Sankun, operator of the construction big data platform “Industry’s Heroes” (Sanup-ui-yeokKun), has raised Series A funding led by Hyundai Investment Partners, with participation from HG Initiative (HGI) and US-based Strong Ventures. Strong Ventures marks its third consecutive follow-on investment in the company.

Sankun‘s Industry’s Heroes platform provides real-time analysis of critical data for construction procurement, drawing from over 800,000 domestic construction sites and more than 10 million project records. The platform is transforming Korea’s construction procurement structure from one traditionally dependent on personal networks and regional connections into an efficient, data-driven decision-making system.

The platform currently serves approximately 12,000 companies, including 98 of Korea’s top 100 construction firms. Users span diverse stakeholder groups across the construction ecosystem, including specialized construction companies, architects, materials and heavy equipment suppliers, labor agencies, financial institutions, and law firms. For companies selling to construction sites, the platform has become essential infrastructure, enabling everything from sales opportunity discovery to counterparty verification and accounts receivable risk management.

With this Series A funding, Sankun plans to advance its AI analysis technology and data infrastructure specialized for the construction industry. The company will strengthen its decision-making models that combine site references with risk information, expanding beyond simple information provision to become a comprehensive data-driven platform that substantively supports transaction decisions and decision-making across the construction industry.

Jun-byung Lee, Associate at Hyundai Investment Partners who led the investment, explained the rationale: “The core conditions for a successful B2B SaaS companies are having a data moat that competitors can’t easily replicate and network effects where value increases as more users join. Sankun has already become the market standard with its unparalleled site data accumulated over six years, and we decided to invest because we believe it’s the most certain platform capable of innovating the entire construction industry ecosystem.”

Tae-hwan Kim, CEO of Sankun, emphasized: “As AI technology advances, the importance of local domain data deeply accumulated in specific industries is growing. Through this investment, we’ll enhance AI analysis models specialized for the construction industry and establish a new standard for data-driven decision-making.”