AI-Based Real-Name Prevention Startup 'Clop' Secures Seed Investment from FuturePlay and Shinhan Capital

Digital healthcare startup CLOP announced on the 23rd that it has secured seed investment from FuturePlay and Shinhan Capital.

Co-founder of Klop, CEO Kim Hyun-jun (left), CEO Park Sang-jun.
[Photo by Klop]

CLOP is developing a platform aimed at preventing blindness in patients through AI-based eye disease management. It was co-founded by CEO Sangjun Park, a 15-year ophthalmology specialist and professor at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and CEO Hyunjun Kim, who previously founded VUNO.

The number of diabetic patients and those suspected of diabetes in South Korea reaches 12 million. Among them, less than 30% undergo regular examinations, so it is estimated that more than 8 million patients currently require immediate testing. In particular, the majority of patients in the early treatable stages do not perceive symptoms themselves, leading to missed timely examinations and treatments.

CLOP is automating the referral and return process for patients who require additional fundus examinations in internal medicine, such as diabetic patients, while developing a platform that enables fast and convenient testing for patients along with AI-based analysis technology.

Ohhyung Kwon, CEO of FuturePlay, said, "CLOP’s AI-based medical service precisely meets the needs of doctors and patients, and is expected to become a unique platform in the ophthalmology field soon," adding, "CLOP is the best team that satisfies both the accurate identification of critical clinical problems in digital healthcare and the experience and capability to fully solve these problems within the healthcare and medical domain."

Sangjun Park, CEO of CLOP, said, "This is a very exciting challenge to directly solve real problems I have felt as an ophthalmologist through years of patient care and surgery," adding, "Through this investment, we will accelerate product and service development and present a service that satisfies both patients and doctors within this year."

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