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Korean startups
Startup CEOs suffer depression, anxiety: survey
About one-third of South Korean startups' chief executives are more prone to stress and depression than general adults, with funding constraints and...
Jul 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea startup unveils AI for sleep study with smartphones
A South Korean startup has unveiled an artificial intelligence model for medical analysis of sleep based on breathing sounds recorded by smartphones...
Jul 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
South Korean firms roll out AI chatbots that tug at the heartstrings
If you are using artificial intelligence-powered chatbot services in South Korea, you may soon be receiving messages like this: “Would you lik...
Jul 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
AI-powered translation startup XL8 raises $2.7 million in bridge investment
Artificial intelligence-powered translation startup XL8 Inc. said on Monday it raised 3.6 billion won ($2.7 million) in a bridge round prior to Seri...
Jul 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean micromobility startup Swing launches biz in Japan
South Korea’s shared micromobility startup The Swing Co. is making inroads in Japan, becoming the first domestic service provider in the secto...
Jul 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korea’s alternative meat startups get VCs salivating
In South Korea, the list of early stage startups that garnered more than 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in the last 12 months looks slightly different...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups
South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean gaming entrepreneur Kim Jae-young joins billionaire ranks
Kim Jae-young, founder and chief executive of Lionheart Studio Corp., the company behind South Korea’s most popular mobile game Odin, has join...
Jul 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean startups team up with convenience stores for drone delivery
South Korean convenient stores are ramping up competition in the business of drone delivery. The initial target regions include the Seoul subur...
Jul 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Dunamu to nurture 500 Korean startups to create jobs
Dunamu, the operator of South Kora’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, has launched two programs to support 500 startups over the next fi...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
Adtech unicorn Moloco eyes global expansion with former Disney exec
Moloco Inc., an AI-powered advertising solutions startup, is set to accelerate its global business with a new executive hire from The Walt Disney Co...
Jul 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
South Korea’s unicorn startups, including Viva Republica, delay IPOs
South Korean startups that exceed $1 billion in valuations, known as unicorns, are pushing back their initial public offering (IPO) dates.The move c...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups turn to restructuring amid liquidity concerns
Hit by shrinking liquidity around the globe, startups in South Korea are coming up with different ways to cut costs, most notably in human resources...
Jul 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Kakao-invested game developer Shiftup becomes unicorn startup
Shiftup Co., a South Korean mobile game developer, has joined the ranks of unicorns, or private companies worth $1 billion or more.The studio behind...
Jul 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn
Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...
Jul 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
KT injects $23 mn into fabless startup Rebellions
South Korean fabless startup Rebellions Inc. received a 30 billion won ($23 million) extension to its Series A funding from telecom giant KT Corp.KT...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO sees battery materials sales double by 2030
South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc. expects sales of its rechargeable battery materials to more than double to 41 trillion won ($31 billion) by ...
Jul 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Danble taps into overlooked market of men's fashion for older millennials
Danble, operated by Tailor Town, is an online fashion platform serving the often-overlooked market of men’s fashion for those in their 30s and...
Jul 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Socar gets pushback for high valuation ahead of IPO
South Korea’s mobility unicorn Socar Inc. faces controversy over its valuation after the car-sharing startup set the price guidance for its in...
Jun 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startups rely on word-of-mouth marketing for overseas penetration
Thanks to what some economists dub a borderless economy, more South Korean startups than ever before are looking beyond the peninsula. Seoul-ba...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Moon boats light up the birthplace of Korean Confucianism
Riding a crescent moon-shaped boat that changes colors is a must-do experience in the small South Korean city of Andong, 190 km southeast of Seoul.T...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai’s US partner Aptiv invests in self-driving startup StradVision
Aptiv PLC, one of the world’s big three autonomous driving technology companies, has agreed to invest 50 billion won ($39 million) in StradVis...
Jun 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Translink: Startup fundraising barely affected by economic downturn
Venture capital, or the business of investing in innovative private companies with growth potential, is a local endeavor most of the time.While this...
Jun 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Temasek VC unit CEO sees recent downturn as investment opportunity
Vertex Venture Holdings, a venture capital unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, expects the recent global downturn to offer investment...
Jun 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Why India’s top talent chose S.Korea for launch of edutech startup
TagHive Inc. is an education technology startup building a bridge between South Korea and India. The company’s founder and CEO Pankaj Aga...
Jun 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea webtoon startup Kenaz acquired by hedge fund
South Korea’s leading webtoon production startup Kenaz was taken over by a domestic hedge fund as it aims to reduce dependence on major platfo...
Jun 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LB Investment submits preliminary IPO assessment request to KRX
LB Investment has submitted a preliminary assessment request to the Korea Stock Exchange, the first step to an initial public offering. It chose Mir...
Jun 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Group to invest $119 million into 300 startups through 2025
LG Group announced Thursday it will invest 150 billion won ($119 million) into 300 startups through 2025.The conglomerate hosted Superstart Brand ...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Startup tapped to lead S.Korea’s autonomous car security project
South Korea has embarked on a public-private project to bolster communication security for autonomous driving, for which a domestic startup will pla...
Jun 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean startups raise record-high Series A funding
South Korea's early stage startups raised a record amount of funding in the last 12 months.Even though venture capital firms at home and abroad are ...
Jun 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 4 Korean startup scene is gloomy, say 2 out of 5 startup CEOs
- 5 MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer