FundedIQ holds 129 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 132 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 111 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $55M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $700K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $435K and $1.9M. Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Health Care 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
129
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
111
132 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$55M
36 of 132 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$700K
middle half $435K to $1.9M
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
Investors appearing most often across South Korea funding rounds: CNTTECH, TIPS Program, Kakao Ventures, Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, InfoBank.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in South Korea
100 of 129
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
F
Fitable
Seocho, South Korea · Fitness, Manufacturing, Product Design
Fitable is a manufacturing company that designs, develops, and markets a wide range of exercise equipment.
Seed·
Undisclosed
A
AnAI
Seoul, South Korea · Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Media, Information Technology
AnAI is a South Korean AI audio infrastructure platform that delivers emotion-aware AI dubbing, multilingual…
Seed·
Undisclosed
P
Predictive AI
Seongnam, South Korea · Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Care, Information Technology
Predictive AI is a startup that uses genome-based virtual twin technology to detect high-risk diseases…
Seed·
Undisclosed
S
Sinseongo
Seoul, South Korea · Consumer Electronics, Internet of Things, Smart Home
Sinsungo develops modular cold-chain solutions for temperature-controlled logistics, supporting efficient…
Seed startups in South Korea closed 132 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 111 of them in the last 12, adding up to $55M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $700K, with the middle half running from $435K to $1.9M. 36 of 132 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Health Care hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 25. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Investors
CNTTECH, TIPS Program and Kakao Ventures 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 129 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
9
TIPS Program
7
Kakao Ventures
5
Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center
4
InfoBank
4
Qunesty
4
Korea startup Accelerator and early stage Investors Association
3
MYSC
3
500 Global
2
Bass Investment
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 129 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 (96 of 132 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 Oct 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 129 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 $55M in disclosed capital across 132 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 111 rounds in the last 12 months. 36 of those 132 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 25 companies, followed by Manufacturing (11), Health Care (7) and Information Technology (7). 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 64 companies, then Seongnam (9), Daejeon (7) and Gyeongju (6).
Which investors back the most Seed startups in South Korea?
CNTTECH, TIPS Program, Kakao Ventures, Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center and InfoBank 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 $435K and $1.9M. 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 Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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