Featuring Secures KRW 15.3 Billion Series B to Scale AI-Powered…

Team S · 2026-05-22T15:13:26.000Z

Seoul-based social media analytics startup Featuring has secured KRW 15.3 billion (approximately $11.1 million) in Series B funding to accelerate development of its AI-powered influencer marketing and social data analytics platform. The round included participation from existing investors STICK Ventures, Albatross Investment, and Magna Investment, alongside new investors Hana Ventures, Kiwoom Investment, Korea Development Bank, and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea. Founded in 2019 and led by CEO Martin Jihoon Jang, Featuring develops influencer marketing solutions and enterprise social analytics tools powered by its proprietary “Featuring AI” engine. The company currently serves approximately 16,000 enterprise customers across industries including fashion, beauty, and consumer brands. Featuring stated that the fresh capital will support advancement of its vertical AI agent technology focused on automating end-to-end influencer marketing operations, while also strengthening hiring and international expansion initiatives. The company is aggressively expanding Korea–Japan cross-border creator marketing campaigns and evaluating M&A opportunities in Japan to deepen regional market penetration. The startup reported record annual revenue performance last year and is increasingly positioning itself as a data infrastructure layer for AI-native creator marketing ecosystems across Asia. The funding reflects growing investor interest in AI-powered marketing automation, creator economy infrastructure, and enterprise social intelligence platforms as brands increasingly rely on data-driven influencer operations globally.

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