VESSL AI, a South Korea-based AI integration platform operator, has raised approximately $12 million in Series A funding.

The investment round was led by A Ventures, with participation from Ubiquoss Investment, Mirae Asset Securities, Sirius Investment, SJ Investment Partners, Wooshin Venture Investment, and Shinhan Venture Investment. This brings VESSL AI’s total funding to around $16.8 million.

VESSL AI provides an MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) platform designed to meet the growing demand for efficient AI infrastructure in the age of large language models (LLM) and generative AI. By offering a hybrid solution that integrates both on-premise and cloud resources, VESSL AI significantly reduces data processing and model training times while cutting computing costs by up to 80%. Their unique technology, which allows management of diverse cloud environments through a single interface, has garnered recognition globally.

Investors are optimistic about VESSL AI’s potential for growth and proactive market positioning. As AI technology expands across industries such as manufacturing, finance, and public sectors, the shift from MLOps to LLMOps (Large Language Model Operations) is accelerating. The demand and applicability of VESSL’s platform are expected to rise accordingly.

In Korea, VESSL AI is already working with major corporations such as Hyundai Motors, LG Electronics, and T Map Mobility. Internationally, the company has established partnerships with global tech giants like Google Cloud and Oracle, as well as collaborations with leading academic institutions such as MIT and Stanford. This strong global presence, alongside revenue generation from overseas, has been highly valued by investors.

VESSL AI plans to allocate the new funds toward enhancing its LLMOps capabilities and accelerating its global expansion. The company will focus on establishing a technical and sales team in Silicon Valley to penetrate the U.S. market while also ramping up developer community engagement and marketing efforts. In the long term, VESSL AI aims to build advanced AI automation infrastructure to enable the integration of AI models, ultimately working toward achieving AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), often referred to as human-level AI.

VESSL AI CEO Jae-man Ahn stated, “Within the next five years, AI-driven automation and decision-making will become a standard in corporate culture, and building the right infrastructure to facilitate this shift will be a top priority for the market. VESSL AI will provide customized infrastructure optimized for AI operations, helping companies across industries accelerate their AI transformation.”

Jiny Lee, Senior Partner at A Ventures, commented, “The VESSL platform enables both existing AI users and new adopters to efficiently manage AI training, deployment, and operations without worrying about computing resources. Since our initial investment, the platform has been validated by prominent companies such as Hyundai Motors, Oracle, and Google Cloud. We are confident in the platform’s scalability and global competitiveness, which is why we decided to invest again.”

Founded in 2020, VESSL AI has maintained a consistent 300% annual revenue growth and aims to reach KRW 10 billion in annual revenue by 2025. The company currently serves approximately 50 enterprise customers and has a growing user base of 2,000 individual users, further solidifying its position in the AI industry.