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AIPARK

Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)

A multilingual AI avatar video production SaaS that enables users to create high-quality, realistic speaking videos from simple text input in over 140 languages. AIPARK was founded in 2020. The company is led by Chulmin Park. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 10-20. Total funding raised: ₩125.0B (~$111M) total (all rounds). Latest round: Series B (₩100B/~$89M, Feb 2022 led by SK E&S & NHN). Key investors include ["Hanse Yes24 Partners","Infobank","Cosine Investment","Jeju Creative Economy Innovation Center","Ministry of SMEs and Startups (TIPS)"].

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
10-20
Total funding
₩125.0B (~$111M) total (all rounds)

Value proposition

Drastically reduces video production costs and time by eliminating the need for cameras, studios, or professional actors, while overcoming linguistic and spatial barriers.

Products and solutions

["AiVATAR (Core SaaS platform for AI video generation)","AiVATAR Persona (New solution for creating personal AI avatars with 1 photo and 10 seconds of voice)","AiVATAR Enterprise (Tailored solution for corporate and public sector DX/AX)","AiVATAR API (Developer-focused integration for third-party platforms)"]

Unique value

Combines advanced 'Talking Face Generation' with the professional communication expertise of its founder (a veteran news anchor) to ensure superior delivery, tone, and lip-sync precision.

Target customer

Global corporations, public sector organizations, educational institutions, and SMEs seeking efficient export marketing and multi-language content production.

Industries served

["Media & Broadcasting","Public Sector & Governance","Digital Marketing & E-commerce","Corporate Training & Education"]

Technology advantage

Features high-speed rendering technology and multimodal AI fusion, allowing for near-instant production of natural-looking avatars that maintain accurate lip-syncing across 140+ different languages.

How they differentiate

Leverages a unique 'Talking Face Generation' technology developed by a founder with over a decade of professional news anchoring experience. This ensures superior lip-sync precision and delivery tone. AIPARK focuses on rapid rendering and extensive multilingual support (140+ languages) specifically tailored for export marketing and public sector digital transformation.

Main competitors

["DeepBrain AI","Synthesia","HeyGen","Hour One"]

Key partnerships

["Ministry of Science and ICT (Digital Public Innovation Ecosystem program)","Public Procurement Service (Designated 'Innovative Product' supplier)","Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (AI news broadcasting partnership)","Korea TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)"]

Notable customers

["JTBC (AI News Anchor 'Jena')","Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (AI News Broadcasting)","Ministry of Science and ICT","Public Procurement Service (PPS)"]

Major milestones

["Founded in April 2020 by former news anchor Chulmin Park","Secured Seed investment of ₩600M in March 2022","Debut of South Korea's first virtual AI news anchor 'Jena' on JTBC in Feb 2022","Selected for the Microsoft 'Majung' program and TIPS program in 2022","Designated as a 'PPS Innovative Product' for public procurement in 2024","Won the CES 2026 Innovation Award for the 'AiVATAR' solution in Jan 2025"]

Growth metrics

Maintains a revenue level of approximately ₩800M (2023) with a team size of 11-15 employees. Selected as a high-performance computing support project case and designated as an 'Innovative Product' by the South Korean Public Procurement Service.

Market positioning

Specialized Generative AI media SaaS provider focusing on B2B and B2G (Government) sectors, particularly strong in AI news broadcasting and multilingual localization.

Geographic focus

South Korea (Core market), East Asia, and North America (Global expansion focused via CES 2026 recognition).

Patents and IP

Holds proprietary intellectual property including 'Electronic device and text-based video generation method' (Patent/Application 2020) and multiple R&D-driven IPs related to speech synthesis and facial animation.

About Chulmin Park

Chulmin Park is the Founder and CEO of AIPARK. He is widely known as the 'AI-specialized News Anchor' with over 10 years of experience as a news anchor and journalist at TBS (Traffic Broadcasting System) and YTN Science. He holds a Master of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence from Yonsei University. His unique background combines professional media communication with advanced AI engineering, which led him to create AiVATAR. He is an alumnus of the 10th Youth Startup Academy and the Global Startup Academy (2nd & 5th cohorts) in Korea.

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