Food-Tech Startup SeaWith to Commercialize Cultured Meat by 2022

South Korean food-tech startup SeaWith aims to bring seaweed-based, cell-cultured meat to local restaurants by 2022, promoting plant-based diets. / photo courtesy of SeaWith

SeaWith, a South Korean food technology startup, announced that it aims to bring cultured meat to local restaurants by 2022. ...

Moloco Inc., an ad-tech solution provider, raised over $1 billion in Series C funding, successfully becoming the first Korean Silicon Valley-based startup.

Ad-Tech Startup Moloco Becomes First Korean Unicorn In Silicon Valley

by James Jung

May 5, 2021

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

by James Jung

April 29, 2021

K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021(KSGC 2021) is a global startup acceleration program organized and financed by the Korean government, South Korea's ...

Sendbird, a chat and video platform operator, raises $100 million in funding, improving existing services and creating innovations for digital experiences.

Sendbird Acquires $100M Funding Expands Platform and Functionalities

by James Jung

April 7, 2021

Sendbird Inc., a chat and video platform operator, announced that it had raised 111.6 billion won ($100 million) through the ...

Microsoft Korea to continue conducting the ‘Microsoft for Startups,’ a program dedicated to discovering, recruiting, and refining South Korean tech-based startups.

Microsoft Korea Supports Tech Startups with ‘Microsoft for Startups’

by KoreaTechToday Editor

March 19, 2021

Microsoft Korea, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, announced that it would continue to conduct the ‘Microsoft for Startups’ this year. ...

KT Corporation announced the establishment of the ‘KT Cloud Open Space,’ a tech hub that offers local startups development programs to boost Korea’s cloud tech.

KT launches ‘KT Cloud Open Space’ Strengthening Local Startup Scene

by James Jung

March 19, 2021

South Korea’s largest telecom company KT Corporation announced that it established and opened the KT Cloud Open Space. According to KT, it ...

The Seoul Global Startup Center successfully held its annual SGSC Demo Day event to help new, and emerging companies connect with prospective investors.

Seoul Global Startup Center Demo Day Event 2020 Supports New Businesses

by KoreaTechToday Editor

December 30, 2020

The Seoul Global Startup Center (SGSC) held its annual SGSC Demo Day event to help new, and emerging companies connect ...

Blockchain-based global electronic contract (E-contract) FirmaChain announces its partnership with DTT Alliance.

Blockchain-Based E-Contract Startup FirmaChain Collaborates with ‘DTT Alliance’

by KoreaTechToday Editor

December 4, 2020

South Korean blockchain-based global electronic contract (e-contract) startup FirmaChain announced that it joined hands with DTT Alliance (Decentralized Timestamping Alliance). ...

Naver D2SF invests in logistics solutions provider Techtaka and digital healthcare solutions provider Medibloc.

Naver D2SF Invests in Logistics Techtaka, Digital Healthcare Medibloc

by KoreaTechToday Editor

December 3, 2020

South Korea's largest internet portal operator Naver invested in two startups — Techtaka Co. and Medibloc Co. — in the ...

Bear Robotics CEO John Ha with the topic "Bringing the Future of Hospitality to the Present with Robotics and AI: Hype and Reality" during the second day of COMEUP 2020 on November 2.

COMEUP 2020 Day 2: Robotics and AI in the Hospitality Industry

by KoreaTechToday Editor

November 20, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November 19-21. The three-day ...

Henry Chesbrough talks about How to Get Positive business Results from Open Innovation at COMEUP 2020.

COMEUP 2020 Day 2: Open Innovation: Creating and Profiting from Technology

by James Jung

November 20, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November 19-21. The three-day ...

Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director at the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions, and Cities

COMEUP 2020: Startup and Entrepreneurship Policy Post COVID-19

by KoreaTechToday Editor

November 19, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year's biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November ...

Korea Successfully Launches Global Startup Festival COMEUP 2020

by KoreaTechToday Editor

November 19, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups launched this year’s biggest startup festival in South Korea, the COMEUP 2020, from November ...

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups opened eight AI tasks presented by large companies and senior ventures for the “AI Championship 2020”.

Ministry of SMEs and Startups Hosts AI Championship 2020

by James Jung

September 23, 2020

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced that it would open eight AI tasks presented by large companies and senior ...

Participants during last year's COMEUP 2019 event held in Seoul.

South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs Invites Startups for COMEUP 2020

by James Jung

July 27, 2020

South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) announced on Monday that it would hold COMEUP 2020, the country's most ...

Startups are tackling areas ranging from diagnostics to data analysis as artificial intelligence (AI) has become more relevant across healthcare systems.

Five Promising Korean AI Startups Transforming the Healthcare Industry

by KoreaTechToday Editor

July 24, 2020

As a continually evolving and growing technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has become more relevant across healthcare systems. Startups are tackling ...