Recently Funded Biotechnology Startups in South Korea
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ tracks 12 funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Biotechnology startup funding landscape in South Korea, along with the 12 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea.
The median disclosed round is $11M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $6.0M and $19M. Seoul and Daejeon hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Biotechnology startups in South Korea closed 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $409M in disclosed capital.
Seoul leads a segment dominated by early stage ventures. These firms are typically lean and young, making them ideal targets for foundational partnerships or early seed investments. The concentration of seed rounds indicates a market of nascent teams building initial proofs of concept rather than scaled enterprises.
Biotechnology funded startup statistics in South Korea
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
12 most recently funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea
12 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Biotechnology startup funding trends in South Korea
Funding activity
Biotechnology startups in South Korea closed 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 12 of them in the last 12, adding up to $409M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $11M, with the middle half running from $6.0M to $19M. 10 of 12 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Biotechnology startups located in South Korea?
Where funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Biotechnology startup funding data in South Korea
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 12 funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (2 of 12 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 12 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Biotechnology startups are there in South Korea?
FundedIQ tracks 12 funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea. This page lists the 12 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Biotechnology startups in South Korea raised?
Biotechnology startups in South Korea tracked by FundedIQ have raised $409M in disclosed capital across 12 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 12 rounds in the last 12 months. 10 of those 12 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea?
Seoul leads with 6 companies, then Daejeon (2), Bundangdong (1) and Chuncheon (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Biotechnology startups in South Korea?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $11M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $6.0M and $19M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Biotechnology startup funding data in South Korea updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Biotechnology startups in South Korea is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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