Free database of Korean AI startups and their funding rounds.
The latest rounds, without the translation lag.
3 rounds
Vertical AI · Series A
KRW 22 billion ($16.5 million)
Investors: Altos Ventures, Smilegate Investment, Hillspring Investment, Y Combinator +1
KED GlobalVertical AI · Seed
KRW 4.5 billion
Investors not reported
KED GlobalVertical AI · Seed
Amount not reported
Investors: Mashup Ventures, Devsisters Ventures
KED Global
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