Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in South Korea
The 83 best Transportation and Logistics companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: JEJU AIR.
Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies
$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEJU AIR Operator of passenger airlines | $1.3B | 45 mo ago | Public | — | 2005 | JavaAmazon ALBHandlebars+21 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Hanjin Kal Aviation services provider | $951M | 46 mo ago | Public | Cho Choong-hoon Founder | 2013 | JavaNginxjQuery Migrate+3 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Team Fresh Provider of door to door cold chain integrated logistics service | $47M | 62 mo ago | Series C | — | 2018 | Reactstyled-componentsEmotion+9 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Team Fresh Provider of a cold chain monitoring platform | $43M | 47 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2018 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | ARGO Provider of eCommerce delivery management solutions | $18M | 11 mo ago | Series B | — | 2019 | Envoystyled-componentsReact+9 | — | 14 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 6 | Rodwin Human Provider of last-mile delivery management services | $18M | 49 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Aswemake Provider of logistics services | $4M | 42 mo ago | Series A | Son Young CEO | 2019 | — | — | 4 patents AI-powered retail pricing, inventory forecasting, and on-demand distribution optimization. | — |
| 8 | HOWSER App-based platform for booking furniture forwarding and storage services | $822K | 75 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — | 2 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in South Korea
#1
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 71 employees$18Mraised▾
Provider of eCommerce delivery management solutions. It offers solutions for eCommerce order management, warehouse management, transportation management, supply chain management, delivery management, real-time tracking, and more.
- Jul 2025Series B—
- Feb 2024Series B$9.5M
- 2021Series A—
- Dec 2020Seed—
#2
Public · Jeju-si, Jeju-do · founded 2005 · 2833 employees$1.3Braised▾
Operator of passenger airlines
- Sep 2022Post IPO$230M
- Aug 2020Post IPO$1.1B
#3
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013 · 27 employees$950.8Mraised▾
Hanjin Kal is a provider of aviation services. Through its own fleet, the company offers services for passenger and freight transportation.
- Aug 2022Post IPO$22.8M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$460.1M
- Dec 2020Post IPO$451.2M
- Mar 2020Post IPO—
#4
Deadpooled · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018$43Mraised▾
Provider of a cold chain monitoring platform
#5
Deadpooled · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2006 · 73 employees$17.6Mraised▾
Provider of last-mile delivery management services. It is specializing in vehicle consignment transportation. It consists of two business divisions vehicle management and last mile logistics. The vehicle management business division was recently expanded based on the company’s established car-carrying service to provide new services such as contract inspection and maintenance in the B2B sector.
- May 2022Series C$13.8M
- Jun 2021Series B$3.8M
#6
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018 · 402 employees$46.9Mraised▾
Provider of door to door cold chain integrated logistics service
- Apr 2021Series C$26.7M
#7
Series A · Incheon, Incheon · founded 2019 · 19 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Provider of logistics services
- Dec 2022Series A$3.9M
#8
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 85 employees$822.4Kraised▾
Provider of logistics services intended to solve the logistic problems faced by small and medium-sized households. The company's services include construction and installation services, furniture pick-up services, forwarding services, storage services, sales agency services, and other related services, helping clients to solve the difficulties in the value chain while providing optimal construction and delivery services.
- Feb 2020Seed$822.4K
#9
Seed · South Korea—raised▾
Provider of logistics services
#10
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 27 employees—raised▾
Operator of passenger airlines
- Mar 2021Series A—
#11
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 1976 · 293 employees—raised▾
hyundai Merchant Marine is an integrated logistics company. It operates around 130 state-of-the-art vessels all over the world. It began with three VLCCs in 1976, since which it has strengthened its competiveness to new services such as bulk carrier, tramper, container carrier, LNG carrier and special product carrier. It has four international head-quarters, 27 subsidiaries, 76 branches, five overseas offices and 10 liaison offices. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $14.38B and a net profit of $7.78B.
#12
Public · Gangseo, Yeongnam · founded 1962 · 18330 employees—raised▾
Korean Air is a South Korean flag carrier headquartered in Seoul. Offers passenger and cargo transportation services through its own fleet of airplanes. It is the founding member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance and was also awarded the 'Asia's best airline' by Business Traveler in 2012. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $10.91B and a net profit of $1.33B.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in South Korea
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 42 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Chang'an University7
- Dongguk University5
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology3
- Dong-A University3
- Seoul National University2
- Fleet management3
- Reinforcement learning1
- Purchasing1
- Energy (signal processing)1
- Energy management1
- Fleet management3→5
- Biofuel1
- Supply chain optimization1
- Supply chain management1
- Waste management1
- Transport engineering1
Where logistics supply chain 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 logistics supply chain patents in South Korea
South Korea logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 500 filings from 561 assignees (2016–2025), led by KRRI, Hyundai, CJ Logistics; annual filings 46→63.
- KRRI28
- Hyundai17
- CJ Logistics12
- Bumchang Engineering9
- Samsung8
- VTOV7
- Korea Railroad6
- Korea Electronics Technology6
Common questions
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