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Remember

rememberapp.co.kr ↗

Korean business card and networking app that also runs recruiting and job scouting tools.

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Assessed 30 July 2026 · Evidence as of 30 July 2026
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On the recordSince 30 July 2026 · Checkable from Q3 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Q3 2026 MAU reporting for Remember vs JobKorea and Saramin
The call

Remember holds a hard to copy card and identity dataset but is losing the active user race to AI-armed rivals in its own recruiting market.

Remember owns a database of 500 million scanned business cards linked to real professionals and serves over 10,000 companies looking to hire. It is hard to replace because that card database took a decade to build, but JobKorea (the bigger rival) has added AI tools and is winning new users faster every single month, meaning Remember's card collection is not translating into recruitment wins. The outcome depends on whether JobKorea copies Remember's card-scanning strength or whether Remember's corporate customers stay loyal long enough for the new owner (EQT) to turn things around.

Why
01
AI pressure: JobKorea's AI-driven matching overhaul. JobKorea's AI overhaul is credited with widening its user lead over Remember for 21 straight months. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
02
Bigger players: JobKorea and Saramin. Both bigger rivals post higher monthly users than Remember and keep growing faster in the same recruiting market. Could a giant copy it? Probably.
03
What protects it. A 500 million card identity graph and 10,000+ enterprise clients tied into daily recruiting workflows.
What would change this call
Remember's MAU vs JobKorea/Saramin in Q3 2026 and Q4 2026 reports. Shows whether the recruitment user gap keeps widening or stabilizes.
JobKorea or Saramin launching a card-scan or identity-graph scouting feature. Would show Remember's data moat is being directly replicated by rivals.
EQT announcing IPO, roll-up, or further bolt-on acquisitions for Remember. Reveals whether EQT is pursuing growth or preparing an exit.
Key numbers
  • Remember: 4.83M MAU vs JobKorea 10.86M MAU (2026-07-13)
  • JobKorea leads 21 straight months as of July 2026 (2026-07-13)
  • EQT paid about $400M for controlling stake (2025-08-10)
Named risks
  • JobKorea's AI-driven matching widens MAU lead for 21+ consecutive months as of 2026-07-13. Severity: high
  • Generic AI recruiting tools could commoditize matching layer across all Korean HR-tech platforms. Severity: medium
  • EQT could pursue roll-up or exit rather than growth investment post-buyout. Severity: medium
  • No independently audited revenue or headcount figures exist beyond acquirer-stated claims. Severity: low
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
JobKorealosing to10.86M MAU vs Remember's 4.83M, 21-month lead as of 2026-07-13
Saraminlosing to9.79M MAU vs Remember's 4.83M as of 2026-07-13
Incruitgaining onRemember's 4.83M MAU far exceeds Incruit's 870K as of 2026-07-13
Wantedgaining onRemember's 4.83M MAU far exceeds Wanted's 480K as of 2026-07-13
LinkedIncontestingRemember modeled as Korean LinkedIn rival since 2021-12-20, LinkedIn has not cracked Korea structurally
Questions people ask
Is Remember profitable in 2026?
No independent profit figure is public. EQT's August 2025 deal announcement states Remember's revenue grew more than twelvefold in three years under Ark & Partners, a vendor-claimed figure tied to the roughly $400M (KRW 500B) acquisition, not an audited profit number.
Who owns Remember now?
Swedish private equity firm EQT signed a definitive agreement on 2025-08-10 to acquire a controlling stake in Remember from Ark & Partners for approximately $400M (KRW 500 billion), one of Korea's largest HR-tech deals.
Is Remember losing to JobKorea?
Yes. As of 2026-07-13, JobKorea led with 10.86M monthly active users versus Remember's 4.83M, extending a 21-consecutive-month MAU lead that JobKorea credits to a recent AI overhaul, per Korea Times.
Could AI replace Remember's recruiting function?
Remember's candidate-matching workflow is exactly what AI recruiting tools target, and rival JobKorea already ships an AI-driven matching overhaul that widened its MAU lead as of 2026-07-13. Remember's defense is its proprietary 500M+ scanned-card identity graph, per EQT's 2025-08-10 deal announcement.
Who is Remember's biggest competitor?
JobKorea, Korea's top recruitment platform with 10.86M MAU versus Remember's 4.83M as of 2026-07-13, having led for 21 consecutive months and attributing its widening edge to a shipped AI overhaul.
What makes Remember's data hard to copy?
Remember holds a proprietary database of over 500 million scanned business cards tied to real professional identities, built over roughly a decade, plus workflows embedded in 10,000+ enterprise recruiting clients, per EQT's acquisition announcement dated 2025-08-10.
Timeline
  • 2026-07-13JobKorea reaches 10.86M MAU vs Remember's 4.83M, extending 21-month lead
  • 2025-11-07Remember's cumulative scout recruitment proposals surpass 10 million
  • 2025-08-10EQT signs deal to acquire controlling stake in Remember for ~$400M (KRW 500B)
  • 2022-02-24Remember's Japanese user base surpasses 1 million
  • 2021-12-20Remember raises $134.4M Series D, Ark & Partners becomes majority owner
Revision history
30 July 2026
First assessed. Protection under test. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
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