Voinosis wins Seoul pitch for Startup Battlefield 200 consideration

The nine companies are pursuing international expansion, with all targeting entry into the U.S. market. Voinosis says its tool analyzes speech features including pitch, pauses, rhythm and response times, with each check taking less than five minutes. In a study of 146 participants, the startup says, its technology achieved 88% accuracy in screening for potential cognitive issues. Founded by former otologic surgeon Grace Shin, who spent more than 25 years in the field, the company is raising a Series A round and has secured a South Korean pharmaceutical company as a strategic investor.

The other finalists, listed alphabetically, develop products across several industries. Seoul-based Awesome Lab makes ThermoFlux, a water-electrolysis and ionization heating system for buildings, water supply and industrial processes. Crosshub’s IDBlock combines identity verification and payment services for travelers using Self-Sovereign Identity and zero-knowledge proof. DeepFusion AI makes a 4D radar-based imaging system for autonomous mobility, robotaxis, maritime surveillance and defense, while EFLOW develops compact, high-torque motors and actuators for robotics and other mobility applications.

Otiton Medical makes devices for measuring body temperature and imaging the ear canal and eardrum. It says its AI was trained on about 55,000 eardrum images and that its device has South Korean medical certification. Riibotics says it can deploy warehouse robots within a day by streamlining setup, mapping, integration, programming and safety checks. Ulsan-based Ternell is developing T-SRAM, a three-state memory system for AI chips; tests using 28-nanometer chips showed, the company reports, 33% to 102% more memory capacity per area and 55% to 71% lower energy use for data access than conventional SRAM. Testbank’s Solve app turns printed study materials into interactive digital pages that users can write on and have graded automatically.