Startups in South Korea that raised money in the last 12 months

10 startups based in South Korea announced or filed 10 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $475.7M of it stated. 3 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: HyperAccel (Series B · $144M), XCENA (Series B · $135M) and WIRobotics (Series B · $72M). 7 of these startups are hiring now, with 187 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
10
startups
10
stated
$475.7M
open roles at them
187

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
EnhansSeries C · $38M17 Sep 202630
HyperAccelSeries B · $144M10 Sep 202619
LinerLB InvestmentSeries C · $36.1M25 Aug 2026–
InocrasSeries B · $31M3 Aug 2026–
FuriosaAIVenture round · $4.1MSEC Form D14 Jul 202660
AIRS MedicalVenture round16 Jun 202612
XCENASeries B · $135M28 May 202628
WIRoboticsSeries B · $72M15 May 202629
NeosapienceVenture round · $11.5M11 Dec 2025–
SelectstarSeries B · $4M1 Dec 20259

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
HyperAccelSeries B · $144M10 Sep 202619
XCENASeries B · $135M28 May 202628
WIRoboticsSeries B · $72M15 May 202629
EnhansSeries C · $38M17 Sep 202630
LinerLB InvestmentSeries C · $36.1M25 Aug 2026–
InocrasSeries B · $31M3 Aug 2026–
NeosapienceVenture round · $11.5M11 Dec 2025–
FuriosaAIVenture round · $4.1MSEC Form D14 Jul 202660
SelectstarSeries B · $4M1 Dec 20259

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Questions

Which startups in South Korea raised money recently?

10 startups based in South Korea announced or filed 10 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $475.7M of it stated. 3 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: HyperAccel (Series B · $144M), XCENA (Series B · $135M) and WIRobotics (Series B · $72M). 7 of these startups are hiring now, with 187 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

7 of the 10 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 187 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,276 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0