Best Travel and Hospitality Tech Companies in South Korea
The 218 best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yanolja.
South Korea's Travel and Hospitality Tech sector has quietly assembled one of Asia's more compelling funding stories, and this directory ranks the 218 companies we track by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $4.4B across the cohort, with Yanolja alone commanding $1.9B of that and Kakao Mobility stacking another $989M. Two unicorns. That's not a nascent scene.
The global Travel and Hospitality Tech market was valued at $9.4B in 2022 and is forecast to reach $21.0B by 2032, compounding at 8.6% annually, so the prize you're sizing up here is genuinely large and still bending upward. On the app side, median install growth across 614 hospitality and travel apps hit roughly +19% YoY, which tells you consumer adoption isn't slowing. Demand for contactless payments, AI-driven booking tools and voice-enabled search is pulling capital into the space, and South Korea's operators were already recalibrating for volatile demand cycles as early as 2022. I'd watch the mid-tier closely: ONDA at $26M and WAUG Travel at $22M are exactly the funding stage where momentum tends to inflect fast.
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Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in South Korea
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mention App-based platform for booking vacation rentals | +38% | $400M | 113 mo ago | 4 | SungJun Jung CEO | Node.jsPHPUbuntu+27 | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | Companion Life Online platform to book pet-friendly accommodations | +29% | — | 30 mo ago | 3 | Lee Hyemi CEO | Node.jsNaver MapsTailwind CSS+17 | — | — |
| 3 | SWING App-based platform offering electric-kick scooter rental services | +20% | $25M | 52 mo ago | 85 | San Kim Founder & CEO | TistorySentrySvelte+7 | 3 patents Control systems for electric kickboards and household cleaning device technologies. | — |
| 4 | Yanolja 🦄 Online Agency for Accommodations | +17% | $1.9B | 59 mo ago | — | Jong Kim CEO | — | 36 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | Tripbtoz Provider of an online platform for booking accommodations and travel services | +17% | $8M | 55 mo ago | 62 | Jiha Jung Founder & CEO | Node.jsVideoJSTailwind CSS+21 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 6 | T Map Mobility Provider of mobility services, including navigation, ride hailing, and data solutions 40Funding top 32%Patents top 35%Customers top 37%Innovation top 38% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Patentstop 35% Customerstop 37% Innovationtop 38% Moattop 38% Techtop 43% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | +16% | $150M | 45 mo ago | — | 종호 CEO | TurbopackNode.jsEnvoy+13 | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 7 | Socar Online platform that offers station-based car rental services | +13% | $421M | 51 mo ago | 440 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 21 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | Tripstore App-based travel package booking platform | +13% | $7M | 85 mo ago | 34 | Eunho Lee Co-Founder | Node.jsBiginChannel.io+22 | — | — |
| 9 | Kakao Mobility 🦄 Provider of technology-driven mobility services including taxi, ride-hailing, and navigation | +12% | $989M | 14 mo ago | 950 | Kim Beom-soo Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+17 | 74 patents AI-driven autonomous vehicle navigation, sensor calibration, and traffic flow prediction systems. | — |
| 10 | Alpaca App-based electric bike rental platform | +11% | — | — | 8 | Suyoung Jeong CEO | Amazon Web Serviceslit-htmllit-element+8 | — | — |
| 11 | Triple App-based travel guide | +10% | $38M | 86 mo ago | 71 | — | SentryNode.jsReact+11 | 35 patents Wearable non‑invasive neurostimulation and safety monitoring systems for health and transport | — |
| 12 | Online Tours App-based multiple travel services booking platform | +8% | $42M | 56 mo ago | 143 | Park won CEO | JavaNginxHandlebars+18 | — | — |
| 13 | WAUG Travel Online marketplace for tours and activities | — | $22M | 3 mo ago | 20 | Yoon Sunwoo Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+27 | — | — |
| 14 | ONDA Provider of hospitality solutions for property management and sales channels | — | $26M | 14 mo ago | 91 | Hyunseok Oh Founder & CEO | GraphQLTypeScriptFirebase+20 | 12 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 15 | Nota Developer of AI optimization solutions for on-device and edge computing 84Patents top 13%AI top 18%Innovation top 19%Funding top 23% All 14 signals ▾Patentstop 13% AItop 18% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 23% Newstop 23% Growthtop 25% Producttop 28% Moattop 29% Customerstop 35% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 42% Talenttop 44% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 42% Patents: 216 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 199 filings since 2022 vs 15 in 2017-21 AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | — | $63M | 24 mo ago | 95 | Tae Kim Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | 216 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 16 | bitsensing Developer of radar technology for automotive, smart city, and healthcare 64Innovation top 13%Patents top 16%Moat top 29%Funding top 30% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Patentstop 16% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 30% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 41% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 157 patents (top 12% of patent-holders) · 108 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 Patents: 157 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 108 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | — | $42M | 24 mo ago | 72 | — | WebflowGSAPcore-js+10 | 157 patents Radar-based contactless sensing for health and motion monitoring | 4 awards |
| 17 | My Real Trip Online retailer of tours, tickets, accommodations, and travel-related services | — | $99M | 29 mo ago | 282 | — | Cart FunctionalitySentryZendesk+34 | — | 2 job openings |
| 18 | Chabot Mobility Provider of a platform for new car purchasing and management | — | $20M | 24 mo ago | — | Sunnggun Kang CEO | — | 2 patents Digital platforms for vehicle maintenance scheduling and insurance comparison services | — |
| 19 | Nature Mobility Provider of micro-mobility solutions for car rental companies | — | $76M | 46 mo ago | 41 | Lee Sang CEO | — | 9 patents Smart helmets and AI-driven mobility demand/price forecasting platforms for transportation services. | — |
| 20 | Vendit Provider of AI & cloud-based hotel management solutions | — | $6M | 24 mo ago | 25 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 5 patents Real-time hotel room inventory, pricing, and automated assignment software. | — |
| 21 | Xingxing Mobility Operator of shared electric mobility devices for urban transportation needs | — | $16M | 41 mo ago | 74 | — | NotionOopyNode.js+10 | — | — |
| 22 | All My Tour Online platform for booking accommodations | — | $728K | 25 mo ago | — | Y Seok Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsBiginChannel.io+16 | — | — |
| 23 | Dareesoft Provider of AI-driven road hazard digitization solution | — | $5M | 42 mo ago | 37 | — | — | 17 patents Computer vision systems for detecting and locating hazardous objects and road damage | — |
| 24 | Macaront App-based platform offering ride-hailing services | — | $11M | 75 mo ago | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Poolus App-based carpooling platform | — | $20M | 103 mo ago | — | Kim Tae-ho CEO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Art Together Crowdfunding platform for art trading | — | $3M | 45 mo ago | 20 | Kim Joo CEO | Microsoft ClarityNaver AnalyticsGoogle Analytics+15 | — | — |
| 27 | Lycle Online bicycle rental platform | — | $5M | 69 mo ago | — | Daum S Co-Founder & CEO | SentryNode.jsNaver Maps+16 | — | — |
| 28 | Konatus App-based platform for taxi-sharing | — | $4M | 73 mo ago | — | Gidong Kim CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Spendit Cloud-driven expense management solutions for business travelers | — | $2M | 61 mo ago | 16 | Dong Song CEO | WebflowEmotionAmazon Web Services+17 | 3 patents Expense management software for financial transaction processing and reporting | — |
| 30 | Kozaza Marketplace for Vacation Rentals | — | $500K | 108 mo ago | 4 | SanKu Jo Co-Founder & CEO | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerGoogle Workspace+1 | — | — |
| 31 | MOSILER Online platform to book chauffeurs | — | $425K | 113 mo ago | 6 | Keunwoo Lee Founder & CEO | PHPOpenSSLBootstrap+13 | — | — |
Top 12 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in South Korea
#1
Series C · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2015 · 950 employees$989.5Mraised▾
Provider of technology-driven mobility services including taxi, ride-hailing, and navigation. The company offers a range of options for transportation and logistics. These services encompass various modes, including taxi, ride-hailing, parking, and navigation. It also provides options for intercity bus, train, and air travel. The company extends its services to include quick delivery and 택배.
- Mar 2025PE—
- Dec 2021Series C$55M
- Jul 2021Series C$84.9M
- Jun 2021Series C$125M
#2
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 20 employees$22.1Mraised▾
Waug.com is a Korea-based online marketplace for booking tours and activities. The users can search, check availability, compare prices, and book tours and activities on the platform. Activities listed on the platform include museum tours, theme park tours, extreme activities etc. Allows payments on the platform.
- Mar 2026Series C—
- Nov 2021Series C$10M
- May 2019Series C$9.8M
- 2017Series B—
#3
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 91 employees$25.5Mraised▾
Provider of hospitality solutions for property management and sales channels. The company offers systems that connect sales channels with property management services. These systems facilitate sales across various platforms. It provides tools for managing reservations, rates, and inventory. The company also offers solutions for building commerce services.
- Apr 2025Series B—
- Jan 2023Series B$10M
- Feb 2022Series A$8M
- Nov 2019Series A$4.3M
#4
Yanolja 🦄Series E · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2005$1.9Braised▾
Yanolja is an online marketplace for hotel rooms, love motels, B&Bs, and other accommodations. Users can search, compare & book hotels and other accommodations after providing relevant details. Maintains separate portals/apps for last-minute deals and B&Bs. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Jul 2021Series E$1.7B
- Jun 2019Series D$180M
- Jun 2017Series C$53.4M
- Jul 2015Series A$8.5M
#5
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 95 employees$63.1Mraised▾
Developer of AI optimization solutions for on-device and edge computing. The company provides tools for AI model compression and optimization across various industries. It offers solutions for applications such as surveillance, industrial safety, and intelligent transportation systems. The company focuses on enabling high-performance AI on diverse devices.
- Jun 2024Series C$21.7M
- Oct 2023Series B$20M
- Apr 2022Series B—
- Dec 2021Series B$14.7M
#6
Series B · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2018 · 72 employees$42Mraised▾
Developer of radar technology for automotive, smart city, and healthcare. The company designs radar solutions from concept to production for various industries. It provides radar systems for automated vehicles, traffic management, and patient monitoring. The company aims to improve safety and convenience with its radar technology.
- Jun 2024Series B$25.3M
- Sep 2022Series A$10M
- Jun 2020Seed$5.8M
- Dec 2019Seed—
#7
Series F · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2012 · 282 employees$98.9Mraised▾
Online retailer of tours, tickets, accommodations, and travel-related services. It provides a platform for booking various travel experiences. These include guided tours, attraction tickets, lodging, and transportation options. The platform facilitates connections between travelers and local service providers.
- Jan 2024Series F$56.7M
- Jul 2020Series B$36M
- Nov 2017Series A$6.2M
#8
Public · Jeju-si, Jeju-do · founded 2012 · 440 employees$420.7Mraised▾
Socar is a platform offering station-based car-rental services. It enables users, to locate the available cars in the vicinity & unlock/lock it to start rentals. It offers features like in-app payments. At the end of the ride, users have to leave the vehicle at the designated parking spaces. Also, it offers solutions for corporates.
- Mar 2022Series G$150M
- Oct 2020Series F$52.3M
- Dec 2019Series E$43.1M
- Jan 2019Series D$44.5M
#9
Series C · Seoul · founded 2016$19.8Mraised▾
Provider of a platform for new car purchasing and management. The platform offers services from initial purchase to finance and insurance options. It extends to maintenance, repair work, and various driver-related services. Additionally, the platform supports dealers with sales management tools. The company also facilitates import, export, and sales of vehicles.
- 2024Series C$19.8M
#10
Funding Raised · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018$149.6Mraised▾
Provider of mobility services, including navigation, ride hailing, and data solutions. The company delivers services connecting users to transportation options. It offers navigation and route optimization. The business provides application programming interfaces and data for enterprise clients.
- Aug 2022Conventional Debt$149.6M
- Mar 2021PE—
#11
Series B · Jeju-si, Jeju-do · founded 2018 · 41 employees$76Mraised▾
Provider of micro-mobility solutions for car rental companies
- Jul 2022Series B$76M
- 2021Series A—
- 2020Seed—
#12
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 25 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Provider of AI & cloud-based hotel management solutions. The company offers solutions for managing hotels, motels, and lodges. It provides a system for managing hotel reservations, bookings, housekeeping, operations management, and more.
- May 2024Seed$2.9M
- 2022Seed—
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