Free database of Korean AI startups and their funding rounds.
The latest rounds, without the translation lag.
7 rounds
AI chips · Series D
about KRW 40 billion
Investors: Shinhan Financial Group, BNW Investment
Startup RecipeAI chips · Series B
KRW 150 billion (about $103 million)
Lead: Atinum Investment
Startup RecipeAI chips · Series C
$250 million
Investors: Arm, Samsung Ventures, Pegatron VC, Korea Development Bank +2
Startup RecipeAI chips · Series C bridge
KRW 170 billion ($120 million)
Investors: Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, IBK Securities, IBK Venture Investment +4
KED GlobalAI chips · Series C
KRW 110 billion ($80.5 million)
Lead: SkyLake Equity Partners
PR NewswireAI chips · Series A
KRW 60 billion
Investors not reported
Startup RecipeAI chips · Series B
KRW 165 billion ($124 million)
Lead: KT
TechCrunch
Largest disclosed dollar checks
Adds only dollar amounts printed in the sources, including figures an article called approximate. Won-only rounds are not converted, so they do not appear in this ranking.
Rebellions
AI chips
$374 million disclosed
Latest: Series C · 30 Sept 2025
Twelve Labs
LLM / foundation models
$153 million disclosed
Latest: Series B · 2 Jul 2026
FuriosaAI
AI chips
$120 million disclosed
Latest: Series C bridge · 31 Jul 2025
Xcena
AI chips
$103 million disclosed
Latest: Series B · 18 Apr 2026
DeepX
AI chips
$80.5 million disclosed
Latest: Series D · 28 Sept 2026
Upstage
LLM / foundation models
$72 million disclosed
Latest: Series C · 15 Apr 2026
FriendliAI
Devtools / infra
$20 million disclosed
Latest: Seed extension · 28 Aug 2025
Nota AI
Devtools / infra
$19.9 million disclosed
Latest: Series C · 18 Jun 2024