Nine Korean Deep-Tech Startups Pitch Singapore Investors at Demo Day

Nine Korean technology companies pitched their technologies to Singapore-based partners, customers and investors at ICT Growth Singapore 2026 Demo Day, held on 17 September at the Asian Civilisations Museum.

The event drew 98 attendees from financial institutions and venture capital firms including DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, K3 Ventures and Singtel Innov8, alongside Singapore public agencies such as the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Enterprise Singapore and A*Star.

The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC) co-hosted the Demo Day, with HTX (Home Team Science and Technology Agency) and TechX Ventures (TXV) as Supporting Partners. LEE KIM Consulting organised the event.

Company pitches, live technology demonstrations and one-to-one discussions connected the participating companies with potential partners, customers and investors. The programme closed with networking and dinner, opening further ground for commercial collaboration, market entry and proof-of-concept opportunities in Singapore and the wider Southeast Asian market.

The Demo Day capped a longer regional push. Before the event, the nine companies completed online localisation consulting and one-to-one mentoring with Singapore-based experts, followed by an on-the-ground programme in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

The nine participating companies

Rebellions (rebellions.ai) builds inference-focused AI semiconductors and full-stack AI infrastructure spanning chips, cards, servers, racks and clusters.

TEN (ten1010.io) offers a GPU orchestration platform designed to improve GPU utilisation and cut the cost of operating AI workloads.

MoveWHeeL (mv-w.com) applies acoustic sensing and physical AI for real-time detection of road-surface risks, including black ice and reduced surface friction.

Neurocle (neuro-cle.com) provides no-code automated deep-learning software for industrial visual inspection and manufacturing quality control.

SAIGE (saige.ai) develops industrial AI for machine-vision quality inspection, industrial safety monitoring and equipment monitoring.

SolverX (solverx.ai) uses physics AI to accelerate and replace parts of conventional computer-aided engineering simulation.

GadgetKorea (usimsa.com) delivers global eSIM mobile-data services and an eSIM issuing and management platform; USIMSA is its consumer brand.

CrossHub (crosshub.ai) offers passport-based self-sovereign identity verification integrated into payment authorisation for secure digital services.

WILLOG (willog.io) combines patented IoT sensors, a real-time control-tower platform and AI-powered analytics for monitoring cargo conditions and managing supply-chain risk.

The institutional backers

NIPA is a subsidiary under Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT that supports the growth and global expansion of the country's ICT industry. Its Singapore office, KICC Singapore, assists Korean ICT companies entering Singapore and Southeast Asian markets.

KVIC is a government-backed fund-of-funds manager supporting Korea's venture capital ecosystem and the global growth of innovative companies.

HTX is a statutory board of Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs that develops science and technology solutions for public safety. TechX Ventures, its private subsidiary, connects governments, industry, startups and innovation ecosystems to advance public safety through science and technology.

LEE KIM Consulting (LEE KIM CONSULTING PTE. LTD., UEN 201528002K) is a Singapore-based firm supporting market entry, corporate services and business development across Southeast Asia. It operates the ICT Growth programme in Singapore.

The programme's format — mentoring first, then a live Demo Day in front of regional investors and agencies — signals how Korean state-backed export support increasingly runs through Southeast Asia's commercial hubs rather than around them.