
[thebell interview | 2026 Venturium IN Silicon Valley] Ko Hyun-woong, CEO of MAGO, “Aiming to Become a Global Voice AI Platform Company”
CEO Ko Hyun-woong, who recently participated in the '2026 Venturium Global Meetup' held in Silicon Valley, USA, met with thebell and said he confirmed the potential of the global market. CEO Ko said, “At this event, I was able to directly explain the technology and references we have accumulated in the Korean market to Silicon Valley investors,” adding, “The approach of reading emotions and intentions from the acoustic signal itself before converting speech to text was accepted as a point of differentiation by global investors as well.”
He said, “While gaining confidence in our technological competitiveness, we also confirmed that we need a clearer strategy on which customers to target and which problems to solve in the global market,” and added, “This experience has become an important starting point for global business expansion…”
