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Limpyd

Category: AI in Healthcare

A data-driven pet healthcare platform that utilizes veterinary expertise and multimodal AI to provide medical-grade precision nutrition and health management solutions. Limpyd was founded in 2020. The company is led by Heesu Kim. Based in Daegu, South Korea. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $5.33M. Latest round: R&D Grant ($3.78M, Apr 2026). Key investors include ["Samsung Fire-Infobank","Oracle Venture Investment","Kyungpook National University Holdings","CNT Tech","Korea Venture Investment Corp (KVIC)","Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT)"].

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Daegu, South Korea
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$5.33M

Value proposition

Resolves information asymmetry in the pet food market by bridging clinical veterinary science with advanced data analytics to provide customized, scientific nutritional care.

Products and solutions

["Saladpet (샐러드펫): A leading pet food information and nutrition analysis mobile application.","Trustyfood (트러스티푸드): A premium brand of freeze-dried and functional pet food developed through scientific formulation.","Pet-Bio Cloud: A developing data infrastructure for multimodal health signal analysis.","Precision Nutrition Solution: AI-driven tailored diet plans for pets with chronic or refractory diseases."]

Unique value

Combines vet-led clinical expertise with a proprietary database of over 20,000 pet food ingredients, enabling a vertically integrated model from research to manufacturing.

Target customer

Pet owners seeking specialized nutrition (B2C), veterinary clinics requiring clinical-grade feed data (B2B), and pet food manufacturers seeking data-driven formulation (B2B).

Industries served

["Pet Tech / Healthcare","Veterinary Medicine","Food Technology (Pet Food Manufacturing)","Data Analytics & AI"]

Technology advantage

Employs multimodal AI to integrate clinical records with nutritional data to predict health outcomes. Holds a unique position by internalizing the entire pipeline: AI formulation -> Clinical Testing (via JV CRO) -> Specialized Production.

How they differentiate

Differentiates through a vet-led 'Precision Nutrition' approach, utilizing multimodal AI to analyze over 20,000 pet food ingredients and match them to chronic diseases. Unlike generic marketplaces, Limpyd is vertically integrated, spanning AI formulation, clinical testing (via a specialized JV CRO), and specialized manufacturing.

Main competitors

["Fitpet","Petdoc","About Pet"]

Key partnerships

["Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (R&D project lead)","Kyungpook National University (Joint Venture for Korea's first pet-specialized CRO)","Dr. Tail (MOU for US market data and local consultation service integration)","Onheal Pet (Strategic partnership for global market entry)"]

Notable customers

["Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs","Kyungpook National University (JV Partner)","Dr. Tail (Strategic Partner)"]

Major milestones

["Rebranded from Rhinobox to Limpyd in Sep 2023 to expand into a global bio-petfood technology firm.","Selected for the 'Little Penguin' program by KODIT in May 2024 with a 1.0B KRW guarantee.","Established Korea's first pet-specialized CRO through a joint venture with Kyungpook National University in 2025.","Selected for a 5.1B KRW R&D project by the Ministry of Agriculture for multimodal AI-based precision nutrition in Apr 2026."]

Growth metrics

Reached over 150,000 users on the 'Saladpet' platform as of early 2026; awarded 1st place in the 2025 Excellent Brand Awards for pet food analysis.

Market positioning

Data-driven Bio-Petcare and Precision Nutrition specialist

Geographic focus

South Korea, North America

Patents and IP

Disclosed technological IP includes proprietary algorithms for AI-based nutrition analysis and precision health scoring (Specific patent numbers are kept proprietary but highlighted in the 5.1B KRW R&D selection).

About Heesu Kim

Heesu Kim is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Seoul National University. He founded the company (initially as Rhinobox) while pursuing his studies to address information asymmetry in the pet food market. He is a specialist in veterinary nutrition and has led the development of the 'Saladpet' platform, which focuses on AI-driven precision nutrition for pets.

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