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Where startups in South Korea are based

865 funded startups in South Korea have raised money in rounds we track, $16B between them. 337 of them are placed on the map by their city; Seoul leads with 245, then Seongnam-si with 33.

865startups
28cities on the map
$16Braised between them
Seoulleading city (245)
Jeongeup-si: 1 startups서울특별시: 1 startupsChuncheon: 1 startups광주광역시: 1 startups화성시: 1 startupsJeonju: 1 startupsNamyangju-si: 1 startups서울: 1 startupsSuwon-si: 1 startupsGyeongju: 1 startupsCheongju-si: 1 startupsChangwon: 1 startupsPohang: 1 startups제주시: 1 startupsUlsan: 2 startupsAnsan-si: 2 startupsAnyang-si: 2 startupsAnyang: 2 startupsSuwon: 2 startupsIncheon: 3 startupsDaegu: 3 startupsHwaseong-si: 3 startups성남시: 3 startupsBusan: 3 startupsSeongnam: 9 startupsDaejeon: 11 startupsSeongnam-si: 33 startupsSeoul: 245 startupsSeoulDaejeonBusanDaegu제주시광주광역시

Each circle is a city, sized by how many startups are based there.

Leading cities

  1. Seoul245$4.1B
  2. Seongnam-si33$1.5B
  3. Daejeon11$102M
  4. Seongnam9$120M
  5. Busan3$177M
  6. 성남시3$18M
  7. Hwaseong-si3$22M
  8. Daegu3$16M
  9. Incheon3$14M
  10. Suwon2$34M
  11. Anyang2$24M
  12. Anyang-si2$13M
  13. Ansan-si2$14M
  14. Ulsan2$12M
  15. 제주시1$62M

By state or region

  1. Seoul247$4.1B
  2. Gyeonggi-do59$1.7B
  3. Daejeon11$102M
  4. Busan3$177M
  5. Daegu3$16M
  6. Incheon3$14M
  7. Gyeongsangbuk-do2$18M
  8. Ulsan2$12M
  9. Jeollabuk-do2$2.4M
  10. Jeju-do1$62M
  11. Gyeongsangnam-do1$6.8M
  12. North Chungcheong1$3.6M

Best-funded

  1. CCoupangSouth Korea · $3.4B
  2. FuriosaAISouth Korea · $743M
  3. RebellionsSouth Korea · $650M
  4. Kakao MobilitySouth Korea · $492M
  5. TMONSouth Korea · $391M
  6. Woowa BrosSouth Korea · $370M
  7. BEBithumb ExchangeSouth Korea · $200M
  8. RRiiidSouth Korea · $193M
  9. DPD&D PharmatechSouth Korea · $188M
  10. 42dotSouth Korea · $185M
  11. TossSouth Korea · $184M
  12. YanoljaSouth Korea · $180M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. Each is placed at the city we hold for it, matched to that city's position in GeoNames (cities of 15,000 people or more; geonames.org, CC BY 4.0); startups without a city on record count in the totals but not on the map. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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