Aniai develops food service robots which handle hamburger patties and steak using technology dubbed Alpha Grill. The robots increase output and lower operating costs by cooking up to eight patties in under a minute.

Alpha Grill cooks a maximum of 200 burger patties an hour based on preset temperature and thickness. The robot can also control the taste and quality of the patty based on a vision sensor which provides details of the meat.

Aniai was founded by chief executive Geonpil Hwang, engineer Joochul Chang and Sojun Kim in 2020. Hwang was accepted onto Amazon Web Services’ robotics accelerator programme. He also co-founded the portable brain imaging device developer Obelab in 2013.

The startup raised $3m in a seed round in 2023. Capstone Partners and Lotte Ventures participated.

Anigma is a platform that uses artificial intelligence technology to edit faces in videos. The company’s technology provides three-dimensional face editing interface. It generates a natural mouth shape when dubbing videos in another language, creating a synchronised audio-visual experience.

The startup was founded by chief technology officer JungJin Park and chief executive Kyungmin Cho in 2022. Cho previously did a research internship with Nvidia before founding the startup. Park was an animation engineer at Naver Corp and Archipin.

In July 2023 Anigma completed a seed round with the funding size left undisclosed. Anigma has one venture capital investor, Kaist Venture Investment Holdings, a Seoulheadquartered firm that invests in healthcare and technology startups.

Banf builds real-time lorry tyre direct sensing technology that monitors tyre conditions while vehicles are in motion. The company’s hardware and software system, dubbed iSensor System, provides information including tyre data, tyre wear, wheel alignment and fuel efficiency.

Adam Sunghan Yoo founded Banf in 2020 and now serves as the startup’s chief executive. He has a Masters from Seoul National University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.

Since its launch, Banf has raised close to $6m in funding. It raised $5m in a pre-series A round in June this year. Investors include venture capital firms Daedeok Venture Partners, L&S Venture Capital and accelerator Gentium Partners. The startup is at an advanced pilot stage with the participation of tier-1 car parts companies.

Biotechnology company BiomATZ aims to improve the gut microbiome. It has developed a platform designed to produce a cooperative group of microorganisms. Its bank of intestinal microorganism strains allows scientists to obtain an optimal functional strain combination.

Sungki Kim, chief technology officer, and chief executive Yongkyu Kim founded BiomATZ in 2022. Yongkyu Kim previously served two years as a principal investigator at Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Sungki Kim worked for CJ CheilJedang for 13 years as a senior research scientist.

BiomATZ raised $1.54m in a seed funding round in June 2023. Investors include venture capital firms Gyeongnam Venture Investment and Korea Investment Partners. Korean corporations have also participated in the funding, such as pharmaceutical corporation Daewoong Pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing company Kolmar Korea.

Daan Biotherapeutics develops an integrated immune oncology drug research platform intended to find various treatments and novel drugs for lung cancer therapy.

Daan Biotherapeutics was launched by oncology expert Kyoung-Ho Pyo and chief executive Byoung Chul Cho in 2020. Cho is a medical oncologist and professor in the division of medical oncology at Yonsei Cancer Center at Yonsei University College of Medicine. Cho is an expert in translational oncology.

The startup has raised $4.1m. Its last funding round was in 2022 when it raised $3.7m in a seed round. Venture capital firm Aju Ib Investment and NS Investment, the corporate venture subsidiary of South Korea-based pharmaceutical company Dong-A ST, are investors. Wealth management company Time Folio Asset Management also provided funding.

Dogu creates robots for security purposes. They are designed to secure areas such as customer homes, workspaces, hospitals and other public places.

It was founded by chief executive Jinhyo Kim in 2017. Dogu’s team consists of around 50 individuals. Kim acquired a doctorate at Yonsei University in Intergrated Technology and also spent nearly two years as a researcher at LG Display, the sister company of South Korean conglomerate LG Corp.

The startup’s total funding has been left undisclosed but it recently raised funds in a series A round. Investment was provided by Samik Mats Ventures, a corporate venture subsidiary of Samick THK, a Korean manufacturer of industrial machines. Previous investors include content delivery systems company Humax and venture capital firms Shinhan Capital and KDB Capital.

Genopeaks is a Seoul-based liquid biopsy genome analysis company that offers precision medicine to treat cancer. The company combines a mutation amplification technique with a net generation sequencing platform, which enables professionals to detect cancer early and provide customised care through biopsy technology.

Chinkoo Jung, the startup’s chief executive, founded the company in 2020. The team consists of seven individuals, including data scientist Minho Jeong and research scientist Seulgi Joo.

Genopeaks is valued at $2.1m. It completed a pre-series round in 2022 worth $1.8m. The lead investor in this round included impact investment firm HG Initiative. The startup’s previous investors include JB Investment, the corporate venture subsidiary of JB Financial Group.

Hydrochem is a developer of a safety system that provides greater safety at hydrogen charging stations, semiconductor lines and power plants. The technology detects and eliminates hydrogen leaks, reducing the risk of explosions.

Based in Kangwon-do, the startup was founded in 2021 by Soon-Seop Shim, who serves as Hydrochem’s CEO alongside four team members. He has a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Kanto Gakuin University.

The company’s funding to date has been left undisclosed, but it raised $204,000 in a seed round. Investors in Hydrochem include venture firm Sopoong as well as incubators Tech Incubator Program for Startups and Company X. In addition, Innovate UK provided a funding grant.

Lynk Solutec produces nano oil film coating that is designed to solve surgical complications caused by the adhesion of unwanted bio substances, blood clots and bacteria. The medical device coating technology benefits both patients and healthcare providers by enhancing the safety and precision of surgeries.

The startup was founded in 2020 and is now headed by Yeontaek Lee, chief executive. Lee previously served as a research student at Korea Institute of Science and Technology and also acquired a doctorate in electrical and electronic engineering at Yonsei University.

Lynk Solutec has raised close to $800,000. Its most recent round was in 2022 when it raised $767,000 in a seed round. The company’s investors include Yonsei Technology Holdings, a venture capital fund managed by Yonsei University, and Dayli Partners, a biohealthcare venture capital firm.

Medithings has manufactured a wearable bladder monitoring device that provides noninvasive methods to measure bladder volumes. It is intended for individuals with neurological lower urinary tract dysfunctions. The company’s technology is designed for people over 18 years old and for patients or families of patients who need information on urinary volume, to predict the time to empty the bladder through a catheter.

Medithings was founded by chief executive Aram Kim in 2020. Kim is a professor and urological surgeon at Konkuk University Hospital. His experience in urology pushed him to find a solution to improve the lives of patients with bladder incontinence issues.

In 2022 the startup raised an undisclosed seed round from SparkLabs Group, a US network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds. Medithings total funding has been left undisclosed.

Wellness company Stress Solution produces personalised sound that it claims manages and induces balance in the autonomic nervous system. The wearbale technology, dubbed Healing Bit, can detect stress in real time and provides feedback to predict when the user is likely to become stressed. Korea’s suicide rate, attributable to its high-stress society, is among the highest in the world.

Founded in 2022, Stress Solution has a team of 17 employees and is led by chief executive Bae Ik-Ryeol.

Stress Solution’s total funding is undisclosed but the startup raised $386,000 in a seed round. The company has two notable investors: English Ventures and the Korea Investment Accelerator.

Style AI (Fashionade) is a platform that uses AI-based fashion design software. The designs allow customers to focus on creativity and explore their design capabilities. The software creates models varying in age, ethnicity and aesthetic.

The Seoul-based startup was founded in 2020 and is now run by its chief executive Hajeong Baek. Baek acquired a masters in information management at Korea Advanced Institue of Science and Technology and also a bachelors in business administration at Sungkyunkwan University.

Style AI’s total funding has not been disclosed, but in May 2023 the company raised $337,000 in a seed round with investors including Hanyang University Technology Holdings and Tech Incubator Program for Startups.