After the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, South Korea turned its attention to attracting growing industries. This led to Seoul transforming its major industry from manufacturing to information technology. Today, Seoul’s tech scene is centralized in the Gangnam district, with a large number of businesses located on Teheran-ro, which has been colloquialized as “Teheran Valley,” to some who compare it to Silicon Valley. These are the top tech companies operating in South Korea’s capital.
Tech Companies in Seoul
- Hyundai Motor Company
- Datadog
- Qualtrics
- Notion
- Tridge
Tech Companies in Seoul to Know
Hyundai Motor Company has its headquarters in the Seocho district near Yeomgok Junction. Since being established in 1967, the company boasts having sold 4.6 million vehicles in over 200 countries with the help of more than 120,000 team members. It has worked on developing sustainable solutions like NEXO, a dedicated hydrogen-powered SUV.
Datadog is a global SaaS business that boasts its growth platform is “designed by engineers, for engineers.” Its platform allows users to access infrastructure monitoring, cloud migration, digital transformation, cybersecurity and serverless computing. The company’s employees have access to a coworking space near Daechi-dong in the Gangnam District.
Qualtrics has its Seoul office near Eonju-ro in the Gangnam District. The company aims to help its clients improve outcomes with both their customers and employees, as well as to improve team productivity and product designs. It uses AI to glean insights through its client companies’ data in order to help them optimize team productivity, customer encounters and product designs.
Notion provides businesses of all sizes with customizable workflow management software. It has AI-powered solutions and features that include its drag-and-drop text editor, storing notes and documents, company wikis and product roadmaps. The company has its Seoul location near Teheran-ro in Gangnam District.
Tridge is a data and media company within the agri-foods industry. The company aims to make the global agri-food supply chain more sustainable, with safe and guaranteed global trades. The company has fulfillment experts around the world, with over 300,000 registered companies. Tridge is headquartered in the Seocho district.
