Antler Korea, a global venture capital firm, hosted its 5th Investor Day on July 18th at Tipstown, Seoul. The event served as a crucial platform for Antler Korea’s fifth cohort of startups to pitch for seed investment, while also celebrating the impressive achievements of its existing portfolio companies.
The Investor Day highlighted a diverse range of innovative startups from Antler Korea’s latest cohort, each addressing unique market needs with cutting-edge solutions:
Refundy=This service uses AI to track real-time price changes on online marketplaces, automatically requesting refunds for sellers and significantly reducing profit loss, especially for overseas purchasing agents.
Carers=Providing “Dear Mom Care,” Carers utilizes professional medical staff like nurses to offer development-focused childcare, innovating through live streaming and AI-driven quality control, with plans to expand into home healthcare.
Obud=Obud offers a single pass for flexible access to over 300 premium fitness and wellness centers nationwide, providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional long-term memberships with high user satisfaction.
Silent Sky=Silent Sky is revolutionizing drone propellers by offering rapid, cost-effective development from design to performance validation using proprietary 3D printing, addressing unmet needs from traditional manufacturers.
Re-vision=This company provides affordable, high-quality match video recording and analysis for lower-tier football teams using a unique balloon camera, significantly reducing costs and aiming for global expansion.
Paiperly=Papery is an AI-powered solution that automates complex safety documentation for the construction industry, helping site managers comply with regulations, prevent fines, and avoid project delays.
Pelz=Pelz offers convenient mobile pet health check-ups with advanced equipment in a stress-free environment. They plan to develop disease prediction AI based on collected data, entering the pet insurance market.
Persly=This AI-based personalized healthcare service connects to patient medical records, providing tailored answers from official sources and daily symptom tracking, with strong potential for global expansion and insurance partnerships.
Beyond the new cohort, the event also showcased the continued success of Antler Korea’s existing portfolio companies, demonstrating the firm’s long-term commitment to its ventures:
- Newndy: A cross-border e-commerce platform specializing in K-trends.
- Mnkl. A premium re-market platform for kidswear.
- Wepair: A SaaS solution exclusively for auto repair shops.
- Team Lemited: “Yeongggeul,” a purchase data crowdsourcing platform.
- Hwirik AI: An AI-powered service for video music production based on references.
Antler’s Startup Generator Program stands out for its inclusive approach, welcoming both individual founders and existing startup teams. Individuals participate in a 10-week program focused on team building and business idea validation, while pre-formed startups can fast-track directly to investment review.
Teams ultimately selected for investment receive a pre-seed investment of KRW 150million Furthermore, Antler guarantees a follow-on investment of at least KRW 200 million in subsequent funding rounds, ensuring crucial support for early-stage companies to achieve stable scale-up.
