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Forbes Korea 2026 KOREA’S EDUTECH 30

The key trends common to the companies selected for Forbes Korea’s “Korea EdTech 30” are ▶ hyper-personalization, ▶ immersive, realistic education, ▶ expansion of the B2B and public education ecosystems, and ▶ enhancement of teachers’ capabilities. While e-learning in the past was an innovation in ‘delivery methods’ that eliminated the constraints of physical space, today’s edtech has achieved an innovation in ‘hyper-personalization and maximizing educational effectiveness’ by analyzing learner data in real time to provide optimal curricula.

2026-03-30

I Hate Flying Bugs Showcases ‘AI Digital Textbook’ Technology at MWC 2026… Aims for Global Education Standard.

Edtech company I Hate Flying Bugs (IHFB) participated in the 4YFN startup exhibition at MWC 2026, showcasing its AI Digital Textbook (AIDT) and public education innovation software. Using its proprietary Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) algorithm, the platform predicts learners’ weak points with over 90% accuracy and delivers personalized curricula in real time. Its active multi-agent AI also monitors student concentration and triggers timely teacher intervention or AI-based tutoring. Building on its MWC presence, IHFB plans to expand globally into Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe through B2G and B2B models.

2026-03-09

I Hate Flying Bugs Selected for Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ ‘Scale-up TIPS’ Program… “Targeting the Global Education Knowledge Worker Market”

Education is the slowest sector to undergo digital transformation, yet it represents the market with the greatest potential for AI innovation. The company announced plans to fully develop its Proactive AI technology through Scaleup Tips and aggressively target the approximately $3 trillion global education market. It also emphasized its leap toward becoming a key player in domestic and international education digital transformation, backed by cumulative investments of 95.6 billion won, selection as a pre-unicorn, and a three-pronged business portfolio spanning B2C, B2G, and global markets.

2025-12-09

[Interview] What Even ChatGPT Can’t Do: An AI Teacher That Starts the Conversation

Through real-time data analysis, we provide customized learning for each student, and we link this data to an LLM (large language model) so that it can make judgments and intervene like a teacher. AI can intervene in the same way that a teacher would. In simple terms, it initiates communication with the student first.

2025-06-09

[MTN news] ‘Private education’ to take over private education… Public education innovation, private AI utilization is key

AI is increasingly being used in schools. AI is becoming a tool that can be used in many ways, such as providing individualized learning and reducing administrative work for teachers.This year, the government earned the title of “world’s first” by incorporating AI into textbooks.

2025-06-02

[Forbes Korea] 2025 Korea AI 50

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.

2025-05-29

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