{"question":"Which accelerators back startups in South Korea?","answer":"9 accelerators back startups in South Korea: they run there or hold at least two portfolio companies based there, 80 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are 500 Global (45), Y Combinator (10) and Lotte Ventures (6).","country":"South Korea","sector":null,"investors":9,"portfolio_startups":80,"list":[{"name":"500 Global","url":"https://alion.io/company/500-global","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United States","startups_here":45,"examples":["PUBLY","Finda","Hopae"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":35,"latest_activity":"2026-10-21"},{"name":"Y Combinator","url":"https://alion.io/company/y-combinator","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United States","startups_here":10,"examples":["Superb AI","QueryPie","Mars Auto"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":254,"latest_activity":"2026-10-30"},{"name":"Lotte Ventures","url":"https://alion.io/company/lotte-ventures","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"South Korea","startups_here":6,"examples":["HAEGIN","VIRNECT","LetinAR"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":0,"latest_activity":null},{"name":"Plug and Play","url":"https://alion.io/company/plug-and-play","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United States","startups_here":4,"examples":["RLWRLD","Selectstar","BANF"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":155,"latest_activity":"2026-11-04"},{"name":"Techstars","url":"https://alion.io/company/techstars","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United States","startups_here":4,"examples":["42Maru","Runbear","Blue Labs"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":97,"latest_activity":"2026-10-29"},{"name":"Naver D2 Startup Factory","url":"https://alion.io/company/naver-d2-startup-factory","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"South Korea","startups_here":4,"examples":["NXN Labs","MakinaRocks","Elice"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":1,"latest_activity":"2025-11-21"},{"name":"Hub71","url":"https://alion.io/company/hub71","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United Arab Emirates","startups_here":3,"examples":["Dtonic","RedbrickConsumer","Aqua Development"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":18,"latest_activity":"2026-10-07"},{"name":"MBRIF","url":"https://alion.io/company/mbrif","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"United Arab Emirates","startups_here":2,"examples":["AITRICS","i-ESGEnterprise"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":5,"latest_activity":"2026-10-19"},{"name":"Crevisse Partners","url":"https://alion.io/company/crevisse-partners","type":"Accelerator","based_in":"South Korea","startups_here":2,"examples":["SAGOLINK","(ju) ARIACAREKOREA"],"portfolio_rounds_12m":0,"latest_activity":null}],"html_url":"https://alion.io/startup-accelerators/south-korea","json_url":"https://alion.io/startup-accelerators/south-korea.json","offers":[{"id":"company.list","title":"Companies by industry, country, size, technology and hiring","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per company in a list","note":"the whole list with a card per company","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_companies"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.list&for=startup-accelerators%2Fsouth-korea"},{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"any company of the list in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=startup-accelerators%2Fsouth-korea"}],"meta":{"source":"Alion (alion.io), CC BY-SA 4.0","updated_at":"2026-11-07T04:20:00+00:00","built_at":"2026-11-07T04:20:00+00:00","indexable":true,"generated_at":"2026-11-07T10:11:01+00:00","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json"}}