Top 50 Beauty Startup Investors in South Korea in October 2023

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• Pillyze — mobile health care startup
• InHandPlus — We are working to solve the issue of medical nonadherence, where patients don't follow their prescribed medical regimes. This is a common and costly problem, and can even result in serious consequences. Our proprietary smartwatch is able to tell what medicine users take, and when they take it. Our AI-based management platform then collects thedata and provides personalized healthcare services and insights.
• Test Valley — Test Valley sells smartphones, tablets, cameras, computers, and household appliances.

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• Paywork — PayWal is a payment platform that provides dedicated project teaming, task execution checks, and contract management services.
• Solvook — Solvook is a copyright licensing platform for educational materials intended to provide copyright clearance services.
• Paraform — Get paid to recruit for the most exciting startups on your own terms. Recruiting has never been so accessible.

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• Dot Inc — Dot Inc. has developed a state-of-the-art, innovative, braille cell that is 95% smaller and 90% cheaper than the standard piezo-electric cells. The Dot Cell has brought revolutionary changes to the world through advancements in electromagnetic actuator technology. The Dot Watch is the first fully-Braille smartwatch in the world. We believeeveryone has the right to move freely and connect with the world, regardless of circumstances. Dot Inc., through its mission, will reduce the information gap through tactile literacy all around the world.
• Kokoji — Kokoji is a kids' audio tech platform. Kokoji redesigns childrens content consumption journeys based on audio content. Kokoji provides services for children, such as language, brain, and emotional development, through auditory stimulation.
• FREECO — FREECO is a content provider for businesses. Consultation, sales, and software development and supply Cosmetics wholesale and retail business Marketing consulting and advertising business.

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• Petpharma — Petpharma is an Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to provide veterinary medicines.
• Wello — Wello is a government business solution that offers a natural language processing-based business recommendation-application-management service.
• Indent — Indent is a provider of a video review service platform that helps sellers increase their sales by producing purchase reviews from actual buyers.

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• VPP — Providing clean energy to wherever it is needed
• JeCLEAN — Jacqueline, an ESG startup, draws attention to the vast amounts of abandoned and burnt hotel bedding waste on Jeju Island and provides industrial solutions through upcycling solutions that recycle it into cotton-based raw materials, yarns, and fabrics.
• City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.

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• Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.
• Brandi — Brandi sells clothes, cosmetics, and home interior products.
• Village Baby — Village Baby is an online marketplace that provides childbirth and parenting products and information.

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• Botash — Botash manufactures and sells carbon packaging boxes.
• GrowingMom — GrowingMom is an online parenting consultation/analysis platform.
• Power Player — Natural Clean Beauty

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• Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
• Everon — Everon is an electric vehicle charging platform that provides maintenance, repair, and control services for electric vehicles and chargers.
• Test Valley — Test Valley sells smartphones, tablets, cameras, computers, and household appliances.

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• breezm — Breezm produces custom eyewear optimized for the customer's face, using 3D-printing, 3D-scanning, and big data analysis. We sell directly to consumers through our offline stores as well as online channels.
• Munice — Munice is a sleep tech company that develops technical analysis and sleep solutions for individuals.
• Disco — Disco is a location-based service platform for real estate companies.

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• Petpharma — Petpharma is an Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to provide veterinary medicines.
• Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
• Pribit Technology — Pribit Technology is a technology agency that provides cloud network security technology to related technology services.

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• Cerecin — Cerecin is a healthcare company that develops novel evidence-based therapeutics and products that aim to help people.We develop novel evidence-based therapeutics and products that aim to help millions of people. These solutions are designed to target conditions ranging from memory impairment to Alzheimer’s disease and other devastatingneurological diseases.
• Easy Charger — Easy Charger provides EV infrastructure, electric two-wheeled vehicle battery station, solar power, and platform development services.
• Travel Wallet — Travel Wallet is a foreign currency payment service that uses the Travel Wallet application. The travel Pay card is free of charge for overseas payments. The payments are overseas direct purchases and overseas payments without commission. The license for small overseas remittance businesses and electronic financial businesses by meeting variouscomputer facilities and all requirements. The platform agreement with banks.

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• OKHOME — OKHOME adalah penyedia jasa kebersihan terbaik untuk rumah, apartemen dan berbagai tempat yang membutuhkan pembersih profesional.
• Hexlant — Hexlant - Blockchain Laboratory. Build Blockchain Security Environment in just few days. With Simple Installation, Expand your Business onto Blockchain.
• Deepbrain AI — Deepbrain AI has proven its world-class conversational artificial intelligence technology to be highly utilizing in many areas, including broadcasting, education, and in service industry. State-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology, analogous to real people say, can be applied in a wide variety of areas. Also, it is expected that demandwill increase significantly with differentiated technology in the age of diversification.In recognition of its competitiveness and value, the company has received $2M investment from IDG Capital in 2019, and up to date, it has accumulated $9.5M. In addition, the company is currently growing in partnership with major companies such as Microsoft, Kakao Partner, and SK Telecom. It is expected to accelerate its external growth and profit expansion in the new market as it is set to make inroads into the global market based on its performance so far.

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• Genesis lab — Genesis lab is a authentic machine to human communication to improve the way human and machine communicate.
• Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar provides a platform that connects your company to the crowd-workers.It's MORE than just a connection! We passionately research crowd-workers and your project to develop cutting-edge technologiesfor the optimized mobile crowd-sourcing.Keep disrupting the world! Just for your project, we are here to maintain the quality, cost-efficiency, or any other burdens related to the data. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
• ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.

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• VCAT.AI — VCAT.AI is a business-to-business (B2B) subscription software (SaaS) based on AI technology. Create mass marketing creatives as video and banner images just with an product URL or TEXT.
• Yipscell — Yipscell is a biotech company that develops IPSC stem cell therapy to diagnose and treat incurable diseases.
• Onconic Therapeutics — Onconic Therapeutics specialises in the research and development of cancer treatments.

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• Autoel — Autoel is a lidar sensing technology for self-driving cars.
• H2 — H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage.
• Openknowl — OPENKNOWL is an online career management system, offering mentoring facilities and careers camps for those wanting to develop a career in the IT sector.

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• CLOP — CLOP is an ophthalmology medical company that provides services to prevent blindness in patients through AI-based eye disease management.
• Cashwalk — Cashwalk is an app that motivates to walk by providing financial incentives.
• GTL — GTL manufactures hydraulic equipment, mechanical parts, industrial robots and automation equipment or aircraft and spacecraft parts.

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• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.

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• Soelect — Soelect provides engineering solutions and develops solid-state battery components for electric vehicles, power tools and electronics.
• VIRNECT — VIRNECT is an industrial AR solution company.
• CoLearn — Aplikasi belajar online yang bantu belajar Matematika, Fisika, Kimia jadi lebih cepat dimengerti. Ada beragam fitur aplikasi mulai dari bantuan mengerjakan PR dengan foto soal sampai bimbel untuk SD, SMP, SMA.

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• Returnit — RETURNIT is a service that replaces single-use containers with reusable containers used for food delivery.
• Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
• City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.

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• Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.

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• N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
• Pilleye — Pilleye, the world's No. 1 counting app. Count up to 1,000 pills through a picture. Medility provides digitalized solution for pharmacies.
• Everon — Everon is an electric vehicle charging platform that provides maintenance, repair, and control services for electric vehicles and chargers.

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• Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
• Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
• Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.

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• EGNIS — EGNIS is a supplier of food products.
• S.LAB Asia — S.LAB is a platform for supply chain logistics for an efficient and cost-saving end to end transportation service. Through its cold chain technology, the company significantly reduces the cost during the first mile and middle mile delivery. Real-time tracking service will collect all the data to actively respond to the incident and keep thecustomer satisfied. With the data, S.LAB optimizes the temperature, packaging, and routing to increase the efficiency in cold chain delivery per country.
• Yeoshin — Yeoshin is a skin treatment information platform.

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• InHandPlus — We are working to solve the issue of medical nonadherence, where patients don't follow their prescribed medical regimes. This is a common and costly problem, and can even result in serious consequences. Our proprietary smartwatch is able to tell what medicine users take, and when they take it. Our AI-based management platform then collects thedata and provides personalized healthcare services and insights.
• ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
• Daejin Advanced Materials Co. — Daejin Advanced Materials Co. is a research institute that manufactures fullerene, electric, and thermally conductive polymer materials.

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• Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
• Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
• Stockeeper — Stockeeper creates and operates a Korean beef asset platform, Bankau, that connects consumers and producers.

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• USIMSA — USIMSA is a mobile sim company that offers eSIM-based overseas roaming service.
• Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
• Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.

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• Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.
• Databank — Databank is an AI-based EdTech Startup that provides online test preparation services with instant scoring through TestGlider.
• Gwanak Analog — Gwanak Analog is a supplier of high performance Power/Analog SoC and Sensor products

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• LOWE — Lowe is a shared beauty salon platform service that provides a variety of beauty infrastructure such as beauty spaces, facilities and materials, and creates an optimal environment for designers to focus on the essence.
• Trash Busters — Trash Busters manufactures reusable cups and dishes.
• Travel Wallet — Travel Wallet is a foreign currency payment service that uses the Travel Wallet application. The travel Pay card is free of charge for overseas payments. The payments are overseas direct purchases and overseas payments without commission. The license for small overseas remittance businesses and electronic financial businesses by meeting variouscomputer facilities and all requirements. The platform agreement with banks.

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• Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
• Petnow Inc. — Petnow offers AI-driven pet biometric ID for dogs and cats on mobile phones. Register & identify pets by scanning their unique nose or face.
• ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.

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• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
• Mother Science — Discover Mother Science, a revolutionary biotech skincare brand with a clinically proven serum for hyperpigmentation and sun damage.

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• Ello — Ello is an app-based reading coach that listens to your child read from real books, teaches and motivates them, and transforms them into enthusiastic readers.
• Brine.fi — The best onchain spot trading crypto exchange
• Automat AI — Robotic process automation for Chrome using GPT3 guided Computer Vision

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• Picky — Discover top K-beauty products with honest reviews, discussions, and thrilling giveaways! Join us and explore the latest trends in K-beauty today.

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• Flytech — Flytech specializes in crystal materials and related components for magneto-optical-electrical integrated signal processing.
• Zhonghui Laser — Zhonghui Laser is an emerging technology company dedicated to the development and manufacture of advanced lasers.
• Kangpu Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. — Kangpu is focused on developing small molecule drugs targeting immuno-modulating sites to develop treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases and inflammation. The company has developed proprietary technologies to generate and degrade ubiquitin-protein. It also has a drug discovery combination platform called X-Synergy®.

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• Paper.id — Atur tempo pembayaran bisnis serta kirim & terima pembayaran dengan kartu kredit, invoice juga langsung sah dengan e-Meterai. Coba Sekarang!
• Propseller — Sell, buy and rent property smarter with Propseller. Get premium service and full transparency for a fair commission. Sell for only 1%.
• Beauty Selection — Beauty Selection is a lifestyle commerce brand company.

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• BRLab — BRLab is a healthcare company in the sleep tech area. We serve sleep tracking and enhancing platform but also ai-based life coaching services. BRLab's platform allows you to use top notching sleep technologies to any type of related applications.
• Curocell — Curocell’s OVIS™ technology enhances immune cells to overcome immune suppression in tumor microenvironments.
• Hyper Lounge — Hyperlounge is a startup that has developed a monthly subscription management analysis SaaS by combining management consulting know-how with data collection, analysis and visualization technology. It is a specialized system for small and medium-sized business executives, which is completely different from existing data analysis tools or services.When using this service, user can easily check the core data and analysis necessary for business management every day on mobile without the burden of initial investment or recruitment.

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• FREECO — FREECO is a content provider for businesses. Consultation, sales, and software development and supply Cosmetics wholesale and retail business Marketing consulting and advertising business.

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• Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
• Lyte Ventures — Built for creators, designed for the future of work. We do the hustling so that you can focus more on what matters to you.

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• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
• AAG Ventures — AAG Ventures is the IT business behind AAG, one of the fastest-growing Play-To-Earn guilds in the industry.
• Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.

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• Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
• AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical is an MRI reconstruction software service provider.
• NextChapter — NextChapter is a digital commerce platform that acquires and operates Coupang and Naver-based online native brands in Korea. NextChapter is backed by BlueRun Ventures/BRV Capital Management, Goodwater Capital, Klim Ventures, Fast Ventures and Sandbox Network.NextChapter was founded in 2021 by Joshua Kwon and Jay Chung and is headquarteredin Seoul, Korea.

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• FROGED — Discover afforable Customer Experience tools to scale your business. Reduce churn, improve onboarding & offer amazing customer support - all in one platform.
• Apolyta — Threat simulators use playbooks and checklists. Adversaries don't. Prepare for the real threats of tomorrow with adaptive attack emulation.
• Vicarius — Consolidate vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single automated solution.

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• Munto — Munto is a community platform that enables individuals to connect better online and offline depending on their interests.
• N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
• d'strict — World-Class Digital Media Design Company

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• YULIP — Non-toxic, clean, organic beauty in a sustainable packaging. Beauty that can coexist with our planet.

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• Flybook — Flybook is a place closer to the book. Book recommendations, regular shipments, reading meetings, book reviews, book purchases, and more - all in one place.
• Power Player — Natural Clean Beauty

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• Dot Connect — Dot Connect specializes in the development of complete software-based IMS, SIP Client and Client Engine.
• Lillycover Co., Ltd. — Lillycover makes personlaized beauty solution for smart skin care by oneself. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea.

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• Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
• Switchwon — Switchwon provides currency exchange services.
• Fairy — Capture the high intent moments to persuade users outside of your app. Accompany your customers outside of your app and engage at an intent-rich moment in real time.

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• Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.

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• Dot Inc — Dot Inc. has developed a state-of-the-art, innovative, braille cell that is 95% smaller and 90% cheaper than the standard piezo-electric cells. The Dot Cell has brought revolutionary changes to the world through advancements in electromagnetic actuator technology. The Dot Watch is the first fully-Braille smartwatch in the world. We believeeveryone has the right to move freely and connect with the world, regardless of circumstances. Dot Inc., through its mission, will reduce the information gap through tactile literacy all around the world.
• Jente — Jente provides a B2B service that connects boutiques with domestic companies. The company's online platform offers distinct products that become trendsetters as a result of rapidly discovering and sourcing new brands, allowing clients to quickly bring new products from boutiques.
• Phantom AI — Phantom AI is democratizing the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to reduce accidents, save lives and make driving more enjoyable, while delivering tomorrow’s self-driving technology. The company provides a comprehensive autonomous driving platform featuring computer vision, sensor fusion and control capabilities.Phantom AI hascreated the most accurate and highest-performing AI solutions available today that meet car manufacturer requirements, at a much lower price than existing solutions. Delivered through a modular, software-based vehicle stack, OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can select the components they wish to integrate and customize the configuration for unparalleled flexibility.

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• Rootrix — Rootrix is a tree data platform that provides tree-quality maintenance data using 3D scanning and lidar technology.
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• Medi&B Tech Company — Medi&B Tech Company is a medical device manufacturing company that researches and develops urinal disposal machines and skin care devices.

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• Lionsbot — LionsBot's objective is to empower cleaners with easy-to-use, powerful and smart cleaning robots which help perform and fulfil key cleaning roles - Vacuum, Clean, Scrub, Mop and yes, even Pull.
• Opsys Tech — Automotive LiDAR is at its 3rd revolution, led by Opsys Technologies. Our team developed a new ToF True Solid State Scanning LiDAR technology that enables LiDAR with absolutely no moving parts!
• Plus One Robotics — The fastest and most reliable parcel handing robotics solutions in your warehouse.

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• Space T — Space T is an interior design community that connects homeowners with furniture companies.
• Vibey — Vibey is a mobile beauty platform that offers review marketing, OEM consulting, live streaming, and video services.
• Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.