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Korean startups
Startups bet on affluent Gen X in Korea’s senior living market
Elder-care startups are rushing to build high-end senior homes in South Korea targeting affluent Generation Xers set to retire in five years on expec...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korea’s largest startup fair NextRise to be held in June
The Korea International Trade Association announced on Tuesday that the largest domestic startup fair in South Korea, NextRise 2024 Seoul," will be h...
May 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bet on innovations with societal impact: Kakao Ventures CEO
In the past 10 years, Kim Ki-jun has been on the hunt for deep technology startups that will have a significant societal impact, and he will continue...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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BMW to support Korean automotive startups at new R&D center
German luxury carmaker BMW Group is set to support South Korean automotive startups in their overseas expansion as it on Monday opened a new research...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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SoftBank-backed Korean flea market app sees overseas growth
Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, enjoyed growth in other countries with its Karrot app briefly ...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean unicorns slow growth to focus on profits
South Korean unicorns, or startups valued at $1 billion or more, are slowing the pace of growth to shore up their bottom lines as they revive long-de...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea’s Catchtable eyes offshore table reservation markets
Wad Corp., the developer and operator of South Korea’s most popular restaurant reservation app Catchtable, is considering offering Catchtable s...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean unicorns’ failed global expedition causes growth concern
Woowa Brothers Corp. and Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s most valuable unicorns, have pulled the plug on some of their overseas businesses a...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Paradigm Shift attracts $290k seed bridge investment
Paradigm Shift, the operator of the exercise diary app for middle-aged women Heroines, announced on Monday that it attracted a seed bridge investmen...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startup CEOs away from home lead global expedition
South Korea’s promising startup founders, who normally double as chief executive officers for their companies, are leaving their home turf to f...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SoftBank-backed Balancehero still hungry for bigger market
In India, the world’s most populous country, about 1.2 billion people are estimated to have no credit score because most are unbanked, meaning ...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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South Korean drone startups rush to join military drone race
South Korean drone-developing startups are rushing to join the race to develop military drones to meet growing demand for drones fit for combat opera...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Breezm lands in US with plan to open 100 stores in 5 years
Breezm, a South Korean startup making customized eyeglasses with artificial intelligence and 3D technologies, has opened its first offshore store in ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Money pours in for technology to reshape Korean restaurants
Investors are betting big on food service technology startups in South Korea as the adoption of self-service systems in the country’s food and ...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Electronics spins off X-UP, 4 other in-house venture firms
LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is spinning off five promising in-house venture firms as separate entities to strengthen South Korea’s ...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asan Nanum Foundation invites innovators to startup pitch
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung’s death, ...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SM Entertainment founder invests $5.2 million in Mindlogic
K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co.'s founder and former Chief Producer Lee Soo-man is expected to invest up to 10 billion won ($7.5 million) in Mindl...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korea's drone market set for takeoff, led by startups
Starting in May, drones, not boats, will deliver parcels and even fried chicken to residents living on some of South Korea's remote islands unreachab...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Big Tech engineers rush to Korea’s AI chip startups as potential looms
Big Tech engineers are flocking to South Korea’s promising startups specializing in artificial intelligence chips, a fast-growing sector in the...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign venture funding for Korean startups picks up
South Korean startups raising funds from overseas venture capital firms nearly doubled in the first two months of this year from a year ago, heighten...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market
Mathpresso Inc., a South Korean startup operating the Google-backed learning app Qanda, has released its first study app catering to US university st...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Kakao Ventures invests in AI optimization startup Omelet
Kakao Ventures Corp. has made an undisclosed amount of seed investment into Omelet, a South Korean early stage startup developing industrial operatio...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Caring raises $30 million in Series B funding
Caring Co., a South Korean startup offering senior care services, succeeded in raising 40 billion won ($30 million) in a series B funding round, ele...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AIMMO’s global push gains speed with US foray
South Korean AI-powered data solution-providing startup AIMMO Inc. is expediting its global push with an aggressive advance into the US market, where...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea announces 1st local firm to issue multiple voting shares
South Korea announced on Wednesday that Colosseum Corporation Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered logistics services provider, has become the fi...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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AI device solution startup Sorcerics gets seed round
South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) smart device solution startup Sorcerics, founded by former Google and Microsoft employees, announce...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT to participate in MWC 2024 with five Korean startup partners
South Korea’s KT Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will participate in the world's largest mobile exhibition MWC 2024 to be held in Barcelona,...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Altos Ventures invests $9.4 mn in Techtaka
South Korea's Altos Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has invested 12.6 billion won ($9.4 million) in the software-centric fulfillment company Te...
Feb 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Venture downturn keeps Korean unicorns from acquisitions
South Korean unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more, are increasingly refraining from taking over smaller startups for business expa...
Feb 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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