# LIVEX

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Busan, South Korea
- Website: www.livex.kr/
- Total disclosed funding: $7.6M
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 28, 2025)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Founded in 2021 and based in Busan, South Korea, LIVEX operates a technology company offering different platforms, for shared hair salon renting space, salonn management, on-demand services, etc. In August 2025, LIVEX raised KRW 4 billion in series A funding from returning investors Smart Study Ventures, BNK Securities, and Series Ventures. The round is part of a larger KRW 10 billion series A funding. The firm, as of 2025, is led by its CEO, Song Jeong-Woong. LiveX offers a platform that integrates emerging technologies with conventional business models, to provide a range of services including salon management, on-demand beauty procedures, and education.  The company offers an array of products: WENEED, for shared hair salon renting space and equipment, Salon A delivers premium, heritage-focused beauty treatments; BOB Academy provides a robust omnichannel education platform, having supported over 6,000 beauticians in the past five years (as of August 2024); Haircamp offers live-streamed, flexible beauty education; Glamify provides AI-powered salon management solutions; and Hairwang facilitates an online community for beauty professionals. The company will use the 2025 funding to speed up the expansion of its business both domestically and internationally, as well as its products.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 28, 2025, $2.9M — Smart Study Ventures, Series Ventures, BNK Securities
- Series A, May 17, 2024, $4.4M — BNK Venture Capital, BNK Securities, Smart Study Ventures, Mainstreet Investment, Series Ventures
- Seed, Apr 1, 2022 — Korea Tech Incubator for Startup, The Ventures
- Seed, Oct 8, 2021, $0.3M — Series Ventures, The Ventures, Gyeongnam Creative Economy Innovation Center

## Investors

- Series Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/series-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- The Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/the-ventures) — Seed
- Gyeongnam Creative Economy Innovation Center (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gyeongnam-creative-economy-innovation-center) — Seed
- Korea Tech Incubator for Startup — Seed
- BNK Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bnk-venture-capital) — Series A
- BNK Securities (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bnk-securities) — Series A
- Smart Study Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/smart-study-ventures) — Series A
- Mainstreet Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mainstreet-investment) — Series A