Redrob, an AI research startup, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round led by Korea Investment Partners. The round also saw participation from KB Investment, Kiwoom Investment, Korea Development Bank Capital, Daekyo Investment, and DS & Partners.
This round brings Redrob’s total funding to $14 million, including a $4 million seed round raised in 2023.
The fresh funds raised will be used to enhance its tech by perfecting its ML structure for a targeted 50 times cost cut, making language models for India based on all 22 languages recognized by the constitution, and providing a complete AI suite for learning, career growth, and productivity at the workplace.
Founded in 2018 by Felix Kim, Redrob offers an AI-driven outbound intelligence platform that combines natural-language search with data from more than 19 sources. Its PeopleSearch tool provides access to over 700 million global professional profiles, supporting lead generation, intent filtering, and outreach.
The company is preparing to launch several major initiatives, including the rollout of free Redrob LLM access for all Indian universities in Q1 2026, ongoing partnership discussions with the Ministry of Education for nationwide student access, an enterprise suite for Indian SMBs and startups, and multi-language support for all major Indian languages by the end of 2026.
Simultaneously, Redrob is strengthening its market reach through the AI Suite, particularly through PeopleSearch, a strong people-search engine. It brings to light the high-intent accounts and decision-makers who are accompanied by data from more than 19 trusted sources, thus making the outreach accurate and quickening the customer acquisition process.
Kartikey Handa, Chief Operating Officer and Head of India Operations at Redrob, said, “We want every Indian student to have free access to premium AI tools to pave the way for a freer India. Today, high-end AI models cost so much that they remain far out of reach for most people in India and other emerging markets. Redrob’s breakthroughs deliver significant cost reductions through advanced ML techniques, enabling us to offer high-quality performance at a fraction of the cost.”
Kartikey Handa, Chief Operating Officer and Head of India Operations at Redrob, said, “We want every Indian student to have free access to premium AI tools to pave the way for a freer India. Today, high-end AI models cost so much that they remain far out of reach for most people in India and other emerging markets. Redrob’s breakthroughs deliver significant cost reductions through advanced ML techniques, enabling us to offer high-quality performance at a fraction of the cost.”
He added, “Traditional AI infrastructure perpetuates a divide between developed and emerging economies. We’re opening up AI technology for everybody to a point where a data scientist living in Bangalore will have the same AI facilities as the richest companies in the world. The next wave of AI won’t be from San Francisco or London, as it will be from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. We are constructing the infrastructure that the entire 1.4 billion Indian population will have access to during the AI revolution. We are making sure that no Indian among the 1.4 billion is left isolated when the AI revolution comes. That’s not just a business opportunity, but it’s more of a responsibility.”
