Farm8 (KOSDAQ)
팜에이트 is a company that specializes in the production and distribution of farm vegetables. They offer a wide range of products including fresh vegetables, green vegetables, mixes, salad kits, and special vegetables. The company is known for its high-quality and freshness.
Profile
Farm8 (KOSDAQ agricultural corporation; farm8.co.kr) is a smart-farm company that grows, processes, and distributes fresh sprout and leafy vegetables and ready-to-eat fresh salads year-round using indoor vertical smart-farms and fully controlled plant-factory systems with IoT and AI to regulate lighting, temperature, humidity, and CO2, aiming for pesticide-free produce. Founded in 2004; HQ in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do (178 Habuk 2-gil, Jinwi-myeon, Pyeongtaek-si). CEO: Kang Daehyun. Investors reported include IMM Investment, Kooksoondang, and Korea Development Bank; IMM led KRW 3B venture funding (Mar 2014). Scale: 2017 sales KRW 28.3B to 2019 sales KRW 47.3B; employees rose from 192 to 270 (2017–2019). Production examples: Pyeongtaek plant 35 tons/day (60 employees) and Gwangju vertical farm 7.5 tons/day; Metro Farm operates as urban city smart-farm dining in Seoul subway-area stores. 2025–2026 latest: a 2026 partnership/news item mentions “Farm8 Co., Ltd.” with Kang Daehyun, indicating ongoing activity; however, the search results provide no explicit 2025–2026 financials or confirmation of KOSDAQ status/investment changes. Sources also describe expansion plans (IPO discussions in 2022) and continued growth.
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- Industry
- CEA & horticulture
- Topics
- Vertical farming & controlled-environment agriculture
- Role
- Producer — “…rt-farm company that grows, processes, and distributes fresh sprout and leafy vegetables and ready-to-eat fres…”
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What they offer
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News & status 6
- 2026-08-23 일본 농업인들 한국 선진 스마트농업·디지털 전환 현장 보러 온다 < 여행 < 문화 < 기사본문 - 국제뉴스Farm8 (팜에이트) is highlighted via its Metro Farm setup inside a Seoul subway station, showcasing a plant factory that uses its own LED solutions to cut costs and demonstrates a distribution model for selling products like salads and juices.
- 2026-08-21 まだ知らない韓国農業の最前線へ 視察ツアーを初開催 | 株式会社日本農業新聞のプレスリリースFarm8 is a Korean plant factory company that grows about 150 leafy vegetables and other crops, uses its own LED technology to cut electricity costs and stay profitable, and even sells harvests like salads and juices sourced from a location in Seoul’s subway …
- 2026-03-10 Kyrgyzstan adopts South Korean experience in agricultural digitalizationFarm8 (Plan T) is one of the Korean organizations visited by Kyrgyz participants during the knowledge exchange on smart agriculture, showcased among other farms and research institutes in South Korea.
- 2026-06-15 Korea Smart Farm 2026: Why the Desert Is Buying Korean Container Farms - Seoulz Korea Smart Farm 2026: How Korea Sells Farms to the DesertFarm8 is one of the established players in Korea’s 2026 smart-farm landscape, competing alongside other major agritech firms (e.g., Greenlabs) and a mix of younger startups and corporate-backed initiatives.
- 2026-09-10 Amid Extreme Weather... Smart Farms Have Grown "11 Times the Size of Yeouido" Over the Past Four Years - EDAILYFarm8 is a leading example of a smart vertical farm in Pyeongtaek, illustrating how controlled, LED-lit, climate-regulated cultivation can yield consistent, year-round production despite extreme weather, and highlighting its role in expanding Korea’s …
- 2026-09-10 受气候异常影响……智能农场规模4年间增长了“汝矣岛的11倍” - EDAILYFarm8 is an indoor vertical farm in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, using LED lighting and controlled climate to grow crops, aiming to stabilize production and reduce climate-related price volatility. The piece highlights its role within the growing smart-farm …
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Ownership & investors 3
| investor | IMM Investment |
| investor | Kooksoondang |
| investor | Korea Development Bank |
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