Blue Elephant

Active#23 in South Korea

Eyewear brand

Consumer›eyewear brand

Founded2019

HQSeoul

RaisedUndisclosed amount

Last roundSeries A · Aug 2026

Country of originSouth KoreaListed in the South Korea ranking

Where would you invest?HQ SeoulJurisdiction as cited by the ranking

Uback rankings

How the AI ranks →

Ranking	Tier	Rank	Edition	Next update
South Korea · all sectors	Top 40	#23	Edition 0 – beta · October 2026	18 Oct 2026

Rank historyOct 2026 · #23First edition: no movements yet.

Estimated valuation

AI · South Korea ranking

≈ USD 290MUSD 230–360M · Hundreds of M$ High confidence

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Unicorn

Decacorn

Anchor: Last known equity round: Series A · USD 71.4M · Aug 2026
Published valuation: USD 286M · Aug 2026
AI adjustment: None

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Funding history

Undisclosed amount raised in total

Date	Round	Amount	Type	Investors	Source
Aug 2026	Series A	USD ~71M (KRW 100bn)	Equity	—	en.startuprecipe.co.kr

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IICOMBINED (Gentle Monster)#7Consumer › eyewear and lifestyle brandsUnicorn Myrealtrip#22Travel › online travel and activitiesHundreds of M$CarbonSix#24Robotics › robot foundation models for manufacturingHundreds of M$Socra AI (ex-Riiid)#21Edtech › AI tutoring and test prepHundreds of M$

Sources. en.startuprecipe.co.kr

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