By Reuters | Updated: August 26, 2026
SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) – South Korean AI services platform Wrtn Technologies said on Wednesday it had raised around 100 billion won ($72.2 million) in a Series C funding round that valued the company at more than 1 trillion won ($722 million).
Here are some details:
- The round brings Wrtn’s total fundraising to about 230 billion won ($166 million), the company said.
- New investors included Coreline Ventures and Eugene Asset Management, alongside existing backers including Goodwater Capital and Korea Development Bank.
- Wrtn said its North American-focused AI entertainment platform OOC surpassed 10 billion won ($7.22 million) in monthly revenue within three months of its May launch.
- Wrtn expects total revenue this year to exceed 200 billion won, compared with 47.1 billion won last year.
- The company said it would use the funding to expand overseas and improve its services.
- It is also preparing tighter safeguards for teenage users of its AI entertainment platform Crack, including time-use limits, stronger parental consent procedures and lower spending caps.
($1 = 1,385.3100 won)
Reporting by Joyce Lee, Editing by Louise Heavens
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