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Enlighten Secures $20.8M to Expand Rooftop Solar Projects
Energy climate tech startup enlighten secures $20.8M to expand rooftop solar projects across Korean industrial facilities. The investment will scale 140MW of installations, leveraging growing RE100 and ESG compliance demand from major corporations.

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Korea Deep Learning Raises $8.3M Series A to Expand beyond Document Automation into Workflow Automation
Korea Deep Learning raises $8.3M Series A led by Translink Investment to expand from document automation into workflow automation. KDB invested 40% of the round, backing the company’s proven commercialization with 80+ enterprise clients and $6.9M revenue.

RXC Secures $4.8M Series A to Expand Digital Media Commerce Platform Prizm
Korean startup RXC raises $4.8M Series A for Prizm, a retail media platform that uses high-quality video content to sell premium products. The company achieved $103M in annual GMV with an industry-leading $1,030 average order value, focusing on luxury hotels and travel experiences. 

WithPoints Secures $2.77M Pre-Series A to Expand Modular Robot Automation Platform
Korean robotics startup WithPoints raises $2.77M pre-Series A led by Crit Ventures to expand its modular robot automation platform WeNect, which automates complex manufacturing tasks using 3D vision and AI. The platform addresses traditional robotics limitations in handling non-standard tasks.

Sibiliter Secures Pre-Series A Bridge Funding to Scale AI Pet Health Platform
Korean pet health startup Sibiliter raises pre-Series A funding to scale Lifeeet, an AI platform that diagnoses pet diseases in 3 seconds using smartphone photos. With 170K+ analyses and partnerships with major insurers, the company is heading to CES 2026.

Sevasa Secures Pre-Series A from Zenaxis to Advance AI-Powered Energy Management
Korean AI-powered energy management startup Sevasa raises pre-Series A from Zenaxis to advance its BECS platform that enables EV charging infrastructure expansion without transformer upgrades. The SaaS solution dynamically controls building power to address growing EV charging demand.

Testify Secures Seed Investment and TIPS Selection to Advance AI QA Automation
Korean AI QA startup Testify achieves 3,200% YoY growth in first year, secures seed funding from Gyeonggi CCEI and TIPS selection. VeriGEN solution cuts testing time 80% and costs 55% for clients like Socar. Global expansion planned via AWS Marketplace by 2028. 

‘Yojeong’ Raises Seed Funding to Transform Senior Care with AI-Powered Platform
Korean senior tech startup Yojeong secures seed funding from Seoul Techno Holdings just 5 months after launch. The AI-powered platform connects families with trusted caregiving information, addressing Korea’s accelerating aging market.

LabInCube Secures Strategic Investment from MetaBioMed to Expand MOF Technology into Medical Materials
Korean materials startup LabInCube, founded by Sookmyung Women’s University professor, secures strategic investment from MetaBioMed to expand Nobel Prize-winning MOF technology into medical materials. The company has already commercialized MOF-based products in air purifiers and aesthetic solutions.

Coversomeone Secures Follow-on Investment to Scale Global Fashion Tech Operations
Korean fashion tech startup Coversomeone secures follow-on investment from Intervest to scale global operations. The company has 32 patents, partnerships with brands like GAP, and 100K+ sales of flagship product Pillowdy across Asian markets.

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[Korean Startup Interview] BioArchers: Revolutionizing Oral Drug Delivery with NanoLink™ Platform Technology
BioArchers develops NanoLink™, an oral drug delivery platform using mesoporous silica nanoparticles to transform injectable peptide drugs like GLP-1 into once-weekly oral treatments with dramatically improved bioavailability.