호두랩스

KOR ENG

Mission driven Tech company.

Monthly Active users: 25,000

Total learning members: 164,000

monthly amount of locutionary acts: 10M

Total Investments($): 13

M.V.P.

Mission

'Eliminating Learning Gaps through Technological Innovation'

We offer products and services designed to motivate children to develop a love of learning based on state-of-the-art technologies (gamification, AI, Big Data, etc.) at affordable prices, thus contributing to eliminating learning gaps and helping children nurture a positive attitude towards lifelong learning amid the growing importance of digital literacy.
Vision

'Advancing into the World as an EduTech Leader’

We aim to reach out to 500,000 learners around the world by 2025 and grow into a global EduTech company

recording KRW 100 billion in annual sales and KRW 500 billion in corporate value.
Philosophy

'Respect, Collaboration

and Creation'

We are selected and joined by top experts of different fields based on our mission-oriented management. Our key strength is our corporate culture that promotes free collaboration based on mutual trust and respect and thereby induces members to create greater value.

History

2018

11

Established under the leadership of the members of Kidaptive Asia, an affiliate of Kidaptive, a Silicon Valley EduTech company
2019

04

Receives seed funding worth KRW 5 billion (Core Asset Management)

07

Hodoo English advances into the Japanese market(Hodoo M licensing agreement concluded with local partner company)
2020

01

Relocated head office (Nonhyeon-dong, Cykan Tower, Seoul)

06

Selected as one of the 200 Baby Unicorn Companies under the K-Unicorn Project organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development

07

Hodoo English M and Hodoo Members are launched

09

Succeeded in receiving Series A funding worth KRW 10.5 billion (6 investors including NP Investment)

11

Selected as one of Korea’s 1,000 Leading Innovative Companies by the Financial Services Commission and five ministries

12

Won the Ministry of SMEs and Startups commendation at the SME Regulatory Innovation Awards
2021

01

Launched the Jeju office (Startup Bay)

02

Selected as the best brand evaluated by Korean consumers at KCAB for two consecutive years

03

Ddankong School 1.0 is launched

08

Ddankong School Live 2.0 is launched

10

Hodoo ABC is launched

12

Betia English 1 is launched
2022

01

Receives equity investing from LG U+

02

Selected as the best brand evaluated by Korean consumers at KCAB for three consecutive years Relocated head office (Junggok-dong, G-Tower, Seoul)

04

Hodoo English nintendo switch version is launched

05

Betia English 2 is launched Selected as No.3 of the 2022 Google Korea Startup Support Program
Supplying learning solutions

Expanding the learning platform for DdangKong School

Releasing the multiple language learning service

Establishing the metaverse (Hodoo Campus)

2025