[VC's Pick] The AI That Played a Match Against Lee Sedol 9-dan… Enhance Secures 51.2 Billion Investment - EDAILY

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Enhance, the AI agent developer behind the Go match between Lee Sedol 9-dan and an AI, secured 51.2 billion won in a Series C round to bolster its AgentOS platform and industry-specific packs for sectors like manufacturing, finance, and distribution. The funding, led by major investors including POSCO Technology Investment, LG CNS, and Lotte Ventures, brings Enhance’s total investments to 81 billion won as it expands AI-enabled decision-making tools for enterprises.

[VC's Pick] The AI That Played a Match Against Lee Sedol 9-dan… Enhance Secures 51.2 Billion Investment - EDAILY ## [VC's Pick] The AI That Played a Match Against Lee Sedol 9-dan… Enhance Secures 51.2 Billion Investment Soyoung Park 2026-09-19 09:21:04 [Edaily Marketin Reporter Soyoung Park ] This week (September 14–18), startups in various fields—including medical artificial intelligence (AI), content solutions, and content tech—secured investments from venture capital (VC) firms and accelerators (ACs). In particular, “Enhance,” the developer of the AI agent that arranged Lee Sedol 9-dan’s first Go match against an AI in a decade, drew attention by successfully securing a large-scale investment. Earlier this past March, Lee Sedol held a discussion with Lee Seung-hyun, CEO of Enhance, at the Ara Hall in the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul—the same venue where he faced AlphaGo in 2016—and declared the dawn of an era of AI collaboration. With this investment, Enhance plans to strengthen its agent OS technology to enable companies to actively utilize AI for decision-making and other purposes. It also plans to develop “Industry Packs” tailored for specific sectors such as manufacturing, finance, and distribution. (Photo: Getty Images) > AI Agent Developer “Enhance” AI agent developer Enhance has secured 51.2 billion won in Series C funding. Participants in this funding round included POSCO Technology Investment, LG CNS, Lotte Ventures, Timefolio Asset Management, StoneBridge Ventures, IMM Investment, KT Investment, and Hyundai Technology Investment. With this, the compan…

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