About
Connecting enterprise materials and tools to build AI your teams use in everyday decisions
SmartMind AI · Founded 2018
15+
Enterprise customers
(as of 2026-07-31)
2018
Founded
(as of 2026-07-31)
40+
Employees
(as of 2026-07-31)
17 granted
Patents
(as of 2026-07-31)
Core Values
Our Core Values
Data Democratization
Anyone can access data in natural language, no SQL required. We tear down technical barriers so every employee can make data-driven decisions.
Simplicity First
We never aim for a perfect model on day one. Start small, verify, agree, then expand — we stick to this incremental approach.
Verifiable AI
Every answer comes with evidence. Source tracing, automated LLM Judge evaluation, and HITL approval gates make AI you can trust.
Progressive Expansion
From querying to analysis, judgment, and execution. Layered on top of your existing systems, we expand step by step while keeping risk low.
Leadership
Leadership
Sangsoo Lee
Co-CEO · Founder
Leads the company and its technology
- Doctoral studies in computer science, KAIST
- Executive Director, Data Science, MediaCorp (Singapore)
- Principal Researcher, Samsung SDS Research
- Senior Researcher, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
Jungtek Lim
Co-CEO · Founder
Leads data science and algorithms
- Ph.D. in Engineering, Seoul National University
- Over 20 years building commercial AI products
- Senior Researcher, Energy Holdings Group
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University
History
History
2018
SmartMind AI Inc. founded; ThanoSQL research begins
2020
Began filing core AI natural language processing patents
2022
Series A funding round closed
2024
Extended ThanoSQL into an AI engine that handles documents and data together
Development of the successor product, Qurify
2025
Qurify officially launched (June)
An AI platform that connects documents, email, spreadsheets, PDFs, and business databases, available as B2B SaaS and On-Premise. Hongcheon County AI civil complaint system pilot began (October)
2026
Hongcheon County AI civil complaint system in full operation (May); strategic MOU signed with Douzone Bizon (June)
Public-sector track record with closed-network government AI. Expanding Qurify as an AI add-on to ERP customers on standard schemas; Amaranth10 and OmniEsol PoCs underway
2026
Series B round in progress, 15+ enterprise customers
Filed seven core Qurify patent applications (Aug) and received a grant decision for one of them (Sep)
2027
Targeting a technology-track IPO
Lead underwriter agreement signed with KB Securities, IPO roadmap underway
From ThanoSQL to Qurify
Qurify is the successor product to ThanoSQL, the core technology SmartMind AI has developed since 2018 — a next-generation database platform that applies transformer models to SQL. In 2024, this foundation was extended into an AI engine that connects documents and data to answer with evidence, launching officially as Qurify in June 2025. ThanoSQL's unstructured-data processing and distributed parallel-processing technology remain the technical foundation of Qurify's NL2SQL and hybrid RAG engines today.
Why SmartMind AI?
A proven technical foundation
Backed by patents and certifications from years of R&D, we build to fit each customer's database environment.
17
Technology patents granted
(as of 2026-07-31)
8
Certifications
(as of 2026-07-31)
T-3
Technology rating (NICE D&B)
(as of 2024-06)
Credentials
Trusted Technical Excellence
Clients & Partners
Enterprise
Research & Academia
Public Sector
Partners & Investors
We're looking for teammates to grow with
Where enterprises put AI to work, join us in building AI your teams use every day.