Top Tech Startups in South Korea in 2027

There’s a massive transition happening in the video games industry right now. Gaming has become a full-blown cultural movement, and many fail to appreciate how it has already become the dominant form of leisure and entertainment for an entire generation. But as culture has evolved, technology has advanced, and more people have gravitated toward games, the industry incumbents that run the show haven’t kept up. Our big bet is that by empowering game creators with better technology, we'll make the entire ecosystem more welcoming, connected, efficient, creative, and fun for all. We’re an early stage startup backed by Thrive Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Ribbit Capital and a16z's inaugural SPEEDRUN class. Our mission is to help game creators achieve independence by building the tools they need to start, run, and scale their businesses.

Chapter One helps service professionals grow with comprehensive business support, including funding, AI automation, lead generation, sales training, and marketing materials. Our mission is to empower home service providers to become successful business owners, whether established or just starting out. Chapter One-backed businesses span all major cities in the nation - apply today!

Aurify is an AI-powered creative platform that turns everyday photos into stunning AI-generated videos, avatars, and content — no prompts or editing skills required. We're building at the intersection of AI, social media, and creator culture, helping millions of people become part of extraordinary visual experiences.

Atheneum is a global knowledge sharing platform, which connects leading investment funds, consulting firms, and corporations with the world’s most renowned experts to empower our clients’ business decisions. We provide unlimited access to over +350,000 of the world’s leading experts from over 7,000 niche markets. As a trusted partner, we offer custom expert recruitment strategies, truly tailored client solutions and a rigorous compliance framework to ensure rapid and seamless support. The company's global footprint extends to 10 offices on 4 continents including Berlin, London, New York, Santiago de Chile, Lahore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and our team represents 35+ nationalities and 50+ languages. Specialties: Expert Conference Calls, Custom Reports, In Person Meetings, Interview Transcripts and Translation, Surveys, Europe & Emerging Markets, On-Site Visits / Webinars, Target Screening, Interim Placements, Data Tracking, Health Care Market Research, and Permanent Placements

At Textify Analytics, we’re on a mission to transform how the world uncovers statistical insights, empowering data lovers—students, analysts, journalists, and businesses—with our AI-powered search engine. Our vision? To make data accessible, instant, and impactful, turning hours of research into seconds of clarity. Unlike traditional search engines like Google, which falter at extracting stats from images or PDFs, Textify’s cutting-edge multimodal AI unlocks insights from a 3M chart dataset, capable of processing 1M documents monthly. Whether it’s a student shaping a thesis, an analyst crafting a report, a journalist telling a data-driven story, or a business strategizing growth, our platform delivers precise, sourced results through natural language queries and workflows like pitch decks. Hosted on Azure, we’re scaling to a 50M chart dataset, aiming to redefine data access worldwide. Born in India’s 1.4B-strong digital ecosystem, Textify is driven by innovation and purpose. With global accolades—Top 40 Global Startups (G20 Startup Alliance 2023), Google GenAI Finalist (2024), and ‘One of the Best in India’ (AngelList 2022), we’re proud to be on a mission to empower India’s 100M+ students and 1M+ MSMEs. Join us to shape the future of data, creating tools that inspire and empower at Textify Analytics.

FASFAS Concierge is a specialized Korean aesthetic-medical concierge service for international clients seeking advanced dermatology, anti-ageing and regenerative treatments in Seoul. FASFAS is not a conventional medical-tourism agency that simply provides patients with a list of clinics, compares prices and arranges appointments. We work with a carefully curated network of Korean dermatology and aesthetic clinics, each selected for a particular area of medical expertise. Every client is then matched according to their actual skin concern, facial condition, previous treatment history, expectations and required level of privacy and service.