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KB Investment's AI portfolio
KB Investment has backed 21 AI startups in rounds we track, $454M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Liner.
Funding by segment
- Series A$207M9
- Pre-seed and seed$48M4
- Stage not reported$65M4
- Series B$133M4
Where they are based
- South Korea14$217M
- United States6$214M
South Korea
United StatesFounded
3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M7
- $10M to $50M11
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
18 of 21 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- South Korea14
- United States6
Startups by country, 2 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Series A
9 startups · $207M raised
- LLinerUnited States$65M
BOS SemiconductorsBOS Semiconductors is a global fabless semiconductor company based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, founded in May 2022.South Korea$65M
HyperAccelHyperAccel is a fabless semiconductor company based in Seoul, founded in 2023.South Korea$38M
VESSL AIVESSL AI provides an end-to-end MLOps platform that enables high-performance ML teams to build, train, and deploy models faster at scale.South Korea$12M
RedrobRedrob - 'border' in reverse - is building LLMs for the next 3 billion.South Korea$10M
Selta SquareSELTA SQUARE is a specialized pharmacovigilance company based in South Korea, founded in 2021.South Korea$6.4M
TainAITainAI is a mobile app that offers asset allocation and investment services.South Korea$4.7M
AiM FutureAiM Future provides AI processors, software, and AI system integration services.South Korea$3.9M
Pre-seed and seed
4 startups · $48M raised
FriendliAIFriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure company based in Redwood City, California, with roots in Seoul, South Korea.United States$20M
DnotitiaDnotitia is a South Korean company founded in October 2023, focusing on AI infrastructure and semiconductors.South Korea$15M
AdaptAdapt API, based in Walnut, CA, is a venture-backed startup founded in 2021.United States$10M
PlaifPLAiF Co., Ltd.South Korea$3.2M
Stage not reported
4 startups · $65M raised
Seoul RoboticsSeoul Robotics is a South Korean B2B startup founded in 2017, specializing in autonomous driving software.South Korea$34M
DatumoSouth Korea$16M
Contoro RoboticsContoro Robotics is an Austin-based startup focused on automating the unloading of floor-loaded shipping containers and trailers uUnited States$14M
KL CubeKL Cube is an AI service venture company that offers data mining, development, planning, and web services.South Korea$2.1M
Series B
4 startups · $133M raised
MangoBoostMangoBoost, Inc.United States$62M
DeepBrain AIDeepBrain AI is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2016 by Eric Seyoung Jang, originally known as MoneyBrain.United States$44M- AAGLAGL is a company that provides integrated solutions such as tee time Global Distribution System (GDS).-$22M
VoithruVoithru is an AI-based crowdsourcing subtitle platform.South Korea$5.5M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names KB Investment as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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