InsightMatches
Category: AI Agents
AI-powered agentic platform that helps Korean and global research teams discover Horizon Europe grants, assemble international consortium partners, and draft funding proposals. InsightMatches was founded in 2025. The company is led by Paul Thomas Conversy. Based in Busan, South Korea. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: $52K. Latest round: Pre-Seed.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Busan, South Korea
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- $52K
Value proposition
Replaces the ~480-hour manual process of finding EU grant calls, assembling multinational partners, and writing proposals with an AI-driven engine, letting research teams submit more proposals with less administrative overhead.
Products and solutions
AI Grant Engine (grant-call matching, partner discovery, proposal drafting for Horizon Europe/EU funding), SENS (AI-powered event/conference networking & matchmaking platform, launched April 2026)
Unique value
End-to-end agentic AI platform combining local Korean market knowledge with EU Horizon Europe funding navigation — grant matching + partner discovery + proposal drafting in one workflow.
Target customer
Korean and global deep-tech research teams, SMEs, universities, and labs seeking Horizon Europe and EU R&D funding
Industries served
Deep Tech, AI, MedTech, Climate Tech, Robotics, Academic/Research R&D funding
Technology advantage
Agentic AI workflow automation for a highly manual, bureaucratic domain (EU grant applications); early ecosystem-moat strategy via 13 MOUs reaching 5,000+ researchers instead of pure direct sales.
How they differentiate
Focused specifically on the Korea–Europe bridge created by Korea's entry into Horizon Europe, combining local Korean market access with EU grant-navigation AI, and pursuing a partnership/ecosystem moat rather than pure SaaS direct sales.
Main competitors
WinGrants AI, GrantsFinder.eu, Cascade Funding Matcher
Key partnerships
WARESA (World African Researchers, Engineers, Entrepreneurs and Scientists Alliance) MOU, BlissVine Ventures MOU, Synapse International MOU, 13 total MOUs with research/innovation networks
Notable customers
WARESA network members, 4 paid pilot institutions (unnamed) generating ~₩73M in early revenue
Major milestones
K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) 2025 Top 20 selection (Phase 3), 13 MOUs signed including WARESA, launch of SENS AI networking platform (April 2026), establishment of cash-flow-positive pilot revenue base
Growth metrics
13 MOUs signed reaching 5,000+ potential users; 4 paid pilot contracts generating ~₩73M (~$54K) in early revenue/grant support; cash-flow-positive foundation established post-KSGC
Market positioning
Early-stage niche player bridging Korean deep-tech researchers/SMEs to EU Horizon Europe funding via AI automation
Geographic focus
South Korea and Europe (Horizon Europe ecosystem)
Patents and IP
Domestic Korean patent filed for AI-driven grant-discovery and partner-matching engine (as of Jan 2026; grant status undisclosed)
About Paul Thomas Conversy
30+ EU Horizon Europe/Erasmus+ education and R&D grant proposals managed as project lead for European consortia; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Official website: https://www.insightmatches.com/
