This week in New York, the KOREA-US Startup Summit showcased innovative Korean companies co-founded with Google, Naver Cloud and Hyundai.
The event itself is organized by KISED, the Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development.
We spoke with Kim Yong-moon, the president of KISED. He explained that KISED is a government organization that helps promising Korean startups expand globally into new markets outside of South Korea operations. Essentially, KISED works just like a typical incubator program, providing funding, marketing and administrative resources to promising startups.
Today, KISED works with as many as 6,000 startups, with the ultimate goal of helping the Korean economy grow by fostering these companies’ relationships and expansion into other countries.
Below is an overview of the notable startups showcased during the event.
#1. StickyHands
StickyHands is a mobile game development company. The company’s games include Age of Solitaire, Solitaire Cooking Tower, Solitaire Farm Village, and Solitaire Cat Islands.
StickyHands says that Solitaire Farm Village is the most popular game in the series. It offers traditional solitaire gameplay and includes simulation elements such as farm management, story card collecting, farm animal collection and village expansion to encourage continuous play without boredom.
#2. Space oddity
Space Oddity’s “K-POP RADAR” is a K-Pop data collection service created to collect information about K-pop markets, K-Pop artists and the size of their fandoms, historical trends, and the milestones set by 700 artists in Korea.
The data is analyzed and used to predict future trends and makes it easy for fans to have the information they need. Some of the scheduling information provided by this service includes broadcast/radio/YouTube schedules, album/song releases and purchase dates and concert dates.
#3. Play it loud
PlayHard is a mobile game developer that has successfully launched 17 mobile games that have racked up over 35,000,000 downloads to date. The company specializes in free hybrid casual games. PlayHard’s games include the popular Redbros, Factory Inc. and Hero Factory.
#4. Mobiltech
Mobiltech has developed a “Replica City” data solution that delivers realistic 3D spatial information, HW and software solutions for smart cities.
Mobiltech says it is solving the problem of outdated 3D city maps by using a device that can be attached to a vehicle and used to scan the city on a daily basis to detect and collect highly accurate 3D data, which is then processed and processed. used to update the database. towards AI automation.
The 3D spatial information created by Mobiltech is currently being delivered to an autonomous vehicle and delivery robot services in 30 domestic and foreign locations, including Silicon Valley.
#5. MakinaRocks
MakinaRocks is an AI startup that provides AI implementation services to manufacturing, energy, semiconductor and EV battery companies.
Their Runway product is an Enterprise MLOps solution that simplifies the operationalization of AI/ML models in industrial environments for companies that need continuous performance improvements.
#6. i-ESG
i-ESG is an AI/Big data-driven South Korean startup that has developed an ESG-specific B2B SaaS solution that gives SMEs the tools to manage and improve their ESG footprint.
The data-driven integrated ESG management solution that i-ESG provides to SMEs enables them to learn, manage and respond to ESG-related requirements from various stakeholders, helping companies save up to 95% in costs.
#7. FutureHead
FutureMain is an Engineering & IT company that uses optimal machine management and forecasting technology to monitor machines in real time and diagnose problems automatically.
Their technology monitors the condition of key components in machines, such as bearings, gears, pumps, fans and belts, and automatically diagnoses faults to determine the cause and suggest appropriate countermeasures with 98.3% accuracy, reducing maintenance and management of machines in production companies.
#8. BlueSignum
BlueSignum is a South Korean startup active in the mental health field. The soon-to-be-unveiled self-care service, called Lighthouse, is an AI-enabled employee mental health solution that personalizes self-care activities to increase the individual’s mental well-being, improve employee retention and job satisfaction.
#9. legal
Lawfully is an app designed to help American immigrants by providing case tracking, case analysis, mock interviews, and legal consultation. It also has a community of helpful users.
#10. the MORAI
The MORAI produces simulators for autonomous cars and aircraft, which companies can use to improve the safety and reliability of their autonomous vehicles.
#11. pikurate
Pikurate is a Knowledge Curation Platform that uses the collective intelligence of its users along with AI to share research and useful link collections with others. The goal is to make it easier for users to research topics by discovering what other research that others have already discovered and collected on the topic.
#12. ARIA Edge
ARIA Edge has combined augmented reality and AI to increase efficiency and reliability in industrial plants.
#13. money
Poen is a startup that collects used EV batteries and recycles them into a completely new energy source.
#14. test works
Testworks has developed an AI data crowdsourcing platform called aiworks that collects data and then processes, inspects and delivers it. The system uses advanced computer vision and 3D data processing.
#15. ARGOSDYNE
ARGOSDYNE has created an integrated driverless vehicle control platform designed to be easy to use and flexible enough to work with many types of vehicles.
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