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Sorcerics

An autonomous 'Ambient AI' smart home solution that proactively manages home environments and appliances by recognizing user behavior and spatial context without manual commands. Sorcerics was founded in 2023. The company is led by Hyeonjong Ryu. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 10-20. Total funding raised: $1.0M+. Latest round: Strategic Investment. Key investors include ["South Park Commons (SPC)","Naver D2SF","Mashup Ventures","Devsisters Ventures","Hyundai Motor Company ZER01NE Ventures","Collaborative Fund"].

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Team size
10-20
Total funding
$1.0M+

Value proposition

Enables a 'Zero Command' experience by shifting from reactive voice/app-controlled systems to a proactive autonomous home that understands user intent through environmental context.

Products and solutions

["SOL: Autonomous AI Home Solution","Proprietary Spatial & Behavioral Analysis Engine","Ambient Computing OS for Smart Homes","Vision-based Intention Recognition System"]

Unique value

Eliminates the need for explicit manual input by using a 'Zero Command' philosophy where the technology proactively serves the user based on ambient recognition.

Target customer

Smart home enthusiasts, residential real estate developers, and smart city infrastructure providers seeking next-generation automation.

Industries served

["Smart Home / IoT","Ambient Computing","Artificial Intelligence","PropTech (Property Technology)"]

Technology advantage

Leverages a single-camera setup integrated with a proprietary Large Language Model (LLM) to analyze complex gestures and spatial contexts; led by an elite founding team of ex-Google and ex-Meta engineers specializing in AI optimization (TensorFlow).

How they differentiate

Moves beyond 'reactive' voice/app commands to a 'proactive' Zero-Command experience using on-device Ambient AI. It utilizes a single-camera setup integrated with a proprietary Large Language Model (LLM) to recognize spatial context and user behavior in real-time.

Main competitors

["Samsung SmartThings","LG ThinQ","Apple HomeKit","Aqara"]

Key partnerships

["Naver D2SF (Strategic Investor)","South Park Commons (Global Network & Investment)","Mashup Ventures","Devsisters Ventures","NVIDIA Inception Program","Deep Tech TIPS (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)"]

Notable customers

["Seoul Metropolitan Government (Seoul Pavilion Partner)","Residential Real Estate Developers (B2B targets)"]

Major milestones

["Founded in February 2023 by ex-Google/Meta AI engineers","Secured $1M Seed funding from Silicon Valley-based South Park Commons in Aug 2025","Strategic investment from Naver D2SF in Dec 2025","Unveiled 'SOL' at CES 2026 and won the CES Innovation Award in Jan 2026","Selected for NVIDIA Inception Program and Deep Tech TIPS","Closed seed round with Hyundai ZER01NE Ventures and Collaborative Fund","Launched SOL on Kickstarter in Q1 2026"]

Growth metrics

Secured CES 2026 Innovation Award; launched on Kickstarter in Q1 2026; selected for NVIDIA Inception Program and Deep Tech TIPS; closed seed round with Hyundai ZER01NE Ventures and Collaborative Fund.

Market positioning

Premium innovator in the autonomous 'Ambient AI' smart home sector

Geographic focus

South Korea (R&D headquarters), North America (Primary target market for 2026 launch)

Patents and IP

Proprietary LLM-based behavior recognition algorithms and on-device AI optimization techniques (specific registration numbers not publicly disclosed as of Jan 2026).

About Hyeonjong Ryu

Hyeonjong Ryu is the Founder and CEO of Sorcerics. He has over a decade of experience in software engineering and AI optimization. He spent 6 years at Google as a Software Engineer, where he was a key contributor to the TensorFlow team, pioneering adaptive quantization algorithms and working on Android Things IoT security. He also served as a Software Engineer at Meta (Facebook) and was selected as a Founder Fellow at South Park Commons (SPC). He is a notable figure in the South Korean programming community, having been a winner and contributor to major algorithm competitions.

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