Generative AI startup 42Maru (CEO Dong-Hwan Kim) announced on the 13th that it has been selected for the 'Emerging AI+X Top 100' in 2026, making it the 100th company to lead the future AI in Korea for the 6th consecutive year. This record is evaluated as an achievement of maintaining continuous technological leadership in the rapidly changing AI market environment.
The 'Emerging AI+X Top 100' is a system that discovers companies that will lead innovation by converging AI technology with various industries. It comprehensively evaluates quantitative and qualitative indicators such as stability, growth potential, innovation, and future value of approximately 3,000 companies, and selects the final 100 companies through verification by experts from industry, academia, research, and government, as well as venture capital reviewers.
Forty2Maru was selected as a leading company in the NLP-based AI platform sector in the Cross-Industry sector, transcending industry boundaries. The company has proven its competitiveness by developing "pragmatic AI" that can be applied in the field. This selection is expected to benefit Forty2Maru from various opportunities, including participation in government and institutional projects, business matching with global corporations, and access to venture capital investments.
FortiTumaru utilizes generative AI technology to mitigate hallucinations through augmented search generation (RAG42) and artificial intelligence comprehension (MRC42). It also develops and services the LLM42, a lightweight model specialized for specialized industries. Its enterprise-grade Private mode allows for secure processing of internal data and customer information, while reducing solution implementation and learning costs.
CEO Kim Dong-hwan said, “Being selected for six consecutive years is the result of our continued AI innovation based on solid technological prowess, not short-term trends,” and added, “We will continue to lead the AI transition across industries so that Korean AI technology can be trusted in the global market.”
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