Korean startup Careerday, which operates a platform connecting businesses with professionals, has secured pre-Series A funding from Grand Ventures.

Careerday is an AI-based expert matching platform that connects companies pursuing various projects—such as advisory, lectures, and consulting—with “currently active white-collar” professionals who possess industry- and role-specific expertise. Through Careerday, corporate clients can secure the right expert in an average of 1.9 days. The platform offers a one-stop dashboard and an automated settlement system that digitalizes the entire process from expert sourcing to contract execution and payment, helping companies save both time and costs. In particular, the transparent disclosure of standard price information by project category and an automated career verification system—leveraging data scraping from the National Health Insurance Service—significantly enhance the platform’s credibility and the quality of matches.

For working professionals, Careerday provides opportunities to generate additional income by leveraging their expertise. To date, the company has built a talent pool of approximately 25,000 experts and successfully facilitated more than 4,000 expert matches. Moving forward, Careerday plans to diversify its revenue streams and expand its pool of active professionals by offering community and networking programs, as well as one-on-one mentoring services.

Kang Kyung-min, CEO of Careerday, stated, “When an organization encounters a real problem, Careerday can connect them with the right expert in just 1.9 days on average. Our matching process begins with the problem at hand, rather than merely relying on resumes, which enables a much faster execution from the client’s perspective.” He added, “Based on structured workplace problem data that has not been systematically organized until now, Careerday will evolve into a demand-driven platform that connects needs across HR, education, finance, marketing, and other industries. This investment is particularly meaningful as it represents a strategic partnership to realize that vision.”

Han Jung-gyu, Managing Partner at Grand Ventures, commented, “The Careerday team has precisely identified the gap in the expert matching market, which has long relied on high-cost, low-efficiency Expert Network Services (ENS). Since its founding, the company has remained focused on delivering the essential value of ‘fast and accurate expert matching,’ building Careerday into a platform sought after by both corporate and professional clients. Rather than pursuing mere superficial expansion, they have concentrated on scientifically analyzing and discovering the career histories and expertise of professionals, thereby significantly increasing the likelihood of successful matches. We place high value on the distinctiveness of their matching model, its scalability, and its potential for global expansion.”