[Forbes Korea] 2025 Korea AI 50

May 29, 2025

The global AI industry is rapidly reshaping itself as technology evolves, commercialization and investment increases. Forbes Korea’s ‘Korea AI 50’ highlights the commercialization status of the domestic AI industry and identifies and introduces AI companies that are actually performing in the market. The purpose is to promote a virtuous cycle of the domestic AI ecosystem and strengthen global competitiveness by selecting companies with real business performance and growth potential, not just technical capabilities. Forbes Korea focuses on companies that are leading “real change and innovation” in the AI industry through indicators that can most objectively reveal the commercialization and actual market value of AI technology.

IHateFlyingBugs is an education SaaS company that provides AI-powered personalized learning management services. It is best known for operating MildangPT, an AI-powered ontact tutoring service that provides online learning for secondary English and math. IHateFlyingBugs provides a fully integrated educational environment for digital education with its own comprehensive technology system. It operates a personalized learning service. In November last year, it passed the AI Digital Textbook (AIDT) test, completing its SaaS model. Recently, it introduced generative AI and is promoting the introduction of teacher AI, which goes beyond simple AI chatbots to proactively intervene in learning with comprehensive judgment. The company aims to fully introduce Proactive Multi Agents AI by the end of this year.