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Korea’s beauty wholesaler to invest $10 mn in fashion platform Balaan
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor spins off 4 in-house startups in energy, AI, mobility
South Korea’s auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group has spun off its four in-house startups with innovative technologies in mobility, automation an...
Mar 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea loses tech startups at rapid clip amid dwindling funding
Concerns are growing that the tech startup ecosystem in South Korea, home to global tech household name Samsung Electronics Co., would be trapped in ...
Mar 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Funding to Korean tech startups at 7-year low; seed funding soars
New funding to South Korean tech startups dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2024. But seed funding soared 142% led by semiconductor, heal...
Feb 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
AI agent Gentoo poised to revolutionize online shopping
South Korean artificial intelligence startup Waddle Corp. is gearing up to reshape the online retail industry with artificial intelligence-powered in...
Jan 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Allsale, K-beauty's leading ambassador to the US
Allsale Corporation, a South Korean startup operating an influencer marketing platform, is in talks with investors to further support Korean cosmetic...
Jan 21, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
DOR sets sights on TikTok-like virtual world for gamers
South Korean startup DOR Corporation has thrown down the gauntlet to Discord, a popular global social platform for gamers, with its TikTok-like socia...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's No. 1 fitness app Planfit eyes bigger market beyond home in 2025
A new year has arrived, and with it come the New Year’s resolutions. However, if you are one of those who feel you've already failed to keep yo...
Jan 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor to introduce 10 startups in robotics, AI at CES 2025
Hyundai Motor Group, which has been promoting open innovation through generous investment in startups with promising technologies, will lead 10 cherr...
Jan 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Imagoworks raises $15.6 mn in Series C funding
Imagoworks, South Korea's AI-based digital dental service startup, said on Tuesday it raised 23 billion won ($15.6 million) in Series C funding.Found...
Dec 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fleetune continues evolving for smarter route optimization
Fleetune Inc., a South Korean transportation management service (TMS) platform-developing startup, is gearing up for a big leap next year with relent...
Dec 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup M&As halve in 2024 with smaller deals
Mergers and acquisitions of South Korean startups halved in value in 2024 as conglomerates and Big Tech firms such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. sna...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Catchtable to offer restaurant reservation service in Japan
Wad Corp., the developer and operator of South Korea’s most popular restaurant reservation app Catchtable, launched the beta service for offer...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
TALOS dives deeper into brain aneurysm icebergs
A single neurosurgeon dedicates his or her entire professional career to performing surgeries on an average of fewer than 10,000 patients with brain...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
CLO Virtual Fashion raises $35 mn
South Korea's 3D digital fashion solution startup CLO Virtual Fashion said on Monday it raised 50 billion won ($35 million).Atinum Investment Co. and...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Language learning app Speakeasy joins ranks of unicorn startups
Speakeasy Labs Inc., a South Korea-focused language learning app operator, has joined the ranks of unicorn startups after raising $78 million at a va...
Dec 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asan Nanum to offer Silicon Valley residence to Korean startups
The Asan Nanum Foundation, a South Korean startup accelerator program operator, said on Thursday it will open a residency space for Korean venture fi...
Dec 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Global startup festival ComeUp to be held in December
The South Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Monday that it will host the global startup festival ComeUp 2024 at COEX, Seoul on Decemb...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Everyone deserves a good night’s sleep: Munice CEO
Insomnia is a common clinical phenomenon in modern societies profoundly affecting many people’s health and well-being, and South Korean startup...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Bering Lab eyes 7-fold jump in revenue in 5 years
Bering Lab Inc., a South Korea-based artificial intelligence technology-powered translation startup with specialties in legal, financial and intellec...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Panmnesia raises $57 mn in Series A funding
Panmnesia, a South Korean fabless startup specializing in compute express link (CXL) technology, said on Tuesday it raised 80 billion won ($57 millio...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition
The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novembe...
Nov 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean choreography copyrights to be protected by Naver Z deal
South Korean dance choreography copyrights will be protected through an agreement between Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metaver...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow
US entertainment tycoon Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is expected to invest about $5 million in Musicow Inc., South Korea’s music copyright trading ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials
Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials, ...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
PEN Ventures: A skilled startup accelerator for entrepreneurs going global
For startup accelerators that nurture promising young entrepreneurs, identifying a soon-to-be-unicorn, or a company valued at over $1 billion, in it...
Oct 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver D2SF accelerates investments in Silicon Valley startups
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) said on Friday it started to discover and invest in...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s next AI unicorns stand out at KPAS 2024
South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. and the country’s leading financial newspaper The Korea Economic Daily have teamed up to sco...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hyundai Motor Group, D.Camp to host startup demo day
Hyundai Motor Group's open innovation platform ZER01NE said on Tuesday it partnered with startup accelerator D.Camp in collaboration with 19 financi...
Oct 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI startup MarqVision raises $16.5 mn to close Series A round
MarqVision Inc., a startup developing an artificial intelligence-powered intellectual property (IP) protection platform, raised 22 billion won ($16.5...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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