# Gentoo

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/gentoo

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Daejeon, South Korea
- Website: www.gentooai.com
- Latest round: Seed (Mar 1, 2022)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in Daejeon, South Korea, and founded in 2019 by co-founder and CEO Iyo Park, Waddle Co., Ltd., d.b.a. Gentoo operates as a technology company that develops an AI-based voice interactive shopping platform that matches buyers purchase intent and situation. In June 2024, Waddle Co., Ltd. raised KRW 2 billion in pre-series A funding from Kakao Ventures, Fast Ventures, and BonAngels.

Waddle provides an AI agent designed to assist online shoppers by recommending products based on their intentions and browsing behavior. Gentoo analyzes product details and reviews from shopping malls to make personalized suggestions, aiming to reduce cart abandonment and enhance payment conversion rates. The platform leverages extensive commerce conversation data gathered from the Sori Market app, developed for barrier-free online shopping.

The company plans to use its proceeds from June 2024 funding to upgrade its services and accelerate its business expansion.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Mar 1, 2022 — BonAngels Venture Partners, Korea Tech Incubator for Startup
- Seed, Jul 10, 2019 — Spring Camp

## Investors

- Spring Camp (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/spring-camp) — Seed
- BonAngels Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bonangels-venture-partners) — Seed
- Korea Tech Incubator for Startup — Seed