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Liner

Liner develops AI search, academic research and writing tools for students, researchers and professionals. Its search agent provides answers linked to sources, while Liner Scholar supports finding and comparing papers, literature reviews and citation-based academic work. Liner Write turns research into drafts and documents, and the company offers research-agent workflows, APIs and MCP integrations as well as enterprise search technology. Founded in 2015, Liner evolved from a web-highlighting tool into an AI research platform with operations in Seoul and San Francisco.

Founded 2015

Team

Brian WooCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Hazel HwangProduct Designer
Luke Jinu KimCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Noel LeeProduct Data Analyst
Zeze JungFrontend Engineer

Investments

$36M2026-08-250 participations
$29M2024-10-10Samsung Venture Investment Corporation