Best Wearable Technology Companies in South Korea
The 109 best Wearable Technology companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sky Labs.
South Korea's Wearable Technology sector doesn't get the global fanfare of its semiconductor giants, but the 109 companies we track here tell a different story. Total disclosed funding hits $191M across the cohort, with Sky Labs leading at $42M, followed by Mezoo at $23M and HoneyNaps at $16M. That concentration matters: the top two earners alone account for roughly a third of all disclosed capital, which tells you where conviction is actually landing. The global market sat at $61.7B in 2023 and is forecast to reach $466.5B by 2032, a 15.9% CAGR that makes this one of the faster-moving hardware bets in consumer tech right now.
So what's driving momentum on the ground? App install growth is running at a median +15% YoY across nearly 2,800 technology and health apps, and the use cases keep widening. From sign language converted to audible speech to continuous cardiac monitoring, the category is expanding faster than its funding totals suggest. No unicorns yet in this directory, but with active backers like BluePoint Partners and DSC Investment cycling through early-stage deals, the pipeline looks anything but stagnant.
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$7.0b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Wearable Technology companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Labs Internet first brand offering rings for fitness tracking 64Patents top 13%Innovation top 21%Moat top 23%Funding top 25% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 21% Moattop 23% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 34% Patents: 144 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 Innovation: 144 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 95 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $42M | 7 mo ago | Series C | Jack Lee Founder & CEO | 2015 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+10 | 144 patents Wearable biosignal monitoring devices and novel supercapacitor electrolyte compounds | — |
| 2 | MEZOO Developer of a wearable ECG monitoring device 48Product top 28%Innovation top 31%Moat top 32%Funding top 36% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 28% Innovationtop 31% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 36% Patentstop 36% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Product: 1 published app (18 installs) · Company stage: Public Innovation: 43 patents (top 51% of patent-holders) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $23M | 31 mo ago | Public | Junghwan Park Founder & CEO | 2014 | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | 43 patents Advanced ECG lead guidance and monitoring devices with integrated stimulation and AI analytics | — |
| 3 | Olive Union Provider of personal sound amplifying product | $20M | 62 mo ago | Series B | Owen Song Founder & CEO | 2016 | ShopifySentryZendesk+55 | 52 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | BBB Provider of Android-based wearable diagnostic device | $20M | 91 mo ago | Series B | Kyongsik Yun Co-Founder | 2014 | — | 87 patents Biomedical sensing and neurostimulation devices, including virus air detectors, magnetic nanoparticle biosensors, and microfluidic | — |
| 5 | HoneyNaps Developer of AI-based sleep disorder diagnosis and bio-signal monitoring systems. 48AI top 24%Moat top 25%Innovation top 37%Patents top 37% All 9 signals ▾AItop 24% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 37% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based, ai-driven Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 32 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 25 mo ago | Series B | — | 2015 | — | 32 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 6 | bHaptics Wearable haptics for gaming | $15M | 28 mo ago | Series C | — | 2015 | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+17 | 103 patents Wearable haptic feedback hardware and software for precise tactile stimulation patterns. | — |
| 7 | LINKFLOW Provider of a wearable 360-degree camera 50Talent top 23%Moat top 25%Patents top 37%Funding top 40% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Moattop 25% Patentstop 37% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 40% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 44% Fin. healthtop 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 82 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $14M | 26 mo ago | Series C | Sammy Cho Co-Founder | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+24 | 82 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 8 | Welt Smart connected belt that can monitor physical activity and waist size. 37Patents top 17%Innovation top 25%Product top 35%Funding top 37% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 17% Innovationtop 25% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 45% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 29% Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 51 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 Innovation: 65 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 51 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $10M | 23 mo ago | Series C | — | 2016 | — | 65 patents Personalized AI-driven digital therapeutics and smart pharmaceutical mixing for individualized treatment | — |
| 9 | Fitogether Provider of a wearable device for gathering player data | $9M | 57 mo ago | Series B | Jinsung Yoon Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | WebflowMemberStackSvelte+19 | 59 patents Real-time athlete tracking and analytics for team sports performance and tactics | — |
| 10 | Ybrain Developer of electronic therapeutics and related diagnostic and monitoring technologies | $4M | 129 mo ago | Series B | Kiwon Lee CEO and CTO | 2013 | ImwebSentryFroala Editor+26 | 19 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 11 | Wellysis Provider of smart wearable wristband and app for ECG monitoring | $4M | 48 mo ago | Series A | Young Juhn CEO | 2019 | — | 18 patents Wearable biosignal sensors and AI-based atrial fibrillation detection for health monitoring | 1 award |
| 12 | Looxid Labs Developer of emotion recognition system for interactions in VR | $4M | 91 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | — | 65 patents Biosignal-driven cognitive health assessment and diagnostic platforms for wearable devices | — |
| 13 | LetinAR Developer of AR-based smart glasses 78Innovation top 15%AI top 15%Patents top 17%Moat top 29% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 15% AItop 15% Patentstop 17% Moattop 29% Fundingtop 42% Markettop 49% Producttop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Innovation: 243 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 160 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $4M | 1 mo ago | Series B | Jaehyeok Kim CEO | 2016 | — | 243 patents Compact, straight-line AR optics delivering wide FOV, ghost‑image suppression, lightweight state‑change lenses | 1 award |
| 14 | Lineable Wearable tracking beacon for children | $2M | 93 mo ago | Deadpooled | Seokmin Moon Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | 11 patents LPWAN-enabled wearable positioning and beacon-based location services | — |
| 15 | Kairos Watches Smart connected hybrid watches with mechanical and smart watch functions | $2M | 135 mo ago | Series A | Sam Yang Founder & MD | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityAnimate.cssBootstrap+9 | — | — |
| 16 | GlucoFit AI-powered blood sugar management solution | $901K | 27 mo ago | Seed | Yang Hyeok-Yong CEO | 2022 | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+17 | — | — |
| 17 | Impressivo Provider of smart clothing | $100K | 75 mo ago | Series A | David Ahn Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Wearable Technology companies in South Korea
#1
Series C · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2015 · 43 employees$42Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering rings for fitness tracking. The company offers smart rings in various sizes to track fitness. The ring has features like ECG monitoring, PPG monitoring, atrial fibrillation detection, etc. It also provides an app that can be connected to with smart ring to get real-time analysis on the smartphone. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Nov 2025Series C—
- Sep 2023Series C$15.4M
- May 2021Series B$20M
#2
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 59 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Developer of AR-based smart glasses. It is a technology company that develops optical solutions for augmented reality headsets and glasses. Its offerings include an AR optic lens that claims to be capable of showing a sharp virtual object image on short distances using small reflectors. It provides a field of view of over multi-degrees, which can be extended by arranging more pin mirrors, and a full-color expression without chromatic aberration. Claims that the technology enables simultaneous display and interaction with a virtual object away from the eyes, without feeling dizzy.
- May 2026Series B$18.6M
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Dec 2020Series A—
- Oct 2018Series A$3.6M
#3
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 22 employees$10.1Mraised▾
WELT is a smart belt developed by Welt Corp which is a spin-off company from Samsung Electronics. The belt tracks used a pedometer to track users fitness metrics like steps taken and calories burned. The WELT uses a magnetic waist sensor to track user's waist size in real time. Using this data they can calculate calorie intake. The device connects to the smartphone via Bluetooth. The proprietary app gives insights about user's health by analysing the data collected by the WELT. Have raised more than $72K on Kickstarter.
- Jun 2024Series C$10.1M
#4
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 23 employees$15.5Mraised▾
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- May 2024Series B$11.6M
- 2021Series A$3.9M
- 2019Seed—
#5
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 13 employees$14.4Mraised▾
LINKFLOW provides a wearable 360-degree camera for capturing VR videos. Known as the FITT360 series, it consists of three/four cameras and features live streaming & WiFi connectivity capabilities. Claims to be designed for public security and it preserves & transmits evidence through 360-degree video. Is compatible with iOS and Android devices.
- Apr 2024Series C$8.5M
- Apr 2020Series B$5.8M
- Seed—
#6
Public · Wonju si, Gangwon Province · founded 2014 · 46 employees$23.5Mraised▾
Developer of a wearable ECG monitoring device. HiCardi is the patch-type ECG device used by medical professionals for the remote monitoring of patients with heart disease or after major heart treatments.
- Nov 2023Series B$13.8M
#7
Series C · Daejeon, Daejeon · founded 2015 · 15 employees$15.4Mraised▾
bHaptics is a maker of wearable gaming haptic devices. Its offerings are Tactosy (arms, hands, and feet worn), Tactot (torso), and Tactal (face). The wearables are equipped with haptic actuators based on device's size and functionality like the Tactot has 40, Tactal 3, Tactosy has 3, 3 and 6 each unit (arms, hand, and feet). Tactosy Studio is a web-based haptic editing tool which allows creating haptic feedback and adds to a video. Tactosy app enables customizing haptic feedback with various options, checking the status and connecting to Arduino.
- Jan 2024Series C$7.5M
- Jan 2022Series B$7.9M
#8
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 17 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of personal sound amplifying product. The company's product, Olive, is a smart hearing aid and uses a sound algorithm and Bluetooth technology. The connected app allows users to test their hearing ability and manage their hearing profile.
- Apr 2021Series B$7M
- Mar 2019Series A$10M
- Jan 2018Seed—
#9
Series B · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2014 · 2 employees$19.8Mraised▾
Developer of an integrated mobile healthcare platform designed to detect early-stage cancer and severe disorders in a speedy and accurate manner. The company's platform develops a product that uses artificial intelligence to gather and analyze blood biomarkers for cancer diagnosis through a single drop of blood, enabling patients to regularly test their blood for cancer markers in the comforts of their homes and physicians to easily monitor health markers remotely.
#10
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
#11
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022$900.7Kraised▾
AI-powered blood sugar management solution. It uses a Continuous Glucose Monitoring sensor attached to the arm and linked to the Glucofit app, allowing users to measure blood sugar data in real-time.
- Feb 2024Seed$900.7K
#12
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2019 · 30 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of smart wearable wristband and app for ECG monitoring. The users can verify the live-streaming ECG on their mobile devices. The ECG report is automatically transferred to the cloud platform for AI-assisted analysis and interpretation from the analysis the cardiologists can diagnose heart-related diseases.
- May 2022Series A$4M
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