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South Korea announces ‘Global Innovation Zone Plan’, plans 10 innovation special zones by 2027
On Monday, South Korea's Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups announced the 'Global Innovation Special Zone Creation...
Korean hospitality tech startup ONDA secures $10 million Series B funding
ONDA, South Korea’s Hospitality Tech company, closed its Series B funding round. Despite the current funding winter for startups, ONDA...
15 Korean Tech startups get to pitch to global VCs in Silicon Valley at the TIPSX beSUCCESS Korean Startup Showcase 2022
15 Korean tech startups were selected to attend the fifth edition of TIPSX beSUCCESS Korean Startup Showcase 2022 from October...
New Yanolja Unit Offers Digital Travel Tech With Vietnam’s VNTravel
Yanolja Cloud, a South Korean travel technology provider, formed a strategic collaboration with VNTravel, the leading travel company in Vietnam....
Korea’s Digital New Deal Sends Startups Across Global Stages
In line with the Digital New Deal, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) has proactively pursued investment strategies...
AI Solution Startup Nota Offers ‘NetsPresso’ Tech Trials at Arm AI Tech Talk
Nota Inc., a South Korean automatic AI model compression platform provider, participated in Arm’s AI Virtual Tech Talk series. Given...
Naver D2SF Accelerates Startups’ Growth, Generating 99% Survival Rate
Naver Corp., South Korea’s leading Internet portal operator, shared the D2 Startup Factory’s (D2SF) robust performance and future investment plans. D2SF...
Samsung Promotes AI Healthcare Startups with Ada Health Investment
Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it had invested in the Berlin-based global health company Ada Health. Notably, Ada Health operates the app...
Samsung’s C-Lab Program Showcases Four Innovative Spinoff Startups
Samsung Electronics Co. announced that it would back up new startups that have spun off its C-Lab (Creative Lab) in-house program....
Ad-Tech Startup Moloco Becomes First Korean Unicorn In Silicon Valley
Moloco Inc., a tech-driven advertising solutions company, reported that it had completed its Series C funding, successfully becoming a unicorn....
K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021 Attracts Global Startups for Acceleration Program
K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021(KSGC 2021) is a global startup acceleration program organized and financed by the Korean government, South Korea's...
DOUB’s AI-Powered SpeechEMR Automates Medical Transcription
SpeechEMR, an automatic voice recognition service designed by Seoul-based health-tech startup DOUB, records medical events and converts them into text...
Sendbird Acquires $100M Funding Expands Platform and Functionalities
Sendbird Inc., a chat and video platform operator, announced that it had raised 111.6 billion won ($100 million) through the...
Microsoft Korea Supports Tech Startups with ‘Microsoft for Startups’
Microsoft Korea, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, announced that it would continue to conduct the ‘Microsoft for Startups’ this year....
Seoul Global Startup Center Demo Day Event 2020 Supports New Businesses
The Seoul Global Startup Center (SGSC) held its annual SGSC Demo Day event to help new, and emerging companies connect...
Naver D2SF Invests in Logistics Techtaka, Digital Healthcare Medibloc
South Korea's largest internet portal operator Naver invested in two startups — Techtaka Co. and Medibloc Co. — in the...
YCONS Lab Saves Students from Queues with Yammi Reservation App
YCONS Lab Ltd., a Korean startup, created an exclusive app that could help students utilize their lunch breaks or cafeteria...
ROIIVE Developing Advanced Core Autonomous Vehicle Camera Tech
South Korean startup ROIIVE said that it is actively developing core technologies for automotive camera applications such as recognition and...
Looxid Labs to Unveil Senior Cognitive Care Solution LUCY at Facebook Accelerator Seoul Demo Day
South Korean startup Looxid Labs Inc. announced that it would unveil its cognitive care solution dubbed "LUCY" for seniors at...
COMEUP 2020 Day 3: Commerce: E-Commerce End Game?
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups successfully launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November 19-21. The...
