For investors, accelerator programs, and institutional partners evaluating Verna, this page consolidates our company background and verified traction in one place.
Verna Technologies is a South Korea-based technology company building trusted digital infrastructure for automotive trade between advanced supply markets and emerging economies. Founded in Ulsan, the heart of Korea's automotive industry, our team combines engineering, AI, and direct market experience to solve the real operational friction in cross-border vehicle and parts commerce.
Our founding insight: our team's Korea-Ghana dealer network has been involved in 100+ automotive transactions predating Verna's platforms, including more than US$100,000 in trade directly facilitated through our founding network. That experience exposed every friction point unverified suppliers, fragmented documentation, opaque landed costs, and trust built entirely on personal relationships. Verna converts those informal trust dependencies into structured, traceable, technology-backed workflows.
Today, Verna's infrastructure connects verified automotive supply in Korea and global markets with buyers, dealers, workshops, and logistics networks across Africa's ECOWAS corridor, starting with Ghana's Tema Port as the primary market entry point.
Incorporated April 2026 in Ulsan, Korea, adjacent to Hyundai Motor Group's global production anchor and a natural hub for Asia-Africa automotive logistics.
Signed contract with UNIST Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, linking Verna's AI development to Korea's leading science and technology university.
Partnership with REVAAS, Senegal's national association of ~7,000 automotive professionals, mechanics, electricians, and sheet metal workers, giving Verna direct access to West Africa's professional workshop demand base.
Selected by KOICA as one of five Korean AI companies for the K-Senegal AI Summit in Dakar, establishing direct government-backed engagement in West Africa's automotive market.
Recognized by NVIDIA's startup program for AI infrastructure development validating Verna's computer vision and data intelligence stack.
Verna's commercial model isn't theoretical, it's grounded in our founding team's dealer network experience across 100+ Korea-Ghana automotive transactions predating the platform, and validated by Korea's most selective startup programs.
Grand Prize winner in the foreign entrepreneur competition, the flagship recognition for Ulsan's international startup ecosystem.
Accepted into NVIDIA's global AI startup program, providing access to compute resources, technical support, and enterprise AI ecosystem partnerships.
Selected as one of 12 finalists for the Korea Fintech Innovation Program (KFIP) in partnership with Ripple / XRPL Korea. Final Pitch Day: June 25, Two IFC Seoul.
Selected by KOICA as one of five Korean AI companies for the K-Senegal AI Summit in Dakar, a government-backed platform connecting Korean AI startups with West African stakeholders.
Formal MOU with REVAAS (Regroupement des Vrais Artisans de l'Automobile du Sénégal), a national network of approximately 7,000 automotive professionals including mechanics, auto electricians, and sheet metal workers. Verna's direct gateway into West Africa's professional workshop ecosystem.
Access to a growing network of 200+ Korean automotive suppliers, establishing a robust, diverse supply-side base for cross-border parts and vehicle sourcing into African markets.
Active OASIS-3 patent application covering Verna's core infrastructure: Destination-Market Landed Cost Estimation Engine, National Single-Window Integration, and Physical-Event-Triggered Escrow Release System.