FundedIQ holds 109 funded 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 Seed startup funding landscape in South Korea, along with the 100 most recently funded Seed startups in South Korea.
Seed startups in South Korea closed 110 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 110 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $50M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $700K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $360K and $1.8M. Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Consumer Goods hold the most companies by sector. Seoul and Seongnam hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
Artificial Intelligence dominates the seed stage, but Manufacturing and Consumer Goods create a heavy industrial tilt. These hardware leans contrast with the B2B Software presence. Lean teams are typical, often backed by CNTTECH or InfoBank. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a mix of digital tools and physical production, which distinguishes this region from purely software markets.
Seed funded startup statistics in South Korea
Funded Seed startups in South Korea
109
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
110
110 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$50M
33 of 110 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$700K
middle half $360K to $1.8M
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
Investors appearing most often across South Korea funding rounds: CNTTECH, InfoBank, Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, Kakao Ventures, TIPS Program.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in South Korea
100 of 109
Ordered 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.
Company
What they do
Latest round
Amount
P
Phillyday
Busan, South Korea · Dietary Supplements, Health Care, Service Industry, Telehealth
Phillyday provides doctor-designed premium supplements integrated with smartphone AI health tracking and…
Seed·
Undisclosed
J
Jably
Seongnam, South Korea · Artificial Intelligence (AI), Career Planning, Consulting, Insurance, Personal Development
Jably is a SaaS platform that offers visa support, job matching, university admission, banking, and insurance…
Seed·
Undisclosed
X
Xten Studio
Seoul, South Korea · Digital Media, Media and Entertainment
Xten Studios creates, adapts, and distributes webtoon intellectual property.
Seed·
Undisclosed
O
ObliView
Seoul, South Korea
Oblivieu oversees the entire production process and plans running and gym attire immediately.
Seed·
Undisclosed
O
OZX
Seoul, South Korea
OZX optimizes commercial real estate value through digital media and pop-up curation.
Seed·
Undisclosed
P
Pmatch
Seoul, South Korea · Apps, SaaS, Wellness
Pmatch is a platform that provides reliable medication information to ensure smarter and safer use of…
Seed·
Undisclosed
A
Allmade
Cheongju, South Korea · Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical
Allmade is a biotech startup that uses in vitro diagnostics, a diagnostic solutions to detect diseases…
Seed·
Undisclosed
M
Makeworks
Seoul, South Korea · CAD, SaaS
Makeworks created and runs 'CAD View,' a SaaS-based web CAD services.
Seed·
Undisclosed
O
OYD
Seocho, South Korea · Beauty, Consumer Goods
OYD is a consumer goods brand aggregator that operates the skincare and body care brand Sione and the casual…
Seed startups in South Korea closed 110 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 110 of them in the last 12, adding up to $50M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $700K, with the middle half running from $360K to $1.8M. 33 of 110 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Consumer Goods hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 22. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Investors
CNTTECH, InfoBank and Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center appear most often across funded Seed startups in South Korea on record.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in South Korea
Sector counts across all 109 tracked companies in South Korea. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded Seed startups in South Korea.
Investor
Companies backed
CNTTECH
5
InfoBank
4
Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center
3
Kakao Ventures
3
TIPS Program
3
500 Global
2
Bass Investment
2
CRIT Ventures
2
Impact Square
2
TheVentures
2
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
About the FundedIQ 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 109 funded 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 (77 of 110 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Seed startups in South Korea is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 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 Seed startups are there in South Korea?
FundedIQ tracks 109 funded Seed startups in South Korea. This page lists the 100 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 Seed startups in South Korea raised?
Seed startups in South Korea tracked by FundedIQ have raised $50M in disclosed capital across 110 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 110 rounds in the last 12 months. 33 of those 110 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in South Korea?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 22 companies, followed by Manufacturing (9), Consumer Goods (6) and Hardware (6). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in South Korea?
Seoul leads with 59 companies, then Seongnam (6), Daejeon (5) and Gyeongju (5).
Which investors back the most Seed startups in South Korea?
CNTTECH, InfoBank, Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, Kakao Ventures and TIPS Program appear most often across funded Seed startups in South Korea in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Seed startups in South Korea?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $700K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $360K and $1.8M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the 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 Seed startups in South Korea is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.