Textweaver
Category: AI in Analytics & BI
Korean AI startup providing enterprise knowledge management and reasoning platform with white-box AI technology for Korean-language and HWP document processing Textweaver was founded in 2022. The company is led by Seungmin Yoo (유승민). Based in Daegu, South Korea. Team size: 1-10. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include AC&DC (에이씨엔디씨), Y&Archer (와이앤아처), MYSC (Merry Year Social Company), Gwacheon City Youth Startup Support Fund (과천시 청년창업지원펀드), DeepTech TIPS (중소벤처기업부).
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Daegu, South Korea
- Team size
- 1-10
Value proposition
Enterprise AI platform that provides verifiable, auditable answers with cited sources and reasoning paths (white-box AI), overcoming the trust limitations of standard RAG/LLM systems, with native support for Korean language and HWP document formats
Products and solutions
taggingBox Server (태깅박스 서버 / tB-server) — enterprise AI knowledge management and reasoning platform supporting Korean language and HWP documents, PISA (Predicate-Argument Semantic Analysis) engine for white-box AI reasoning with knowledge graphs (PKG) and PathHash verification, taggingBox SaaS for personal/organizational knowledge curation with AI-powered auto-tagging and RAG-based conversational search
Unique value
White-box AI knowledge management platform that proves every answer's source and reasoning path (PISA engine), unlike black-box LLMs; native Korean/HWP support with on-premise deployment for data sovereignty
Target customer
Public institutions, media companies (newspapers), manufacturing firms, legal firms, educational institutions, and enterprises needing secure Korean-language AI knowledge management
Industries served
Public sector, Media & Publishing, Manufacturing, Legal, Education, Enterprise knowledge management
Technology advantage
Proprietary PISA (Predicate-Argument Semantic Analysis) engine that decomposes information into predicate-centered atomic event units, reconstructs into knowledge graphs (PKG), and auto-validates logical reasoning paths (PathHash); white-box AI with verifiable reasoning; native Korean/HWP document support including tables, graphs, and formulas; on-premise deployment for data security
How they differentiate
Unlike competitors focused on general collaboration/groupware, Textweaver specializes in AI-powered knowledge structuring with verifiable reasoning (white-box PISA engine), native Korean/HWP document processing, and on-premise deployment for data sovereignty
Main competitors
Rankcode (랭코드), Editor (애디터), NHN Dooray (엔에이치엔두레이), Collabee Team (콜라비팀)
Key partnerships
POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) — joint research on PISA engine, TicTag (Singapore) — PoC and patent applications, San Jose State University (USA), KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency) Content Startup Scale-Up program
Notable customers
30+ Korean enterprises and institutions including public institutions, daily newspapers, ship antenna manufacturer, career coaching company, and office software companies (PoC completed as of June 2026)
Major milestones
Founded August 2022, Seed investment from AC&DC (Feb 2024), taggingBox beta launch (Nov 2023), CES 2025 participation, Seed investment from Y&Archer (Jan 2025), Seed Extension from MYSC + DeepTech TIPS selection (Sep-Nov 2025), taggingBox enterprise version relaunch (Dec 2025), taggingBox Server (tB-server) official launch with Korean/HWP support and 30+ PoC customers (June 2026), Singapore TicTag partnership and US expansion planned (2026)
Growth metrics
2025 revenue: ₩394M (~$300K); PoC-to-paid conversion rate: 20%+; Team: 10 employees (as of April 2026); 30+ enterprise PoC completed
Market positioning
Early-stage Korean deep-tech startup targeting the enterprise AI knowledge management niche with a focus on trust, verifiability, and Korean language support; competing against both domestic groupware providers and global LLM platforms
Geographic focus
South Korea (primary); expanding to Singapore and USA (San Jose State University partnership, NYC launch event planned June 2026)
Patents and IP
1 registered patent (as of Dec 2023) related to AI-based text mining and auto-tagging technology
About Seungmin Yoo (유승민)
CEO & Founder of Textway Inc. since 2022. Graduate of Kyungpook National University (경북대학교).
Official website: https://textway.net