Our Mission

We make industrial technology intelligent and deliver it as transformative solutions.
MakinaRocks stands for “machine intelligence rocks!”. 
We address industrial problems through data and AI, and create AI technology that allows people to focus on their core values.

Leadership

Advisor

Hong Sung Chang

EVP & Head of Ad/Data Business Division at SK Telecom

Sei-Myung Chang

EVP of Tech & Future division at Samsung Global Research

Young Jae Jang

Founder & CEO at DAIM Research 

Joseph Sangmin Jeong

Venture Partner ARCH Venture Partners 

Our Investors

History

  • 2023

    • JUL
      Joined World Economic Forum Global Innovators Community
    • JUN
      Awarded '2023 Korea Artificial Intelligence Industry Awards' by AIIA
    • JUN
      Named 'AI 100 2023' by CB Insights
    • MAY
      Surpassed 100 employees at Team MakinaRocks
    • MAY
      Selected as 'Super Gap Startup 1,000+ Project' by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
    • MAR
      Launched MRX series of industrial AI solutions (MRX-ray, MRX CtRL)
    • JAN
      Selected as a '2023 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association(AIIA)
  • 2022

    • NOV
      Unveiled MakinaRocks Runway (Runway™)
    • OCT
      Selected as 'Korea AI Startup 100' for two consecutive years
    • JUL
      Named 'Advanced Manufacturing 50' by CB Insights
    • MAY
      Launched Community Version of MakinaRocks Link™
    • JAN
      Launched Beta Service of MakinaRocks Link™
    • JAN
      Selected as a '2022 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
  • 2021

    • NOV
      Received President's Award by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
    • OCT
      Selected as 'Korea AI Startup 100'
    • SEP
      Qualified as a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider
    • JUN
      Awarded by World Economic Forum as one of 100 “Technology Pioneer 2020”
    • JAN
      Selected as a '2021 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
  • 2020

    • DEC
      President's Award of Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED) from Korean Industry 4.0 Awards, by Ministry of Science & ICT
    • NOV
      The 4th Innovation Icon by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT)
    • SEP
      Joined NVIDIA Inception Program
    • JUL
      Raised $10M in Series A Investment (LG Technology Ventures, Hyundai Motors, Applied Ventures and Korea Development Bank)
  • 2019

    • MAY
      MakinaRocks' first Demo Day of D2 Startup Factory (D2SF)
    • JAN
      Registered the first patent for anomaly detection (KR, 10-1940029)
  • 2018

    • MAY
      Raised $1.5M in seed funding (SK Telecom, Hyundai Motors and Naver D2 Startup Factory)
    • MAR
      MakinaRocks U.S. founded (Silicon Valley, CA)
JUL
Joined World Economic Forum Global Innovators Community
JUN
Awarded '2023 Korea Artificial Intelligence Industry Awards' by AIIA
JUN
Named 'AI 100 2023' by CB Insights
MAY
Surpassed 100 employees at Team MakinaRocks
MAY
Selected as 'Super Gap Startup 1,000+ Project' by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
MAR
Launched MRX series of industrial AI solutions (MRX-ray, MRX CtRL)
JAN
Selected as a '2023 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association(AIIA)
NOV
Unveiled MakinaRocks Runway (Runway™)
OCT
Selected as 'Korea AI Startup 100' for two consecutive years
JUL
Named 'Advanced Manufacturing 50' by CB Insights
MAY
Launched Community Version of MakinaRocks Link™
JAN
Launched Beta Service of MakinaRocks Link™
JAN
Selected as a '2022 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
NOV
Received President's Award by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
OCT
Selected as 'Korea AI Startup 100'
SEP
Qualified as a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider
JUN
Awarded by World Economic Forum as one of 100 “Technology Pioneer 2020”
JAN
Selected as a '2021 Emerging AI+X Top100' by Artificial Intelligence Industry Association
DEC
President's Award of Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development (KISED) from Korean Industry 4.0 Awards, by Ministry of Science & ICT
NOV
The 4th Innovation Icon by Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT)
SEP
Joined NVIDIA Inception Program
JUL
Raised $10M in Series A Investment (LG Technology Ventures, Hyundai Motors, Applied Ventures and Korea Development Bank)
MAY
MakinaRocks' first Demo Day of D2 Startup Factory (D2SF)
JAN
Registered the first patent for anomaly detection (KR, 10-1940029)
MAY
Raised $1.5M in seed funding (SK Telecom, Hyundai Motors and Naver D2 Startup Factory)
MAR
MakinaRocks U.S. founded (Silicon Valley, CA)