K-Beauty Firm L founder Earns Top technology Certification, Highlights Dust Pollution Defense in Skincare
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA – L Founder Co.,ltd.has been certified as an “Excellent Technology Capability Company” for 2025 by Korea Rating Data’s Technology Credit Rating (TCB), a critically important achievement recognizing the company’s innovation adn commercial viability. The T5- rating, awarded to only a select group of companies, underscores L Founder’s commitment to research and growth within the competitive K-beauty landscape.
The TCB rating comprehensively assesses a company’s technology, marketability, and business feasibility, grading firms from T1 to T10. Achieving T5- signifies a company possesses both technological innovation and profit-making potential. L founder is demonstrating this capability through its own brand, ‘Dr. LeeJB (Dr. Lee JB),’ wiht products like ‘Firming Royce Serum’ and ‘Poppy Flower Anti-Aging Essential Mask.’
These products feature ingredients certified by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for both whitening and anti-wrinkle effects, and prominently utilize a patented poppy flower extract. L Founder reports a growing repurchase rate, with users citing a “clear skin-soothing effect even on days with severe fine dust.”
“This upgrade to T5- means that our technology-intensive R&D system has been objectively recognized,” said Lee Ja-bok, CEO of L Founder. “We have the ability to independently carry out the entire process from natural material discovery to patent submission and commercialization.”
The company is consolidating its R&D, production, and export operations at its headquarters in Songdo, Incheon, to accelerate technology commercialization. L Founder plans to leverage AI and big data analysis for personalized skincare solutions and pursue further certifications for expansion into European and North American markets, aiming to establish itself as a “technology-based premium brand in the global K-beauty market.”
An industry official noted the importance of technological differentiation for K-beauty’s continued global success, stating, “For K-Beauty to grow in the global market, it must differentiate itself through technology beyond emotional marketing. The number of companies with self-reliant patents and clinical data like L-Founder must increase for the Korean cosmetics industry to achieve sustainable growth.”
