AI demand forecasting specialist company Impactive AI (CEO Jung Doo-hee) has secured a total investment of KRW 8.2 billion through a Series A round. New participants in this investment include A Ventures, Hyundai Investment Partners, Lotte Ventures, CJ Investment, and IBK Venture Investment. Among existing investors, the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund executed a follow-up investment. The cumulative investment, including this round, amounts to KRW 10.8 billion, with additional support secured separately through Deep Tech TIPS.

Founded in 2021 by Professor Jung Doo-hee of Handong University, Impactive AI provides advanced AI-based demand forecasting solutions, centered around 'Deepflow', offering precision forecasting technology specialized for the manufacturing and distribution industries. Since its inception, the company has continued to grow over threefold annually, achieving 3.5 times growth in 2024 compared to the previous year. Major clients include CJ CheilJedang, Dongkuk Industries, Ildong Foodis, SKT, Zinus, and 7-Eleven, continuing a performance-driven management based on technological capability.

Impactive AI has filed and registered a total of 61 AI patents to date and officially recognized its technological prowess by winning the 'Drivery Berlin' marketplace competition held in Berlin, Germany. Recently, it has also begun a collaborative development partnership on predictive technology with Fraunhofer IWU, Europe's largest applied technology research institute, gaining attention in the global technology market.

Impactive AI aims for 'user-centered predictive technology' that leads to tangible financial performance for companies, beyond mere accuracy improvement. To this end, it focuses on core corporate needs such as demand forecasting, price prediction, and inventory optimization, securing both technical depth and industrial applicability.

This investment round is noteworthy for being centered on business synergy accompanied by strategic partnerships. Lotte Ventures participated in the investment, highly evaluating the synergy potential as Impactive AI consecutively secured contracts with Lotte Innovate and other Lotte affiliates such as Lotte Chemical. CJ Investment saw additional collaboration potential based on AI technology supplied twice to CJ CheilJedang for raw material price prediction and new product demand forecasting solutions. Hyundai Investment Partners invested through discussions on technology connections with group affiliates such as Hyundai Elevator, while A Ventures directly facilitated a technology supply contract between its portfolio company and Impactive AI, leading the investment round.

A Ventures Vice President Kim Tae-kyu stated, “The essence of a company lies in profit generation, so we focused on solutions that can expect tangible effects in terms of revenue increase and cost reduction,” adding, “The implementation of the latest technology that allows companies to easily utilize it without securing advanced AI development personnel by integrating complex AI models was impressive, and we determined that it has structural market growth potential in line with the rapid spread of AI technology across industries, leading to this investment decision.”

Impactive AI CEO Jung Doo-hee stated, “We are establishing ourselves as a company providing top-tier technology and practical value in the demand forecasting field by selecting and concentrating on clear customer needs,” adding, “With this investment, we plan to accelerate technology advancement and global market entry.”

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