Asteromorph Inc.
Native name
아스테로모프
Company typePrivate
IndustryArtificial intelligence
FoundedFebruary 2025
HeadquartersSeoul,
South Korea
Key people
Minhyeong Lee (CEO)
Suyoung Hwang (CTO)
WebsiteOfficial website

Asteromorph Inc. is a South Korean artificial intelligence research company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

It was founded in February 2025 with the goal of achieving Scientific Superintelligence.[1]

Technology

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The company develops the AI system Spacer and its underlying technologies, which are designed to autonomously explore various fields such as life sciences, chemistry, and engineering and propose new mechanisms.[1][7][8]

Based on the scientific principles it discovers on its own, Spacer is system that iteratively derive new, independent mechanisms and thereby achieve an evolutionary expansion of scientific knowledge.[7][8]

History

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  • February 2025 – Asteromorph Inc. founded.[1]
  • March 2025 – Raised a seed round of 5 billion KRW from Korea Investment Partners, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, and FuturePlay.[1][2]

Artificial Intelligence for Science

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Reception

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "'초지능 AI' 스타트업 아스테로모프, AI가 찾은 간암 억제 가설 공개" [Scientific superintelligence startup Asteromorph unveils AI-generated hypothesis to suppress liver cancer]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "과학적 초지능 개발 스타트업 '아스테로모프', 50억 원 시드 투자 유치" [Scientific superintelligence startup Asteromorph attracts 5 billion won in seed investment]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ^ ""수학·과학인재 충분…韓, 지금 뛰어들어야"" ["Korea has enough math and science talent… now is the time to act"]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ^ "'특이점' 올때까지 얼마 안남았다…"인간 역할 사라질 것"" [“Not long until the singularity… Human roles will disappear,” says Asteromorph CEO]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ "[인터뷰] "美 빅테크와는 다른 게임"…韓 스타트업, '과학지식' 선점 나선다" [[Interview] “A different game from US Big Tech”… Korean startup races to seize scientific knowledge]. ZDNet Korea (in Korean). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ ""제2의 상대성이론, AI로 찾는다"…아스테로모프, 과학적 초지능 도전" [“Finding the next theory of relativity with AI”… Asteromorph challenges scientific superintelligence]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b "아스테로모프 "AI는 이제 '조수' 아닌 '과학자'…스스로 답 찾고 발명한다" [Asteromorph: "AI is no longer just an assistant but a scientist, inventing answers on its own"]. ZDNet Korea (in Korean). 1 October 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "인공지능 시대, 연구산업 생존전략?···AI 에이전트와 과학" [Survival strategies for the research industry in the age of AI: AI agents and science]. HelloDD (in Korean). 28 October 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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