Bias
Bias is a modern Korean instant ramen brand — restaurant-quality air-dried noodles with bold, authentic flavors, starting with its signature Apgu Red Chili ramyun.
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About Bias
How much funding has Bias raised?
Bias has raised $1.0M in total funding. The most recent round was Pre-Seed.
Where is Bias headquartered?
Bias is headquartered in Playa Vista, CA.
What does Bias do?
Bias is a modern Korean instant ramen brand — restaurant-quality air-dried noodles with bold, authentic flavors, starting with its signature Apgu Red Chili ramyun.
What problem does Bias solve?
Most instant ramen is deep-fried in cheap oil — greasy, high in saturated fat, and far from restaurant-quality flavor.
What's Bias's solution?
Bias air-dries its noodles instead of frying them, cutting saturated fat by up to 12x while keeping a chewier, restaurant-quality bite — real vegetable toppings, ready in 5 minutes, at 320 calories per bowl.
What makes Bias different?
Bias operates across two ramen capitals, Seoul and Los Angeles, positioning itself as a K-pop-adjacent, better-for-you alternative to legacy fried instant-noodle brands rather than as a health-food product.
What makes Bias notable?
Founded by Ryan Kang, a Korean American entrepreneur from Los Angeles. Operates under the brand Bias (eatbias.com), registered as Pocha Noodle Co Inc; part of its brand story is a collaboration with a K-pop idol.
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