- Company briefing held… leveraging strong results to unveil world’s first AI-based font production technology, driving innovation and new business initiatives in the font industry
- Pursuing business scale-up and portfolio diversification through M&A and strategic investment partnerships
August 21, 2025 (Thu)
Sandoll (CEO Young ho Yun), Korea’s leading content creator platform company, held a corporate briefing on August 20 at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Seoul, where it announced its growth vision as an AI-powered content platform, underpinned by strong first-half performance.
At the briefing, Sandoll presented its plan to position AI as the core axis of growth. Going beyond traditional font development, the company will enhance differentiated features such as ▲the world’s first AI-driven font planning and production ▲AI-based font recommendation according to usage purpose ▲and font search within images. These innovations are expected to increase font production efficiency by up to 70% and create new revenue models, driving industry-wide transformation.
Sandoll will also accelerate multilingual font development and global market expansion. As K-content continues to spread globally, multilingual fonts have become an essential component of international communication. Leveraging AI-based automatic translation and production technology, Sandoll aims to deliver customized solutions for overseas clients.
In addition, the company is pushing forward with AI-driven category expansion beyond fonts. Sandoll is prioritizing new business areas such as images and video, while strengthening technical capabilities and accelerating commercialization through partnerships with companies that own related technologies. Recently, Sandoll has been co-developing a generative AI image solution with LG CNS and collaborating with ESTsoft in the field of AI-powered video. By leveraging its platform of over two million subscribers, Sandoll expects to rapidly enhance the effectiveness of these new businesses. The company is also exploring diverse monetization models, including subscription services, third-party service integration, and operating its own in-platform marketplace.
These strategies are supported by Sandoll’s strong financial performance. For the first half of 2025, consolidated revenue reached approximately KRW 10 billion, with operating profit of KRW 2.9 billion. Compared to the same period last year, revenue rose 50.3% and operating profit surged 528.6%, marking the company’s highest performance since listing. Factors driving this growth include the successful acquisition of Yoon Design, customized font planning, and the turnaround of subsidiaries into profitability.
Alongside its AI-driven initiatives, Sandoll is continuing an active M&A strategy. Past transactions include an equity investment in music company MostContent in 2020, the acquisition of stock image platform Vividtree in 2023, and the acquisition of Yoon Design in 2024. Sandoll plans to pursue further M&A opportunities to scale its business and diversify its portfolio.
As part of its broader growth strategy, Sandoll has also strengthened its external strategic partnerships. Recently, private equity fund manager KCGI acquired approximately 20% of Sandoll’s shares, including call options, joining as a strategic partner to support management stability. This investment is expected to play a key role in Sandoll’s long-term growth strategy and business expansion. With KCGI’s investment expertise and network added to Sandoll’s AI-driven initiatives, global expansion, and M&A plans, the company anticipates accelerated growth momentum.
Sandoll’s Vice President, Donggeun Shin, stated, “Sandoll will not only drive innovation in the font industry through AI technology, but also pursue global expansion and portfolio diversification through active M&A to ensure sustainable growth. By expanding into new AI-driven categories such as images and video, and by implementing diverse monetization models, we will further strengthen our competitiveness as a content platform company and continue to deliver long-term value to both customers and shareholders.”
August 21, 2025 (Thu)
Sandoll (CEO Young ho Yun), Korea’s leading content creator platform company, held a corporate briefing on August 20 at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Seoul, where it announced its growth vision as an AI-powered content platform, underpinned by strong first-half performance.
At the briefing, Sandoll presented its plan to position AI as the core axis of growth. Going beyond traditional font development, the company will enhance differentiated features such as ▲the world’s first AI-driven font planning and production ▲AI-based font recommendation according to usage purpose ▲and font search within images. These innovations are expected to increase font production efficiency by up to 70% and create new revenue models, driving industry-wide transformation.
Sandoll will also accelerate multilingual font development and global market expansion. As K-content continues to spread globally, multilingual fonts have become an essential component of international communication. Leveraging AI-based automatic translation and production technology, Sandoll aims to deliver customized solutions for overseas clients.
In addition, the company is pushing forward with AI-driven category expansion beyond fonts. Sandoll is prioritizing new business areas such as images and video, while strengthening technical capabilities and accelerating commercialization through partnerships with companies that own related technologies. Recently, Sandoll has been co-developing a generative AI image solution with LG CNS and collaborating with ESTsoft in the field of AI-powered video. By leveraging its platform of over two million subscribers, Sandoll expects to rapidly enhance the effectiveness of these new businesses. The company is also exploring diverse monetization models, including subscription services, third-party service integration, and operating its own in-platform marketplace.
These strategies are supported by Sandoll’s strong financial performance. For the first half of 2025, consolidated revenue reached approximately KRW 10 billion, with operating profit of KRW 2.9 billion. Compared to the same period last year, revenue rose 50.3% and operating profit surged 528.6%, marking the company’s highest performance since listing. Factors driving this growth include the successful acquisition of Yoon Design, customized font planning, and the turnaround of subsidiaries into profitability.
Alongside its AI-driven initiatives, Sandoll is continuing an active M&A strategy. Past transactions include an equity investment in music company MostContent in 2020, the acquisition of stock image platform Vividtree in 2023, and the acquisition of Yoon Design in 2024. Sandoll plans to pursue further M&A opportunities to scale its business and diversify its portfolio.
As part of its broader growth strategy, Sandoll has also strengthened its external strategic partnerships. Recently, private equity fund manager KCGI acquired approximately 20% of Sandoll’s shares, including call options, joining as a strategic partner to support management stability. This investment is expected to play a key role in Sandoll’s long-term growth strategy and business expansion. With KCGI’s investment expertise and network added to Sandoll’s AI-driven initiatives, global expansion, and M&A plans, the company anticipates accelerated growth momentum.
Sandoll’s Vice President, Donggeun Shin, stated, “Sandoll will not only drive innovation in the font industry through AI technology, but also pursue global expansion and portfolio diversification through active M&A to ensure sustainable growth. By expanding into new AI-driven categories such as images and video, and by implementing diverse monetization models, we will further strengthen our competitiveness as a content platform company and continue to deliver long-term value to both customers and shareholders.”