Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in South Korea
Updated Nov 2026
FundedIQ holds 10 funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in South Korea, along with the 10 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea.
Pre-Seed startups in South Korea closed 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $150K in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $150K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $150K and $150K. Artificial Intelligence, Beauty and Cosmetics hold the most companies by sector. Seoul and Hanam hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in South Korea
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
10 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea
10 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.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in South Korea
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in South Korea closed 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 10 of them in the last 12, adding up to $150K in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $150K, with the middle half running from $150K to $150K. 1 of 10 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Beauty and Cosmetics hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 4. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea
Sector counts across all 10 tracked companies in South Korea. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in South Korea?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed 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 10 funded Pre-Seed 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 (9 of 10 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea is dated Oct 2026.
The table above shows the 10 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 Pre-Seed startups are there in South Korea?
FundedIQ tracks 10 funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea. This page lists the 10 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 Pre-Seed startups in South Korea raised?
Pre-Seed startups in South Korea tracked by FundedIQ have raised $150K in disclosed capital across 10 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 10 rounds in the last 12 months. 1 of those 10 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 4 companies, followed by Beauty (2), Cosmetics (2) and Software (2). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in South Korea?
Seoul leads with 8 companies, then Hanam (1) and Seongnam (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in South Korea?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $150K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $150K and $150K. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed 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 Pre-Seed startups in South Korea is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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