AI-specialized company Talentree (CEO Chanbong Ahn) announced on the 20th that it has signed a supply agreement with infant apparel brand Agabang & Company (CEO Sangkook Shin) for its AI-powered business automation solution, 'Cleave.' Cleave is a service that consolidates scattered internal corporate data into the cloud and leverages AI-driven systemization and data analysis to support faster decision-making and improved efficiency. Notably, it features a modular structure for key business functions such as merchandising (MD), logistics, production, and finance, enabling the rapid implementation of customized systems tailored to each company’s needs.

Taming Lab, the operator of the used luxury watch commerce “What Time,” announced on the 26th that it has attracted seed (initial) investment from Kakao Ventures, MashUp Ventures, and Seoul National University Startup Network Angel Club. Wattime is a service that helps with the entire transaction process of used luxury watches, from purchase to appraisal and repair. They secured a compensation system for counterfeit problems by selling second-hand luxury watches purchased directly from themselves. Watch information such as whether the dial is being played and the number of links is also provided transparently. After purchase, you can receive repair services at a reasonable price from partner watch masters.

AI (artificial intelligence) -based 3D modeling startup Ricon Labs announced on the 19th that it has developed a technology to accurately identify designers' intentions and generate 3D models through joint research with Hanyang University Professor Hyun Kyung-hoon's research team and KAIST Professor Sung Min-hyuk's research team. This technology is characterized by being able to generate sophisticated 3D models by simply entering text. When the text “single sofa chair” is entered, AI understands the context of the designer's style and previous design results, and creates 3D sofa models in various styles according to that intention.

생활 플랫폼 당근의 글로벌 서비스 '캐롯(Karrot)'의 캐나다 누적 가입자 수가 200만명을 넘어섰다. 당근은 17일 이같이 밝히고 사업 초기부터 목표로 삼아온 글로벌 사업이 북미 거점인 캐나다를 중심으로 유의미한 성과를 내고 있다고 강조했다. 캐롯 캐나다는 앞서 현지 공략 2년 만인 지난해 5월 말에는 100만 가입자를 달성한 바 있다.

양자컴퓨팅 스타트업 오큐티(OQT)가 카카오벤처스와 블루포인트파트너스로부터 30억원 규모 시드투자를 유치했다고 13일 밝혔다. OQT는 양자컴퓨팅에 필요한 고성능 양자처리장치(QPU)를 연구, 개발하고 있다. 양자컴퓨팅의 두뇌라고도 불리는 QPU는 0과 1 상태를 동시에 가진 큐비트(Qubit)를 활용해 양자적으로 병렬 계산하면서 어렵고 복잡한 연산을 빠르게 처리한다. OQT는 중성원자를 활용한 QPU 개발을 통해 양자컴퓨팅에 필요한 통합 솔루션을 제공한다는 목표다.