Sibilliter's Lypet AI Pet Care App Named Korea's A-Ventures No. 90

Sibilliter, the South Korean startup behind the AI pet health service Lypet, has been selected as the 90th company in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' "A-Ventures of the Month" program. The scheme is designed to find and promote promising ventures in the agri-food sector. Sibilliter was recognized for its proprietary AI, which analyzes a pet's health from smartphone photos, and for its commercial progress.

How Lypet works

Owners photograph a pet's legs, mouth, eyes or skin with a phone. The AI then judges whether a disease is present and how far it has progressed, and indicates whether a vet visit is needed. Analysis is commercially available for five disease groups: patellar luxation, periodontal disease, obesity, cataracts and skin conditions. According to the company, the system is trained on tens of thousands of clinical records and aims to catch early-stage problems that are hard to see by eye.

The company says it obtained Korea's first approval for a canine patellar luxation diagnostic-aid software (MPL-001) from the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. In April it added approval for a periodontal disease diagnostic-aid software (PDD-001).

Partnerships and expansion

Sibilliter supplies its analysis engine to Samsung Electronics' SmartThings Pet Care, as well as to HY and Hecto Innovation. With DB Insurance it launched Lypet pet insurance, which uses AI analysis data in premium calculation. The startup has also been chosen for the SMEs ministry's TIPS program and Samsung's C-Lab Outside.

On the global front, it first showed its SmartThings Pet Care-linked solution at CES 2026 in Las Vegas in January. In June it joined VivaTech 2026 in Paris as a Samsung pet-tech innovation partner, widening its base for API supplies to global insurers and healthcare firms.

Using a government agri-food venture grant, the company plans to extend its analysis to cognitive disorders and to enter Japan with a local strategic partner. CEO Kim Kwang-hyun said the selection validates Lypet's technology and that the company will keep refining AI-based analysis to build trusted global pet healthcare infrastructure.