About DeepVelo

Advancing humanity means coexisting with nature — not choosing.

DeepVelo Inc. is a South Korean research and product development company working across agriculture, desalination, cosmetics and eco-friendly energy — now building its presence in the United States.

Our story

Nature already solved it. We build with it.

DeepVelo was founded on the conviction that the hard problems — food security, water scarcity, clean energy — already have working solutions in the natural world. The engineering task is not to invent past nature. It is to understand the mechanism well enough to build with it.

That conviction shapes what we refuse as much as what we pursue. We rule out GMOs and chemical fertilizers not as marketing positioning, but because a solution that creates a new environmental cost has not actually solved anything.

Today that work spans four research fields, one commercialized product line operating on farms in four countries, and a team drawn from mechanical engineering, plant science, medicine, finance and global marketing.

DeepVelo research in the field
100+
farms operating with our agriculture systems
4
countries: United States, Korea, Taiwan, Türkiye
4
active research fields under one method
+30%
average yield increase in accredited testing*

*Based on controlled tests with certification from accredited testing agencies. Results may vary by farm conditions, climate and implementation. Replace any figure you cannot document — US buyers will ask for the certificate.

Leadership

The bench behind the research.

Six leaders across engineering, plant science, medicine, finance and global marketing.

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Sunguk Hong, CEO and President, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Sunguk Hong Co-founder

  • CEO & President, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • Former CEO, BLHAT Inc.
  • Former CEO, JaooNet Co., Ltd.

Mr. Hong has exceptional business management skills, having served as the CEO of IT and manufacturing companies. He also has experience working as a researcher in the field of mechanical engineering, with expertise in design and manufacturing.

Sukhwan An, Vice President, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Sukhwan An

  • Vice President, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • Former Vice President, Genians Co., Ltd.
  • Former CFO, Oullim Co., Ltd.

Mr. Ahn has over 30 years of extensive experience in business management, finance, sales and marketing, with a background in senior roles at publicly listed companies in South Korea, drawing on his successful experience in collaborative projects with global companies.

Hyunil Lee, CTO, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Hyunil Lee Co-founder

  • CTO, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • Former Senior Researcher, Bellwave & NOKIA
  • Adjunct Professor, Inha University

Mr. Lee has over 25 years of experience in product R&D. He previously served as a senior researcher at Bellwave and Nokia, and as adjunct professor at Inha University. He is currently responsible for the research and development of DEEPVELO’s product line.

Samuel Byeongjun Park, RandD Director, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Samuel Byeongjun Park

  • R&D Director, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • Former Research Associate, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology

Dr. Park holds a Ph.D. in Electronics, Telecommunications and Radio Engineering and is an expert in mechanical, electrical and electronic product design. He currently serves as Director at DeepVelo and has extensive experience in medical and surgical robotics.

Thomas Goodwin, Marketing Manager, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Thomas Goodwin Co-founder

  • Marketing Manager, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • CMO, Alaska Current Seafoods Inc.

His professional experience includes roles at Qualtrics, where he collaborated with U.S. government agencies, universities and Canadian enterprises, and as co-founder and CMO of Alaska Current Seafoods Inc.

Soocheul Yoo, Advisor, DEEPVELO Inc. at DeepVelo

Soocheul Yoo Co-founder

  • Advisor, DEEPVELO Inc.
  • Professor, Hankyong National University

Professor Yoo is a faculty member in the field of plant science at a national university and leads agricultural research and product development at DEEPVELO.

Our brands

ZOECORE is a DeepVelo brand.

Our agriculture research line, commercialized as an irrigation treatment system for working farms.

zoecore.com

Come see whether the method holds up.