About TWIGFARM

Connecting content and knowledge with AI to create business value

Founded in 2016 with a focus on machine translation research, TWIGFARM has grown into a content AI company working across text, audio, and video. We provide content analysis and localization, AI training data, and workflow automation solutions for media companies, public institutions, and businesses across industries.

Timeline

Building content AI expertise since 2016

2016–2020 Technology and infrastructure foundations NMT research, a global collaboration platform, and AI data operations View milestones Hide milestones

2016 TWIGFARM Co., Ltd. founded
2016 Began Neural Machine Translation (NMT) research
2016 Corporate R&D center accredited (MSIT · KOITA)
2016 ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified
2016 Selected for K-Global 300 (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
2018 Developed the global collaboration platform “Gcon Studio”
2018 GCon Studio v2.0 awarded GS Certification Grade 1 (TTA)
2019 Expanded the AI data operations business
2019 Grand prize — IP-based startup competition (KIPO)
2019 KO–EN legal machine-translation quality certification (TTA)
2020 SaaS hybrid translator passed TTA testing
2020 Excellence Award, SW Product Quality Awards (global collaboration platform)

2021–2024 AI development and global expansion Multimodal research, LETR WORKS, and the Singapore entity View milestones Hide milestones

2021 Certified Technical Achievement · technology grade T3 (NICE D&B)
2021 Multimodal data research
2023 Launched the Media Intelligence Platform “LETR WORKS”
2023 Certified as a venture enterprise (R&D type)
2023 Certified to ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 27017 and 27018
2023 LETR API passed the TTA cloud quality & performance test
2023 Established the Singapore (Asia) entity
2023 Established the AI Data Center (Gwangju)
2023 Korea Promising Patent Technology Award
2024 LETR WORKS v2.8.5 awarded GS Certification Grade 1 (TTA)
2024 NIA AI training-data operator — selected 5 years running
2024 MSIT Minister’s Commendation for contribution to the digital media industry
2024 Registered as a data business operator (data brokerage & analytics)

2025–2026 Media and business expansion Bringing content AI and AI workflows to more businesses View milestones Hide milestones

2025 Selected as an Innovation Premier 1000 company (AI)
2025 Selected as an outstanding ICT Fund Project company (MSIT)
2025 Operator for the MCST overseas Korea-info service support project
2025 Family-Friendly Company certification · Seoul Work–Life Balance Point company
2026 Expanding content AI and AI workflow solutions globally
2026 Renewed venture enterprise certification (R&D type, valid through 1 Apr 2029)

Clients & Partners

Customers & partners we have worked with

We have demonstrated our technology and delivery capabilities through projects with customers and partners across industries.

Broadcast & media

Entertainment & webtoon

Education & publishing

Public sector & government

Enterprise & global

* A selection of the clients and partners we have delivered projects for.

Investors & National Initiatives

Investment & national projects

Since our first outside investment in 2017, we have received backing from an accelerator, a policy finance institution, and strategic media investors. National projects and R&D programs have helped us develop our content AI technology and delivery capabilities.

Jun 2017 · Seed · accelerator

Sunbo Angel Partners

Our first outside investment, which funded the groundwork for the AI translation platform and our natural language processing technology.

Apr 2020 · Pre-Series A

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT)

Backed on the strength of our NLP technology, translation data processing and validation capability, and the commercial potential of GCon Studio and heybunny.

Oct 2022 – Apr 2023 · Pre-Series A bridge

ICH

Investment in LETR WORKS development, marketing, and R&D, and expansion into markets including the United States and Japan.

Oct 2023 · Series A · strategic

SBS

A strategic investment combining SBS’s content planning, production, and distribution capabilities with TWIGFARM’s content AI and content management technology.

* Investment amounts are not disclosed on a per-round basis.

National projects & R&D experience

NIA · AI training-data programIITP · Broadcasting & ICT R&DTIPA · Startup growth technology developmentMCST · Overseas Korea-information service

Explore national R&D & AI data projects

Certifications & Awards

Certifications · credentials · awards

Our AI technology and platform operations have been verified through independent audits, tests, and certifications.

Product quality & testing

GS Certification Grade 1 — LETR WORKS v2.8.5 Good Software quality certification TTA · No. 24-0352 · Jul 2024

GS Certification Grade 1 — GCon Studio v2.0 Good Software quality certification TTA · No. 18-0104 · Feb 2018

Cloud quality & performance test LETR API SaaS quality and performance test report TTA · CT-A-23-071 · Dec 2023

SaaS translator test SaaS-based hybrid translator test report TTA · BT-B-20-0056 · Jun 2020

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Information security & data protection

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information security management system No. 23-G-0242 · to Oct 2026

ISO/IEC 27701:2019 Privacy information management system No. 23-N-0045 · to Oct 2026

ISO/IEC 27017:2015 Information security for cloud services No. 23-CI-0002 · to Oct 2026

ISO/IEC 27018:2019 PII protection in public clouds No. 23-CP-0002 · to Oct 2026

R&D & corporate certifications

Corporate R&D center Accredited by MSIT / KOITA No. 2016114509 · since Sep 2016

Venture enterprise (R&D type) Korea Venture Business Association 2 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029

Specialized research business Contract research (engineering R&D) · MSIT No. 20233656 · to Feb 2029

Registered data business operator Data brokerage & analytics · MSIT No. 2024-1692 · Dec 2024

Registered software business Korea AI & Software Industry Association Packaged SW · digital content · DB

Direct production certification — 6 categories Data processing, big-data analytics, internet development support, packaged SW, SW maintenance, managed operations KOSMES Distribution Corp. · to Apr 2027

Awards & recognition

Outstanding ICT Fund Project company “An ICT leader driving an AI powerhouse” · MSIT Jul 2025

Innovation Premier 1000 First cohort · Ministry of Science and ICT No. 25-097 · to Dec 2026

MSIT Minister’s Commendation Contribution to the digital media industry No. 24-03176 · Dec 2024

Certificate of Technical Achievement (T3) Language translation & NLP solution technology · NICE D&B No. NDB-2021-01-035850 · May 2021

Grand prize, startup competition 2019 IP-information startup competition · KIPO No. 8593 · May 2019

K-Global 300 High-potential ICT company · MSIP No. 580 · Dec 2016

IP & workplace

Software copyright registration LETR WORKS v2.8.5 · Korea Copyright Commission No. C-2024-019468 · Jun 2024

Technology escrow — 2 deposits KO–EN machine translation · multimodal translator · KOFC Deposited 2021 · 2024

10 registered patents AI translation & content-processing patents (KR & intl.) Explore our patents

Family-Friendly Company certification Ministry of Gender Equality and Family No. 2025-1839 · Dec 2025 – Nov 2028

Seoul Work–Life Balance Point company Seoul Metropolitan Government No. 2025-553 · Nov 2025 – Nov 2027

* The ISO/IEC 27001 / 27701 / 27017 / 27018 certification scope is “AI-based contents localization SaaS.” ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 were obtained in 2016. Copies of any certificate are available on request.

Location & Global Presence