The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies RealWorld: 1 model, $18.0B raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
South Korean humanoid robotics startup. 6B KRW cumulative funding (~$4.5M). Second seed of 3.9B KRW. Investors: Lg electronics, SK Telecom, Lotte, Hyosung, CJ Logistics, KDDI (Japan), ANA (Japan). Developing humanoid robot platform.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Cumulative Funding
Investorssee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Junghee Ryu CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for RealWorld.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
RealWorld in third-party press
TESLA'S CYBERCAB WILL BE FIRST WITH STARLINK | Techlife News - technology - Magzter
Real World (RLWRLD) announced on the 11th that it held an event called "Diversity Night in Seoul" at.. - 매일경제
Jensen Huang wraps up South Korea visit, stresses physical AI cooperation and startup support - 디지털투데이
Financial state
- Total funding
- $18.0B
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
RealWorld’s 3 disclosed rounds, $18.0B in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$6.0B(reported)
Investors: KDDI Green Partners Fund, Tiger Global Management, SKT, Lotte, Hyosung Ventures, CJ Logistics
- Funding
$6.0B(reported)
Investors: SKT, Lotte, Hyosung Ventures, CJ Logistics, KDDI Green Partners Fund, Tiger Global Management
- Funding
$6.0B(reported)
Investors: Hyosung Ventures, CJ Logistics, KDDI Green Partners Fund, Tiger Global Management, SKT, Lotte
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for RealWorld.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning RealWorld from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
TESLA'S CYBERCAB WILL BE FIRST WITH STARLINK | Techlife News - technology - Magzter
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Real World (RLWRLD) announced on the 11th that it held an event called "Diversity Night in Seoul" at.. - 매일경제
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiS0FVX3lxTE9SSTV6WW5TY0s1X1NtOExvTEJGSGR5UmVVckJqMEhOODhiVVpJSEhTdEp5TkNnLWRfZzdNV00zYzR0cVdNdEVRSzZaRQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Real…
Jensen Huang wraps up South Korea visit, stresses physical AI cooperation and startup support - 디지털투데이
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Realworld partners with NVIDIA to create humanoid AI standards… Sets out to build the 'Dexterity AI' ecosystem - 벤처스퀘어
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiU0FVX3lxTE5WdDd4SDlXazRwVWtZSG5OcHpmTkV0XzJFUDU3VnF3ek5RdjYtTktKLXdmUXY0c2MyVDZ3aXY0dTJyX2daaWJoQ29SNkE5T09QbWFJ?oc=5"…
Jensen Huang Sends Surprise Invitations to Korean Startups - Seoul Economic Daily
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Jensen Huang caps South Korea visit by forging physical AI ties with robotics - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz
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RealWorld CEO Ryu Joong-hee Meets Nvidia's Jensen Huang in Taiwan - Seoul Economic Daily
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South Korean Companies Advance in Humanoid Fingertip Technology - 조선일보
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South Korea's Dexterity Tech Challenges US-China in Humanoids - 조선일보
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Five-Fingered Robot Sorts Socks by Color in San Francisco Demo - Seoul Economic Daily
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Korean Startups Prep Humanoid Robot Mass Production - 조선일보
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Hyosung Ventures Bets on Cosmetics Ingredients and Physical AI Robotics - 아시아경제
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/realworld-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/realworld-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c7cbdf7f-0be7-4788-8f99-0b90489f5409
- Revision history: /companies/realworld-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
RealWorld draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026