Forbes Asia Profiles 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs in Consumer and Enterprise Technology

Forbes Asia published profiles on May 27, 2026, of entrepreneurs under age 30 who are building software and hardware products for enterprises and consumers. The coverage appears in the June 2026 issue and focuses on companies founded in South Korea, Australia, Japan, India, and China.

Jihyun Kim founded Korea Deep Learning in 2019 while studying at Kyung Hee University. The Seoul-based company develops AI models that read invoices and contracts and automate loan-application reviews. It reported a 96 percent reduction in monthly document-processing time for clients that include Hyundai Capital and LG CNS.

Learning raised $8 million in a Series A round in December 2025. In March 2026 its model recorded the highest score on the OCRBench v2 benchmark for English text-centric tasks, ahead of entries from Nvidia and Google. Laurence Qi, founding engineer at Sydney-based Mary Technology, raised A$7 million in March 2026 to expand operations in the United States.

The platform converts unstructured legal evidence into source-linked records for attorneys.

Noro founded Tokyo-based Akari in 2021. The firm supplies cloud AI software for construction management and code compliance. In January 2026 it raised ¥5 billion at a ¥100 billion valuation from Mitsubishi Electric; its customers include Taisei Corporation and Iida Group Holdings.

Aditya Agrawal and Dharmgya Sharma, cofounders of Indian startup Frinks AI, raised $5.4 million in a pre-Series A round last year. Their computer-vision systems inspect automotive, medical-device, and consumer-goods production lines. Tatsuto Nohara founded Tokyo-based Fondi in 2017.