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Acryl

Category: AI Infrastructure

An integrated AI Experience (AX) platform company providing end-to-end MLOps/LLMOps solutions and specialized GPU resource optimization to democratize high-performance AI. Acryl was founded in 2011. The company is led by Jin Park. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 90-100. Total funding raised: $37.0M. Latest round: KOSDAQ IPO (Dec 2025). Key investors include ["LG Electronics","SK C&C","Hanwha Investment & Securities","Tigris Investment","Woori Bank","Medici Investment","Bluepoint Partners"].

Founded
2011
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
90-100
Total funding
$37.0M

Value proposition

Reduces AI infrastructure costs and deployment time through high-efficiency GPU virtualization and a unified lifecycle management platform (MLOps/LLMOps).

Products and solutions

["Jonathan (Integrated AI Platform): An end-to-end MLOps/LLMOps platform including FlightBase (Development), AgentBase (Physical AI/Robots), and ServiceBase (RAG/Deployment).","GPUBase: A GPU virtualization and sharing engine that optimizes compute resource allocation to reduce operational costs.","NADIA: A specialized digital healthcare AI platform for medical data management and hospital operations.","A-LLM: An industry-specific LLM foundation model optimized for enterprise security and vertical performance."]

Unique value

Often referred to as the 'Software NVIDIA,' Acryl transitions from a legacy in emotional AI to a high-performance infrastructure provider focused on overcoming GPU hardware dependency through software-defined optimization.

Target customer

Enterprises requiring scalable AI infrastructure, medical institutions, public sector agencies, and robotics companies.

Industries served

["Healthcare & Life Sciences (Digital Health/Wellcare)","Public Sector & Defense","Manufacturing & Robotics (Physical AI)","Financial Services (Insurance/Customer Analytics)","Smart City & Construction (Blueprint Analysis)"]

Technology advantage

Acryl's proprietary GPUBase technology enables hardware-agnostic GPU virtualization, allowing organizations to manage on-premise and cloud GPUs as a single resource pool, potentially reducing training costs by 50%+ and increasing deployment speed by 90%.

How they differentiate

Acryl provides a comprehensive 'AX (AI Experience)' platform that bridges high-performance GPU optimization (GPUBase) with end-to-end MLOps/LLMOps (Jonathan) and specialized vertical solutions (NADIA for healthcare), whereas competitors focus on specific niches like manufacturing AI or hardware-level stacks.

Main competitors

["MakinaRocks","Moreh","VUNO"]

Key partnerships

["Strategic Investors: LG Electronics, SK C&C, Hanwha Investment & Securities","Healthcare: Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Uzbekistan Ministry of Health","Public/Research: NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency), KAIST"]

Notable customers

["LG Electronics","SK C&C","Samsung Welstory","Samsung E&A","Seegene","Uzbekistan Ministry of Health"]

Major milestones

["Founded in 2011 focusing on emotional AI and sentiment analysis.","Strategic investment from LG Electronics in 2018 to enhance robotics and AI capabilities.","Launch of 'Jonathan', an integrated AI development and management platform (MLOps).","Pioneered the 'GPUBase' virtualization engine to optimize AI compute costs.","Successfully listed on the KOSDAQ market via technology-special listing in December 2025."]

Growth metrics

Achieved annual revenue of 13.4B KRW in 2024; expanded team to approximately 100 employees prior to KOSDAQ listing.

Market positioning

South Korea's first AX Infrastructure provider, leading the 'Korean CUDA' ecosystem by democratizing GPU resource management for enterprise LLM deployment.

Geographic focus

South Korea, Central Asia (Uzbekistan), and Southeast Asia.

Patents and IP

Holds over 50 registered patents, including 22+ specifically focused on GPU optimization and resource scheduling; research recognized in global top-tier system conferences such as USENIX ATC and NeurIPS.

About Jin Park

Jin Park (Oejin Park) is the founder and CEO of Acryl. He holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in Computer Science from KAIST. His expertise spans emotional computing, AI infrastructure, and digital healthcare. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) and is the Chairman of the Korea Intelligent Wellcare Industry Association (KIWI). He has played a pivotal role in South Korea's AI policy, serving on advisory committees for the Ministry of Science and ICT.

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