There are 144 funded startups in Seoul in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Seoul, along with the 100 most recently funded startups there.
Startups in Seoul closed 144 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 133 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $597M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.3M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.0M and $8.0M. Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and B2B Software hold the most companies by sector.
Seed stage activity dominates the mix, supported by Kakao Ventures and CNTTECH. Early headcount levels mean these firms are lean. While software remains central, unexpected pockets of deep tech and hardware appear. Filtering by sub-sector reveals a split between consumer apps and industrial tools, which changes how a lead is qualified.
Seoul funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Seoul
144
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
133
144 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$597M
73 of 144 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$3.3M
middle half $1.0M to $8.0M
Most recent funding round on record: Oct 2026.
Investors appearing most often across Seoul funding rounds: TIPS Program, Kakao Ventures, Bluepoint, CNTTECH, Korea Investment Partners.
100 most recently funded startups in Seoul
100 of 144
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
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
C
C Drive Corporation
Seoul, South Korea · Beauty, Cosmetics
C Drive Corporation is a comprehensive distribution service company that connects domestic and international…
Pre-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…
Seoul, South Korea · Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clinical Trials, Data Collection and Labeling, Data Management, Health Care, Machine Learning, Medical, Medical Device
mediworkAI provides a clinician-driven medical AI data and MLOps platform for annotation and validation.
Startups in Seoul closed 144 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 133 of them in the last 12, adding up to $597M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.3M, with the middle half running from $1.0M to $8.0M. 73 of 144 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and B2B Software hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 43. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Investors
TIPS Program, Kakao Ventures and Bluepoint appear most often across funded startups in Seoul on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Seoul
Sector counts across all 144 tracked companies in Seoul. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded startups in Seoul.
Investor
Companies backed
TIPS Program
6
Kakao Ventures
5
Bluepoint
4
CNTTECH
4
Korea Investment Partners
4
FuturePlay
3
InfoBank
3
Korea Development Bank
3
Bass Investment
2
CRIT Ventures
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.
Funding stages in Seoul
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Seoul break down by stage.
A further 39 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Seoul startup funding data
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 144 funded startups in Seoul currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (71 of 144 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Seoul 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 startups are there in Seoul?
FundedIQ tracks 144 funded startups in Seoul. 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 startups in Seoul raised?
Startups in Seoul tracked by FundedIQ have raised $597M in disclosed capital across 144 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 133 rounds in the last 12 months. 73 of those 144 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Seoul?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 43 companies, followed by Biotechnology (8), B2B Software (6) and Beauty (6). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which investors back the most startups in Seoul?
TIPS Program, Kakao Ventures, Bluepoint, CNTTECH and Korea Investment Partners appear most often across funded startups in Seoul 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 startups in Seoul?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.3M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.0M and $8.0M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Seoul?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 64 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (19) and Series B (12). A further 39 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Seoul startup funding data 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 startups in Seoul is dated Oct 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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