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Founders, funding, and the companies trying to break through.
TwoPlan began mapping real-time payroll float for Seoul construction SMEs, linking site attendance tablets to subcontractor payout calendars so general contractors see which crews risk missing Friday wage transfers.
Dunamu Labs shipped sandbox modules that let partner banks test won on-ramps into tokenized dollar liabilities, wiring travel-rule hooks and FSC reporting schemas before retail stablecoin ads go live.
RecycleLoop won a Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy grant to sort black powder from spent EV batteries at a Gwangju pilot line, pairing X-ray feedstocks with hydrometallurgy partners who need cleaner nickel and lithium than bulk shredder output.
Vroong closed a growth round aimed at refrigerated prescription lockers tucked in Gangnam back alleys, extending its DoctorNow medicine runs with pickup points that keep insulin cold when riders cannot reach office towers before security curfews.
Jeonbuk agritech startup MistBerry Co. filed a pre-Series A to deploy greenhouse mist and humidity sensors that log export-grade strawberry cold-chain data for Japanese buyers ahead of Chuseok air cargo peaks.
A Daegu insurtech startup is scoring policyholder flood photos for monsoon basement claims so adjusters can triage payouts before inspectors reach saturated alleyways, using on-device hashes and cloud models tuned on last season’s Nakdong basin losses.
