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Korean startups
AI-based startup Riiid raises $175 mn from SoftBank
Artificial intelligence-based learning platform Riiid Inc. has raised $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the South Korean company said on May...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Team Blind secures $37 mn in Series C round; eyes Nasdaq listing
Teamblind Inc., the operator of Blind, an anonymous social platform for discussion on workplace issues, has successfully concluded its $37 million S...
May 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
SkyLabs wraps up $20 mn Series B round; eyes 2022 listing
South Korea-based healthcare startup SkyLabs has wrapped up its 22.5 billion won ($20 million) Series B round, with plans to focus on beefing up its...
May 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Big data firm FiscalNote eyes SPAC listing in US; valuation could top $1 bn
FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulation and legislatio...
Apr 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
DONT PUBLISH/EDIT ONLY: FiscalNote en route to US listing; valuation to reach $2 bn
FiscalNote, a Washington D.C.-based tech firm that uses artificial intelligence and big data to track, predict and analyze regulations and legislati...
Apr 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Financing
Naver mulls US listing for webtoon business
South Korea’s top online portal Naver Corp. is considering more dollar bond sales after it raised $500 million last month in its first foreign...
Apr 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment returns
Korean funds, firms eye jackpot from Grab’s Nasdaq listing
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), other state-run savings funds and big companies are expected to pocket decent gains from their...
Apr 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Riiid makes list of world's 100 most promising AI firms
South Korea-based startup Riiid Inc. has been named to the annual AI 100 list issued by global market research firm CB Insights. The AI 100 is a lis...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korea's color cosmetics leader C&C to list in May
South Korea’s leading color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. will be listed on Kosdaq in May, with expected market capitalizat...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korean casino game developer revives Nasdaq IPO plan
DoubleDown Interactive LLC, a South Korean social casino game publisher, has resumed its Nasdaq listing process, tapping the red-hot US IPO market w...
Apr 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kurly hires Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley for US listing
Kurly Inc., the operator of premium grocery delivery platform Market Kurly, will push forward in its US IPO aims with three global investment banks ...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Travel platform Yanolja eyes US IPO in dual listing
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja has begun the internal process to list in both the US and South Korea, by which the company expe...
Mar 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang's US listing: How to split $95.6 mn underwriting fees?
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Allen & Company and six other underwriters of Coupang Corp.'s US stock market listing last week are set to receive a co...
Mar 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Market Kurly faces bumpy road to 2021 US listing
South Korea's Kurly Inc., better known by its brand name Market Kurly, has recently terminated its contract with IPO manager Samsung Securities Co.,...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang set to raise $3.6 bn via US listing; eyes throne as platform giant
South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is looking to raise up to $3.6 billion via its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange -...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Enterprise value
Travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value seen at $11 bn if listed on Nasdaq
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja’s enterprise value could rise to at least $11 billion if the stock is listed on the Nasdaq...
Mar 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Top travel platform Yanolja eyes Q2 IPO review, listing by year-end
South Korea’s largest travel platform Yanolja is looking to have its initial public offering plans reviewed by regulators in the second quarte...
Mar 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Jeju Beer gets the nod for H1 Kosdaq listing
South Korea’s leading craft beer maker Jeju Beer Co. is set to go public in the first half of this year, following the Korea Exchange's approv...
Feb 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao's edtech startup eyes 2022 listing
South Korea-based edtech startup Yanadoo is the latest affiliate of Kakao Corp., the country's largest messaging app operator, to prepare for an ini...
Feb 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
S.Korean govt pushes dual-class share structure amid Coupang US listing
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid grow...
Feb 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Naver Webtoon targets US listing by year-end
Naver Webtoon Ltd. has begun preparations to make its trading debut in the US by year-end, according to the investment banking industry on Feb. 17.S...
Feb 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
SK Bioscience aims for March listing; enterprise value may reach $4.5 bn
South Korea-based SK Bioscience Co. is planning its trading debut next month on the country's main bourse, Kospi. The company's enterprise value is ...
Feb 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang gets the green light for Nasdaq listing
South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. has received the green light for its Nasdaq listing, increasing the possibility of a trading ...
Jan 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to begin IPO process, eyes H2 listing on local bourse
LG Chem Ltd.’s battery unit, LG Energy Solution, is set to become this year’s initial public offering blockbuster with its plan to list ...
Jan 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Coupang eyes Nasdaq listing in Q2
South Korea’s leading e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. is preparing for a trading debut on the Nasdaq in the second quarter, by which the compan...
Jan 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
BTS sweeps Spotify's most-streamed K-pop list in 2020
South Korean artists were clearly on the rise last year, with the top 10 most-streamed Korean artists pulling in over a combined 10.6 billion stream...
Jan 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB owns one-quarter of Korea’s listed logistics REIT
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as the top shareholder in South Korea’s only listed logistics real estate inves...
Jan 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s stock markets rise most among majors; beat S&P 500, Nasdaq gains
South Korean bourses on Wednesday wrapped up this year's trade at their highest levels of the year, rising the most among major equity markets and b...
Dec 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS mandates Russell to invest $1 bn in listed real estate
The National Pension Service has mandated Russell Investments to invest $1 billion in listed real estate companies or real estate investment trusts ...
Dec 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Korea’s cloud management firm Bespin Global considers Nasdaq listing
Bespin Global, a South Korean cloud technology consulting and management company, is considering listing its shares on the US tech-heavy Nasdaq mark...
Dec 17, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)