# Where Startups in South Korea Are Based: 2026 Map of 1,074 Companies

> Map of where 1,074 funded startups in South Korea are based, city by city: Seoul, Seongnam and Seongnam-si lead. $21B raised between them.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/geo-maps/where-south-korea-startups-are-based (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

## Leading cities

- Seoul 412 $8.0B
- Seongnam 37 $1.5B
- Seongnam-si 33 $1.5B
- Daejeon 22 $182M
- Busan 10 $222M
- Incheon 7 $23M
- Suwon 6 $68M
- Daegu 6 $31M
- Ulsan 5 $53M
- Gyeongju 5 $37M
- Gangneung 4 $19M
- Pohang 3 $26M
- 성남시 3 $18M
- Hwaseong-si 3 $22M
- Chuncheon 2 $22M

## By state or region

- Seoul 415 $8.0B
- Gyeonggi-do 94 $3.1B
- Daejeon 22 $182M
- Busan 10 $222M
- Gyeongsangbuk-do 8 $63M
- Gangwon-do 8 $47M
- Incheon 7 $23M
- Daegu 6 $31M
- Ulsan 5 $53M
- Jeju-do 2 $63M
- North Chungcheong 2 $21M
- Jeollanam-do 2 $5.9M

## Best-funded

- [*C* **Coupang** South Korea · $3.4B](https://millionrounds.com/company/coupang)
- [*SO* **SK on** South Korea · $1.4B](https://millionrounds.com/company/sk-on)
- [**Kakaobank** South Korea · $904M](https://millionrounds.com/company/kakaobank)
- [**FuriosaAI** South Korea · $743M](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai)
- [**Rebellions** South Korea · $650M](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions)
- [**Kakao Mobility** South Korea · $492M](https://millionrounds.com/company/kakao-mobility)
- [**TMON** South Korea · $391M](https://millionrounds.com/company/tmon)
- [**Woowa Bros** South Korea · $370M](https://millionrounds.com/company/woowa-bros)
- [*SI* **SK IE Technology** South Korea · $300M](https://millionrounds.com/company/sk-ie-technology)
- [**Toss Bank** South Korea · $213M](https://millionrounds.com/company/toss-bank)
- [*BE* **Bithumb Exchange** South Korea · $200M](https://millionrounds.com/company/bithumb-exchange)
- [*R* **Riiid** South Korea · $193M](https://millionrounds.com/company/riiid)

**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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