Korea Institute of Startup

South Korea’s food and beverage (F&B) exports set a new record in 2020 and are projected to rise even higher this year. According to Korea...

South Korea-based Brave Mobile Inc., the operator of service matching platform Soomgo, has secured 32 billion won ($28.6 million) in a Series C fund...

Shinsegae Group has inched closer to a deal to acquire eBay Korea that would see the South Korean retail giant emerge as an e-ecommerce behemoth wit...

South Korea’s M&A market is heating up as the outlook for the global economic recovery is becoming more comfortable this year.The M&A ...

Naver Corp.’s Japan-based messaging app affiliate Line Corp. is rapidly expanding its digital banking business in Asian countries outside Kore...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations...

South Korea's co-working space provider FastFive Co. announced on June 11 that it has raised 30 billion won ($27 million) from seven investors, brin...

Petroleum products become driving force behind South Korea's export market Exports of petroleum products turned positive this year, driving South K...

South Korea's Shinsegae and Lotte groups, the two final contenders for eBay Korea, are hurrying to securitize their assets, even offering core real ...

Hyundai Motor Group and three other South Korean conglomerates have agreed to launch an industry-wide consultative body on hydrogen, underscoring an...

The much-touted sale of South Korea’s Hanon Systems Corp. is taking solid shape with names of potential bidders floating around in the market ...

The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...

Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea’s top three electric vehicle battery makers, is considering launching a battery production joint venture i...

South Korea-based artificial intelligence startup Buzzvil is preparing to make a trading debut on the country’s junior bourse Kosdaq in the th...

South Korea’s two leading bakery franchise companies are expanding aggressively in Southeast Asia.SPC Group, the operator of Korea’s lar...

The imminent advent of quantum computers is posing an online security risk. Quantum computers, unlike the binary computers in common use today, can ...

 The combined valuation of some 70 tech startups that received funding from the platform giant Naver Corp. has reached around 1.3 trillion won ...

In South Korea today, running has become an increasing part of everyday life, particularly at a place where you would least expect to see a large gr...

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has begun the official process of South Korea’s largest-ever initial public offering that is expected to raise over 10...

The Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC), a quasi-government agency established to support South Korean startups and venture capital industry, has ...

The tussle over the acquisition of eBay Korea is now down to two heavyweight contenders. South Korea’s retail titans Lotte Group and Shinsegae...

South Korea’s mobile platform Kakao Corp. is set to shake up the country's e-commerce market in the second half of the year with the launch of...

The global chip shortage is impacting South Korea’s COVID-19 test device makers. They are paying up to 10 times the normal price of semiconduc...

ESG is one of the most frequently mentioned keywords in South Korea today. It stands for environmental, social and corporate governance, the three...

The stock prices of South Korea’s two leading travel agencies, HanaTour Service Inc. and Modetour Network Inc., have skyrocketed in 2021 with ...

A private debt fund managed by Madison Capital Funding, a US middle-market lender, has received a combined $460 million in commitments from seven So...

"When life gets too hard, this is the pharmaceutical company stock you must buy," advises the title of Hanwha Securities' recent research note on Wh...

South Korea-based Ably Co., operator of the fashion app Ably, announced on Jun. 2 that it has raised 62 billion won ($55.7 million) in a Series B ex...

India is becoming an attractive destination for South Korean startups that are eyeing overseas expansion, given the country's vast population and di...

Luxury brands are hiking up prices in South Korea. Designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have increased their prices in Korea this year...