Maeil Business Interview — Genesislab CEO on ViewinterHR's Push into Education
Maeil Business Newspaper's startup feature interviewed Genesislab CEO Lee Young-bok on ViewinterHR's three-axis assessment stack, the Series B bridge round, a projected 90% cost reduction if the ROK Army adopts AI for its full third-round interview, and new bets on Dr. Listen, Zuicy, and education.
Source: Maeil Business Newspaper (매일경제) — [Startup Survival Equation with KOSPO] Genesislab | The AI Interviewer ViewinterHR Chosen by Korean Conglomerates: “Taking AI from HR into Education on Fairness and Trust” Original in Korean
Maeil Business Newspaper’s ‘Startup Survival Equation with KOSPO’ series sat down with Genesislab CEO Lee Young-bok for a wide-ranging interview that covered ViewinterHR’s current footprint, its technical makeup, the company’s next funding round, and the expansion into education, healthcare, and entertainment.
The article breaks ViewinterHR into three evaluation axes: soft-skill assessment, Behavioral Event Interview (BEI) assessment, and hard-skill assessment. Around 100 companies and public institutions — including Hyundai Motor, LG U+, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government — use the product as a hiring tool. Genesislab is currently raising a Series B bridge round.
The cost economics are concrete. According to Lee, if the Republic of Korea Army fully replaced the third-round interview for officer and NCO selection with AI, the cost could drop from roughly 3.3 billion won to around 400 million won — a projected 90% reduction.
The new-business line-up has three pillars: Dr. Listen (a mental-health app co-developed with Seoul National University Hospital), Zuicy (a creator-driven fandom app built on conversational AI), and education. On the education side, an AI career-prediction system that analyzes students’ aptitudes and academic levels is already being delivered in partnership with a mid-tier B2G vendor, and the business has attracted strategic investment.
Lee’s read on where the industry is heading: “A world is coming where AI agents are combined with memory and AI data that can carry personality.” The direction, in his view, is clear — AI that works and decides the way people do. Full Q&A and specific figures are available in the original article.
