Seoul
Metro area · South Korea · Pop. 26M · #17 city by EV
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Seoul
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Seoul-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Seoul - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Seoul
VC investment into Seoul-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Seoul's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Seoul.
Location comparison
How Seoul stacks up
Compare Seoul with peers from the same country (South Korea) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full Seoul dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.