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Connecting enterprise data and tools to build an era where AI works on its own

SmartMind AI · Founded 2018

15+

Enterprise customers

(as of 2026-07-31)

2018

Founded

(as of 2026-07-31)

40+

Employees

(as of 2026-07-31)

17 granted

Patents

(as of 2026-07-31)

Core Values

Our Core Values

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Data Democratization

Anyone can access data in natural language, no SQL required. We tear down technical barriers so every employee can make data-driven decisions.

🎯

Simplicity First

We never aim for a perfect model on day one. Start small, verify, agree, then expand — we stick to this incremental approach.

Verifiable AI

Every answer comes with evidence. Source tracing, automated LLM Judge evaluation, and HITL approval gates make AI you can trust.

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Progressive Expansion

From querying to analysis, judgment, and execution. Layered on top of your existing systems, we expand step by step without risk.

History

History

2018

SmartMind AI Inc. founded; ThanoSQL research begins

2020

Began filing core AI natural language processing patents

2022

Series A funding round closed

2023

Built Korea's first AI civil complaint management system for Hongcheon County

Secured a public-sector reference with closed-network government AI

2024

Launched the Qurify platform

An Agentic Ontology OS unifying structured and unstructured data on a single ontology, available as B2B SaaS and On-Premise

2025

Signed a strategic MOU with Douzone Bizon

Expanding Qurify as an AI add-on to ERP customers on standard schemas; Amaranth10 and OmniEsol PoCs underway

2026

Series B round in progress, 15+ enterprise customers

Scaling headcount and technology development to grow revenue

2027

Targeting a technology-track IPO

Lead underwriter agreement signed with KB Securities, IPO roadmap underway

From ThanoSQL to Qurify

Qurify is the successor product to ThanoSQL, the core technology SmartMind AI has developed since 2018 — a next-generation database platform that applies transformer models to SQL. In 2024, this foundation was extended into an ontology-based Agentic AI engine, launching officially as Qurify in June 2025. ThanoSQL's unstructured-data processing and distributed parallel-processing technology remain the technical foundation of Qurify's NL2SQL and hybrid RAG engines today.

Why SmartMind AI?

Trusted Technical Excellence

Expert know-how accumulated over years of R&D guarantees optimized performance and accurate results in any database environment.

17

Technology patents granted

(as of 2026-07-31)

8

Certifications

(as of 2026-07-31)

T-3

Technology rating (NICE D&B)

(as of 2024-06)

Credentials

Trusted Technical Excellence

Government Ministerial AwardsMinistries of Science & ICT, SMEs & Startups, and Industry
Technology Grade T-3NICE D&B technology rating(as of 2024-06)
17 patents granted · 4 under examinationQurify core 4 with priority examination decision(as of 2026-07-31)
Main-Biz & Inno-Biz CertifiedManagement- and technology-innovation SME certifications
Series B Round in ProgressFollow-on round after completed Series A
2027 Technology-Track IPO TargetLead underwriter agreement with KB Securities

Clients & Partners

Enterprise

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Research & Academia

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Public Sector

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Partners & Investors

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