Korean startups
Korean startups
SK Innovation-backed Marine Innovation looks to enter US green market
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Dentlink, virtual lab for dentists around the world
It's been just over two years since Innovaid Co. launched Dentlink but the South Korean startup has already pivoted from its earlier local market-cen...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Uniqconn raises $7 mn in Series A round
South Korea's system semiconductor startup Uniqconn announced on Tuesday that it attracted 10 billion won ($7.24 million) in Series A roundThe fundi...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s SK Telecom, Moloco join hands for AI ad platform
SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has teamed up with Moloco Inc., a Silicon Valley-based ad-tech solution startup, for the glob...
Jun 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean IT firms prefer engineers with business capabilities
More South Korean information technology companies are seeking engineers with business capabilities as artificial intelligence is expected to take ov...
Jun 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Asia's largest startup fair NextRise 2024 held in Seoul
The Korea International Trade Association and Korea Development Bank announced on Thursday that the Asia's largest startup fair "NextRise 2024 Seoul"...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Dog meetup app MMDC aspires to be AI pet nanny
Some call it social media for dogs, others say it's a dating app for their four-legged friends. No matter what you call it, the Meet My Dog Challenge...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT offers reverse pitches to pick startup partners
KT Corp. has offered reverse pitches for South Korean artificial intelligence and technology startups to cooperate in the areas where it lacks in tec...
May 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KOTRA opens K-Tech Camp in Paris
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on Thursday that it established the Paris K-Tech Camp in Paris, France on May 23.KOTRA ...
May 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean AI startups yet to join global unicorn club
The number of artificial intelligence unicorns has been on the rise thanks to the AI boom, but none of these South Korean AI startups have yet to joi...
May 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean startups' Tokyo fever sizzles
Despite the recent Line-Yahoo cacophony, South Korean entrepreneurs are continuing their advance into Japan to find the next big market.On Thursday, ...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Medison buys AI medical startup Sonio
South Korea’s Samsung Medison, a medical equipment subsidiary of the global memory chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co., is taking over France&rsq...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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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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Automobiles
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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Korean startups
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 startups
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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Korean startups
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 startups
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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Korean startups
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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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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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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