Company Overview#
Somuna develops battery management systems (BMS) and smart monitoring apps for logistics vehicles. Its main focus is eliminating engine idling in cold-chain logistics. It supplies battery-driven refrigeration units that keep food and medical cargo fresh even when the engine is off.
Technology & Product#
Somuna offers three main technology and service modules:
- AI Battery Control System: Software and hardware that manages on-board secondary batteries to power ancillary vehicle systems independently of the main engine.
- AI Idle-Free Cold-Chain System: A hybrid battery-driven cooling system that sustains refrigeration temperatures during cargo stops, eliminating fuel waste, noise, and tailpipe emissions.
- AI Smart Monitoring System: A real-time web platform and operations dashboard that tracks vehicle location, battery charge levels, and refrigeration compartment temperatures during transport.
Market & Use Cases#
Somuna serves cold-chain logistics, fresh-food delivery services, pharmaceutical transport operators, and commercial fleet managers. With Somuna’s battery system, fleet operators cut fuel costs, prevent cargo temperature swings, and meet urban anti-idling rules.
Traction & References#
- Somuna recorded annual revenues of KRW 1.03 billion in 2024 and KRW 1.105 billion in 2025.
- The company was selected by SK Innovation for the SV² Impact Partnering Season 2 green social venture program in 2020.
- Somuna deployed its first retail commercial installation at SK Energy’s Incheon Naetruck House logistics depot in October 2020.
- The company completed its Pre-A investment round and was selected for the TIPS program in July 2025.
- Somuna secured bridge funding from the Small & Medium Business Corporation (SBC) in August 2025 and strategic investment from Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.
Collaboration Relevance#
- Cold-chain logistics firms and e-grocery delivery fleets can run PoCs with Somuna. They can retrofit diesel delivery trucks with battery-powered cooling units to cut fuel use.
- Insurance companies can integrate Somuna’s real-time temperature tracking to verify cargo conditions and reduce fresh-food spoilage claims.
- EV chassis manufacturers can co-develop energy management modules with Somuna. These modules power refrigeration compressors directly from secondary battery banks.