# Eric Jang

> Eric Seyoung Jang is the Founder and CEO of DeepBrain AI, a Palo Alto-based company building hyper-realistic AI avatars, video synthesis technology, and conversational AI systems. Inspired by AlphaGo's 2016 defeat of Go champion Lee Sedol, he pivoted from fintech to artificial intelligence and built what became the first company to commercially deploy video synthesis at scale - from AI news anchors in Chinese broadcast studios to AI bankers in Korean bank branches. Under his leadership, DeepBrain AI raised $44M in Series B funding at a $180M valuation and set its sights on becoming the world's leading generative AI enterprise.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at DeepBrain AI
- **Organizations:** DeepBrain AI, MoneyBrain, Finger Inc., PageOn Inc., SK Holdings C&C
- **From:** South Korea
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University
- **Known for:** First company worldwide to successfully commercialize video synthesis technology, Raised $44M in Series B funding at $180M valuation (August 2021), Grew DeepBrain AI's corporate valuation to 200 billion won (~$171M) within five years

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Enrolled at Seoul National University, Electrical and Computer Engineering; became vice president of the university's venture club
- **2003** — Software Engineer at Hihome Co., Ltd. - technical research and online web development
- **2005** — Founded PageOn Inc. as CEO - developed voice recognition systems for vehicles and conversational AI agents
- **2008** — Left PageOn; joined SK Holdings C&C as Software Engineer leading mobile banking solutions for Woori Bank
- **2011** — Became CTO of Finger Inc., overseeing mobile security and banking applications for major Korean financial institutions including Nonghyup Bank and Shinhan Cards
- **2014** — Left Finger Inc.; began third entrepreneurial venture before launching what would become DeepBrain AI
- **2016** — AlphaGo's victory over Lee Sedol inspired Jang to found MoneyBrain, focusing on deep-learning conversational AI chatbots for financial services
- **2018** — MoneyBrain recognized as Top Chatbot Tech Company; expanded AI capabilities to multiple languages
- **2021** — Rebranded MoneyBrain as DeepBrain AI; raised $44M Series B led by Korea Development Bank at $180M valuation; deployed AI anchors with Chinese broadcasters
- **2022** — Moved headquarters from Seoul to Palo Alto, California; launched Rememory service; total valuation 200 billion won (~$171M)
- **2023** — Spoke at The AI Summit Silicon Valley; expanded AI Studios platform with ChatGPT integration; joined Microsoft's Pegasus Program
- **2024** — Published industry thought leadership on AI avatars in business; continued global expansion efforts

## Achievements

- First company worldwide to successfully commercialize video synthesis technology
- Raised $44M in Series B funding at $180M valuation (August 2021)
- Grew DeepBrain AI's corporate valuation to 200 billion won (~$171M) within five years
- Deployed AI avatar news anchors with Chinese broadcasters MBN and LG HelloVision
- Implemented AI kiosk 'AI Bankers' at KB Kookmin Bank branches across South Korea
- Developed DeepFake Detection Tool adopted by the Korean National Police Agency
- Achieved 96.5% human-similarity score in AI avatar technology benchmarking
- Built AI Studios platform capable of generating videos from scripts, presentations, and URLs
- Expanded DeepBrain AI to offer services in 80+ languages with 100+ AI avatars
- Secured partnership with Microsoft Azure's Pegasus Program for startup acceleration

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Published thought leadership article 'Using AI Avatars in Business: Potential Benefits and Pitfalls' on AiThority platform
- **2024-03** — DeepBrain AI continued expansion of AI Studios platform with new multi-avatar scene features and AI video translation capabilities
- **2023-10** — Spoke at The AI Summit Silicon Valley as industry voice on conversational AI and synthetic media
- **2023-07** — DeepBrain AI integrated ChatGPT and LLMs into AI Studios, enabling full video generation from text prompts
- **2022-08** — Relocated DeepBrain AI headquarters from Seoul to Palo Alto, California to accelerate US market expansion

## Links

- Website: https://aistudios.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-seyoung-jang-ab300410
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepbrainAIGlobal/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17