This article showcases our top picks for the best South Korean based Video companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Video industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top South Korean Video Startups
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Krafton
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Krafton is a game developer for PC and mobile devices that focuses on fantasy games.
MX Player
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MX Player is developing a video player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle support.
Watcha
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Tech startup based on Seoul running WATCHA (contents recommendation service) and WATCHA PLAY (subscription VOD service).
Hyperconnect
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Hyperconnect is a global social platform company that provides video and AI-powered products.
Pearl Abyss
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Pearl Abyss is a game developer based in Korea currently developing, the Next-Gen MMORPG ‘Black Desert Online’.
Stela
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Stela is Asia’s first music library that licenses music for content creators.
JoyCity
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JoyCity is a game development and services company.
Line Games
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Line Games is a Line Corporation subsidiary that is focused on game business.
SMARTSTUDY
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SmartStudy is a global entertainment company. We make high-quality animated and gaming content such as Pinkfong and Monster Super League.
Miragesoft
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Miragesoft is a studio that specializes in creating immersive and realistic VR content.
Neptune
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Neptune is an online game center helping developers create games for smartphones and tablet PCs.
Kakao Games
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Kakao Games is a KaKao gaming subsidiary, serving various genres of games including PC and mobile.
Loadcomplete
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Loadcomplete is a social and mobile games developer in Korea.
V8 Games
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V8 is a casual SNG game developer consisting of key personnel from Party Games.
GAMEVIL
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Gamevil develops and publishes video games for mobile devices.
Dexint Games
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Dexint Games is a game development company.
Red Sahara Studio
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Red Sahara Studio creates a variety of interesting games.
Minkonet
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Minkonet’s mission is to change the way we watch and play video games.
SN Mobile Technology
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SN Mobile Technology develops games for smartphones.
5minlab
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5minlab is a PC/mobile game development company based in Seoul, South Korea.
Dryad
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Dryad is a mobile game development platform in Korea.
Cocoon Games
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Cocoon Games is engaged in the development of mobile games.
Melephant
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Melephant aims to create a new video entertainment culture.
Muzlive
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Muzlive is a new integrated platform for the global music market.
Merlot Laboratories
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Merlot Laboratories offers M1000 and M3500 chips for bulbs and high-power resources.
Soulgit, Inc.
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Soulgit is a mobile game publisher and premium marketing agency.
amazer
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amazer is a fun video battle platform for content creators.
ThinkSuit
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ThinkSuit is a Korean interactive media platform that caters to mid-sized enterprises.
KineMaster
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KineMaster is the only full-featured video editor for Android, now with multi-layer video.
MOMO
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MOMO is a social or software program platform that specializes in web drama, content, video, movies, mobile, media & entertainment.
Flaskon
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Flaskon is a Korean mobile game development studio.
aliseon
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Aliseon is a crossborder ecommerce platform based on video content.
4PLAT
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4PLAT is a game developer and publisher focused on providing optimized mobile RPG games for massive simultaneous group playing.
ILLION Corp.
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ILLION is a leading VR development studio that aims to introduce true top-quality cross-platform gaming and entertainment to the VR world.
NCSOFT
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NCSOFT is an online, video, and mobile game development company that develops massively multiplayer games.
Monaissance
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Monet sangseu gangsinjang representatives have the experience and knowledge created 10,000 video
SmileGate
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SmileGate is an online game development company that offers CrossFire, a first-person shooter (FPS) title.
Dealo
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Dealo is a Korean outsourcing company specializing in video production, interior design commission, programming, marketing, and more.
Playmaroo
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Playmaroo designs and develops video and online games.
Ideabove
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Ideabove provides platform and social networking services based on music.
Novn
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NOVN is a Korean mobile game developer offering community-based games for web and mobile platforms.
Alleys Wonderlab, Inc.
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Alleys : Crwodsourced Video-driven Navigation
Vespa, Inc
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Vespa, Inc. is a strategy MMO game developer and the creator of “King’s Raid”.
PUBG Corporation
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PUBG operates as an online game developer and publisher.
Wave3Studio
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Wave3Studio is a gaming studio that develops role-playing games.
Rawple Studio
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Rawple Studio is a game development studio.
Pandora.TV
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Pandora TV is a video sharing website that hosts user-generated content.
Gravity Co.
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Gravity is a game development, servicing, and publishing company based in Seoul, South Korea.
Konan Graphics
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High Definition Image Editor is an image-editing application with features such as zoom control, IR scaling, and more.
AfreecaTV
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AfreecaTV is a live streaming social media platform that anyone from anywhere can use to broadcast live.
Monday OFF
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Monday OFF is a mobile game developer and publisher located in South Korea.
MYDRIVES, Inc.
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MyDrives offers a storage consolidation service that enables its users to find files across different cloud providers.
111 Percent
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111 Percent is a small game publishing company.
Pikicast
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Cast Picky is a Facebook page that provides video curation services.
PATI Games
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PATI Games is a software and mobile games development company.
ALPHACIRCLE Inc.
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A global leader in VR playback solution that enhances the visual quality of 8K 3D VR videos, live-streaming & real-time contents
FazeCat
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FazeCat is a game development startup specializing in strategy and defense games.
Dream Maker Entertainment
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Dream Maker Entertainment enables more than ordinary performances and stages to be created.
Gooroomee
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Gooroomee offers a Video Conference Service & api platform that allows users to add group video chat features to their website or app.
STORYTACO
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Storytaco is a mobile game development company.
NexStreaming
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NexStreaming is a South Korea-based company that provides media players for embedded devices, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
DR Movie
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DR Movie offers Animation production services based in Guro-gu, Seoul.
Kakao
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Kakao is a technology company that operates mobile platforms in South Korea.
Zepetto
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Zepetto is a game developer from Korea that delivers interactive games on consoles, PCs, and mobile devices.
MONSTER STUDIO
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MONSTER STUDIO is an animation producer that produces content of various genres.
Pictosoft
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Pictosoft is an application development company that creates mobile games for Android and iOS
SANDBOX
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SANDBOX is a digital entertainment company that provides multi-channel network services for digital content.
Webzen
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Webzen is a company that offers gaming solution.
Y-hat AI
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Enterprise cloud storage for videos with semantic search capabilities
Alight Creative
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Alight Creative makes apps that specialize in smartphone video and multimedia.
Moncast
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Driven Cast is a social network that offers video clips in different categories and genres.
JellyBus
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JellyBus has been dedicated to empower users to express their uniqueness through photos and videos.
NGELGAMES
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NGELGAMES is a video game development company.
Delusion Studio
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Delusion Studio is a smaller mobile developer responsible for games such as Guardian Stone, Jellipo and House of Mice.
Eyedentity Games
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Eyedentity Games is an online game development studio. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Korea Game Developers Association
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KGDA takes the lead in protecting the rights of game developers and help exchage information between developers.
Smilegate Megaport
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Smilegate Megaport is a mobile game development company.
AirKlass
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Air Class is a video-based e-learning platform that enables tutors to share their videos with their students.
XLGAMES
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PC MMO and mobile games developer from Seoul, Korea.
Super Awesome
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Game studio Super Awesome develops mobile games by tapping into the potential of exciting new gaming platforms and genres.
9M Interactive
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9M Interactive is a game development company.
VideoMonster
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VideoMonster offers online video editing services.
IKINA GAMES
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IKINA Games is a smartphone game developer established in 2011.
Mantisco
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Mantisco develops and distributes online video games.
MOVIE1 broadcast media
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International satelite, web2.0 IPTV
BLUEDOT
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BLUEDOT develops cloud computing semiconductor IP applications to accelerate video processing and video encoding.
Luminous
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Luminous Productions is a commercial film production company.
Klounge
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Klounge develops apps that bring people together, focusing on communication, convenience and smart-working.
Sticky Hands
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Sticky Hands is a professional game developers, loved by players all around the world, for our unique games full of tapping fun.
Salin Co., Ltd.
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Interactive VR/AR broadcasting solution provider