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OnePredict

Category: AI in Climate / Energy

OnePredict is a leading industrial AI company specializing in Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) through its flagship platform 'GuardiOne'. OnePredict was founded in 2016. The company is led by Byeng Dong Youn. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 50-100. Total funding raised: $40.0M. Latest round: Series C. Key investors include STIC Ventures, LB Investment, Korea Development Bank (KDB), Shinhan Network, Daishin Private Equity, S-Oil, BSK Investment.

Founded
2016
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
50-100
Total funding
$40.0M

Value proposition

Minimizes unplanned downtime and optimizes maintenance costs by providing high-accuracy AI-driven insights into the health of critical industrial assets, often predicting failures months in advance.

Products and solutions

GuardiOne Substation (Transformer health monitoring and diagnosis), GuardiOne Motor (Industrial motor management using current data analysis), GuardiOne Turbo (Large-scale rotating machinery/turbine prediction), GuardiOne Wind (Wind turbine predictive maintenance), GuardiOne pdx (Integrated digital industrial asset management platform)

Unique value

Combines deep mechanical engineering domain expertise with AI; founded by Professor Byeng Dong Youn (Seoul National University), a globally recognized authority in PHM.

Target customer

Large-scale utility providers, power plant operators, manufacturing conglomerates, and renewable energy companies.

Industries served

Energy & Power Generation, Oil & Gas / Petrochemicals, Manufacturing (Automotive, Semiconductor), Renewable Energy (Wind)

Technology advantage

Maintains world-class diagnostic accuracy demonstrated by winning 9 consecutive Global PHM Data Challenges (sponsored by NASA/GE), and offers 'Industrial AI' that requires less data than general-purpose AI by incorporating physical domain knowledge.

How they differentiate

OnePredict differentiates itself through its deep-domain mechanical engineering expertise, founded by a global authority in PHM (Prognostics and Health Management). Its 'GuardiOne' platform combines physical physics-based models with AI, allowing for high-accuracy predictions with significantly less data than general-purpose AI solutions.

Main competitors

MakinaRocks, SparkCognition, Augury, GE Digital, Uptake

Key partnerships

GS Caltex (Predictive maintenance for large machinery), LG U+ (Industrial AI solution collaboration), Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), LS ELECTRIC, GS Power and E1

Notable customers

GS Caltex, S-Oil, LG Energy Solution, LG U+, Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), LS ELECTRIC, LOTTE Chemical, GS Power, E1

Major milestones

Founded in 2016 by SNU Professor Byeng Dong Youn, Won 9-10 consecutive Global PHM Data Challenges (sponsored by NASA/GE), Selected as 'Global ICT Future Unicorn' by the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2020, Secured 30B KRW Series C funding in 2022, Launched 'GuardiOne pdx', an integrated digital industrial asset management platform, in 2024-2025

Growth metrics

Revenue and customer base doubled in 2021; expanded customer network from energy/petrochemical sectors into semiconductor and battery manufacturing industries; preparing for IPO with Mirae Asset and Samsung Securities.

Market positioning

Leading industrial AI and predictive maintenance (PdM) provider specializing in high-value energy, utility, and manufacturing assets.

Geographic focus

South Korea (Primary), North America, Southeast Asia

Patents and IP

Extensive portfolio of proprietary patents in industrial AI algorithms and digital twin technology (Specific count undisclosed but holds significant IP as a specialized tech-startup).

About Byeng Dong Youn

Full Professor at Seoul National University (Mechanical Engineering) and a globally recognized authority in Prognostics and Health Management (PHM). Previously served as a Technical Consulting Fellow at Samsung Electronics and has won 9 consecutive Global PHM Data Challenges.

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