Selectstar Named to Forbes Asia's Top 100 Promising Companies

## Selectstar Proves 'Global Potential' in Forbes Asia 100! Leading LLM Reliability Verification Innovation as Korea's Only AI Data Company A key player has emerged to elevate Korea's standing in the global AI data market. Selectstar, an AI data specialized startup, has been named one of Forbes' 'Asia 100 To Watch 2025,' a prestigious global economic magazine. This achievement is particularly noteworthy as Selectstar is the only AI data company from Korea to be selected in this year's list, which focused on AI and deep tech innovation. Operating under the name 'Datumo' in the global market and proudly listed in the 'Enterprise Technology & Robotics' sector, Selectstar has earned unique recognition for its unparalleled technological capabilities in providing high-quality AI training data and supporting AI model evaluation. In particular, 'Datumo Eval,' an innovative solution for verifying the reliability of large language models (LLMs), has been highly praised for its potential in the global market and has emerged as a powerful growth engine, especially following its recently successful Series B investment round. Launched for the first time in Korea, 'Datumo Eval' is a specialized solution for addressing the 'reliability' issue of LLMs, which has become a core challenge for AI services. By automatically identifying and responding to potential errors and risk factors during AI operation, it has gained recognition for its effectiveness in major domestic financial and public sectors and is rapidly expanding its reach. Since its establishment in 2018, Selectstar has built unparalleled leadership in high-quality AI training data and AI reliability verification services. It has successfully completed over 250 million data projects for more than 320 cumulative companies and has played a key role as the overall data part lead for the SKT consortium in the government's 'Independent AI Foundation Model' project, firmly establishing itself as an undeniable industry leader. This selection in Forbes Asia 100 is the culmination of consistent global recognition Selectstar has received. Previously, in 2021, its co-founders were named among '30 Under 30 Asia Leaders,' and the company was also listed among 'Korea's AI 50' for 2025. Furthermore, it recently successfully secured 20.5 billion KRW in Series B investment from 10 prominent domestic and international investors, including Salesforce, the world's leading CRM company, accumulating a total of 37.9 billion KRW in investment, once again proving its growth potential. Kim Se-yeop, CEO of Selectstar, stated, "Being selected in Forbes Asia 100 is clear evidence that Selectstar's unique AI data technology meets global standards and can lead the world market." He added, "We will further strengthen cooperation with global partners and, through continuous innovation, leap forward to become the undisputed 'national representative AI data company of South Korea.'"