Best Sports Tech Companies in South Korea
The 61 best Sports Tech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Smartscore.
Here's a look at the best Sports Tech companies in South Korea, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum across 61 tracked players with a combined $178M raised.
Smartscore leads the field at $138M, followed by Agl at $22M and Fitogether at $9M. No unicorns yet, but the curve is clearly bending upward. Median app installs across sports and sporting goods categories grew roughly 18% YoY across 1,152 tracked apps, which tells you where consumer attention is compounding. Fan engagement, player performance analytics, and expanded viewing access are all pulling capital in, and data-driven scouting is quickly becoming a non-negotiable layer for serious operators. Investors like UTC Investment, Hana Ventures, and Kolon Investments are already circling the space. So what's the actual prize? The funding pool is still early-stage, which means the upside for the next breakout name is genuinely open. I'd watch how themes like performance AI and real-time analytics accelerate here. For founders eyeing this market, fundraising strategy in Sports Tech is getting sharper and more competitive by the quarter.
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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 South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | App-install YoY | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOAIS Developer of a sports learning platform designed to present an eye-opening experience to all sports… | — | +22% | Private | 21 | 2019 | — | 46 patents Computer-vision based golf swing analysis and motion feedback systems | — |
| 2 | Golfmon Provider of an app to book golf courses | — | +18% | Unfunded | — | 2011 | Tae Jo CEO | — | — |
| 3 | Orange Football Network Provider of a training platform for soccer | — | +16% | Funding Raised | 5 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 4 | PSYNET Developer of a news app for multiple sports | — | +2% | Unfunded | — | 2000 | Kwang-Muk Kim CEO | 10 patents Digital advertising delivery, e‑gift certificate authentication, and networking service platforms | — |
| 5 | AGL Provider of software solutions for golf club management | $22M | — | Series B | 42 | 2019 | Jim Hwang Founder & CEO | 9 patents AI‑driven cloud platforms for golf course management, tourism and data analytics | — |
| 6 | Smartscore Provider of a diversified golf management platform | $138M | — | Late Stage | — | 2014 | Jeong Seong-hoon CEO | — | — |
| 7 | GenFitX Golf performance analytics platform | $235K | — | Seed | 7 | 2022 | Son Hoseok Founder & CEO | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | Kim Caddy Provider of an online platform to discover golf stores | $6M | — | Series A | 13 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 9 | PLCO Sports team management platform | $2M | — | Series A | 14 | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Fitogether Provider of a wearable device for gathering player data | $9M | — | Series B | 36 | 2017 | Jinsung Yoon Co-Founder & CEO | 59 patents Real-time athlete tracking and analytics for team sports performance and tactics | — |
Top 7 Sports Tech companies in South Korea
#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.
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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.