Mateo AI Studio
A South Korean AI-native content studio that develops original film, drama and animation using an AI-based production system. It is led by CEO Juwon Jung (Jung Joo-won).
The studio was founded in 2025 and, per press reports, raised a Pre-Series A round of about 2 billion KRW (roughly US$1.4 million) in April 2026 from the Baby Shark Next Global Content Fund, managed by SmartStudy Ventures. Its best-known project is Raphael, a science-fiction feature billed as fully AI-generated, co-produced with MBC C&I's AI Content Lab and co-directed by Yang Ik-june, Moon Shin-woo and Jung Joo-won. The Korea Times reports it opened the 2nd Busan International AI Film Festival, was shown at the Cannes Film Market, and opens in Korean theatres on 25 November 2026.
SourceSocial platforms