# Wrtn Technologies Series C Reaches $722M+ Valuation

> South Korea's Wrtn Technologies has raised a $72 million Series C at a valuation of more than $722 million, making it the first Korean AI service startup to cross the one trillion won mark and reach unicorn territory. New investors Coreline Ventures and Eugene Asset Management joined the round alongside existing backers including Goodwater Capital, Antler Global and the Korea Development Bank. The company has raised roughly $166 million to date and expects 2026 revenue to top 200 billion won, up sharply from 47.1 billion the year before. A big driver is its AI entertainment platform OOC, which the company says reached $7.22 million in monthly revenue within three months of launching in May. The milestone is a notable marker for AI outside the usual US and Chinese centers of gravity, showing that consumer AI products can scale fast in other markets too. Wrtn's growth is built on entertainment and companionship rather than enterprise tooling, a reminder that some of the fastest consumer traction in AI is coming from products the Valley tends to overlook.

_Section: [AI Funding Tracker](https://www.wortins.com/funding) · Source: The Korea Times · Published Friday, August 28, 2026_

## Wortins' read

South Korea's Wrtn Technologies has raised a $72 million Series C at a valuation of more than $722 million, making it the first Korean AI service startup to cross the one trillion won mark and reach unicorn territory. New investors Coreline Ventures and Eugene Asset Management joined the round alongside existing backers including Goodwater Capital, Antler Global and the Korea Development Bank. The company has raised roughly $166 million to date and expects 2026 revenue to top 200 billion won, up sharply from 47.1 billion the year before. A big driver is its AI entertainment platform OOC, which the company says reached $7.22 million in monthly revenue within three months of launching in May. The milestone is a notable marker for AI outside the usual US and Chinese centers of gravity, showing that consumer AI products can scale fast in other markets too. Wrtn's growth is built on entertainment and companionship rather than enterprise tooling, a reminder that some of the fastest consumer traction in AI is coming from products the Valley tends to overlook.

## Source

[Read the full story at The Korea Times](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260826/wrtn-raises-72-mil-in-series-c-funding-round)

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