Founders & team
Sang Yoo ShinCEO
Investors
SoftBank Capital, SBVA
#12
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018
$2.2Mraised
▾

Provider of communication app solution for chatting. It provides various kinds of stories in the form of chats.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Series A$2.2M
Founders & team
Jae ChoiCEO
Investors
BASS Investment, Dunamu & Partners, Kakao Ventures, Premier Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api

Funding & investor landscape

$305.3Mtotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
21disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capstone Partners4 rounds
Korea Investment Holdings4 rounds
Crit Ventures3 rounds
IMM Investment3 rounds
Kakao Ventures3 rounds
BonAngels Venture Partners2 rounds
Coolidge Corner Investment2 rounds
Fast Ventures2 rounds
Laguna Investment2 rounds
Premier Partners2 rounds

Notable founders

Jeon Jung Wan
CEO · Cyworld
Bongki Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · NRISE
Daehee
CEO · SoulSociety
Hyukjae Choi
Co-Founder · Spoon Radio
John Kim
CEO · Smile Family
Harry Kim
Co-Founder · Smile Family
Chaeyeon Song
Co-Founder · StyleShare
Jae Kang
CEO · Xverse
Sang Yoo Shin
CEO · CONBUS
Jae Choi
CEO · Chatie
Tensz Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · Amazer
CK Lee
CEO · XenoOne
Prism market signals · South Korea · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,068,229 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Social Platforms coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Social Platforms companies are there in Seoul, South Korea?
Radar tracks 80 indexable Social Platforms companies headquartered in Seoul, South Korea that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea?
The Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list have raised a combined $305.3M in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Social Platforms company in Seoul, South Korea?
Pixel Vault is the highest-funded Social Platforms company in Seoul, South Korea, with $105.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea are funded?
18 of the 80 Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Social Platforms unicorns are there in Seoul, South Korea?
None of the Social Platforms companies in Seoul, South Korea on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Seoul, South Korea Social Platforms companies?
The most active investors in Seoul, South Korea Social Platforms companies on this list include Capstone Partners, Korea Investment Holdings, Crit Ventures, IMM Investment, Kakao Ventures.
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