Best Sports Tech Companies in Seoul, South Korea
The 35 best Sports Tech companies in Seoul, South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Smartscore.
Our analysis of 50 Sports Tech companies
$7.8b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sports Tech companies in Seoul
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theres Online retailer of multiple sports products and equipment | +26% | — | 10 | Hyuk Choi Co-Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsReact+16 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | T-up Enjoy Developer of a golf court booking platform | +21% | — | — | Min Kim CEO | JavaUNIXYouTube+11 | Top 500k | 3 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 3 | Golfmon Provider of an app to book golf courses | +18% | — | — | Tae Jo CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Orange Football Network Provider of a training platform for soccer | +16% | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Tee Shot Social platform for golf | +14% | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | PSYNET Developer of a news app for multiple sports | +2% | — | — | Kwang-Muk Kim CEO | — | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 7 | AGL Provider of software solutions for golf club management | — | $22M | 42 | Jim Hwang Founder & CEO | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+10 | Top 10M | 9 patents AI-driven cloud platforms for golf course management, analytics, and tour services | — |
| 8 | Smartscore Provider of a diversified golf management platform | — | $138M | — | Jeong Seong-hoon CEO | Vue.jsAmazon Web ServicesLodash+6 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | GenFitX Golf performance analytics platform | — | $235K | 7 | Son Hoseok Founder & CEO | — | — | 7 patents AI-powered golf swing analysis, virtual coaching avatars, and club recommendation systems | — |
| 10 | Kim Caddy Provider of an online platform to discover golf stores | — | $6M | 13 | — | Node.jsNaver MapsReact+16 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 11 | PLCO Sports team management platform | — | $2M | 14 | — | GhostNode.jsVarnish+15 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 12 | Fitogether Provider of a wearable device for gathering player data | — | $9M | 36 | Jinsung Yoon Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowMemberStackSvelte+19 | Top 10M | 59 patents Real-time sports tracking, analytics, and performance visualization technologies | — |
Top 7 Sports Tech companies in Seoul
#1
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 42 employees$22.2Mraised▾
Provider of software solutions for golf club management. It provides users with a golf club management system and reservation platform that aims to innovate club operations and maximize revenue through fundamental changes in the channel structure. It also allows users to book and pay for golf courses worldwide, while golf clubs can improve their operations and profitability through the platform.
- Jan 2024Series B$22.2M
#2
Late Stage · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014$138.1Mraised▾
Provider of a diversified golf management platform. It offers a platform where golf players can access training and skill improvement tips, manage scores, book golf courses and tours, find golf partners, manage teams, get ranked, and shop for golfing products. Its application is available for download from Android and iOS platforms.
- Aug 2022PE$138.1M
#3
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022 · 7 employees$234.8Kraised▾
Golf performance analytics platform. It offers a platform where users can measure the distance and direction of their swinsg and improve it with club recommendations generated by AI.
- Oct 2023Seed—
- Jun 2023Seed$234.8K
- Jan 2023Seed—
#4
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 13 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Provider of an online platform to discover golf stores. It offers a platform where users can find stores selling golf accessories, golf scouts, and golf lessons.
- Apr 2022Series A$6.3M
#5
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 14 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Sports team management platform. It helps coaches to automate repetitive tasks such as schedule management and training logs, and analyze and manage players and team status.
- Jun 2022Series A$2.4M
#6
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 36 employees$9.2Mraised▾
Provider of a wearable device for gathering player data. It develops a wearable device for player data acquisition. It also provides an analytics solution for monitoring performance and managing teams.
- Aug 2021Series B$9.2M
#7
Funding Raised · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017—raised▾
Developer of tech hardware-based training equipment for table tennis. It allows players to track, control, and share their training. Its features include performance tracking, reaction time improvement, and visual targeting.
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)—
- 2018Grant (prize money)—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Sports Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Sports Technology is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Sports Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 18 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology2
- Gachon University1
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center1
- Dankook University1
- CJ CheilJedang1
- Reinforcement learning1
- Artificial neural network1
- Adaptation (eye)1
- Training (meteorology)1
- Convolutional neural network1
- Athletes3
- Coaching1
- Moderation1
- Structural equation modeling1
- Mediation1
- Athletes4
- Physical therapy4
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation3
- Treadmill2
- Anaerobic exercise1
Who's filing sports tech patents in South Korea
South Korea sports tech patent filing is steady — 1 filings from 1 assignees (2023–2023), led by Dareum&ium; annual filings 1→1.
- Dareum&ium1
Common questions
Sweetie watches where the money and the users are piling in. She covers sector wealth and momentum — the install curves and revenue pools that show which corners of the market are quietly on fire.