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Korea’s SME Debt Reform Policies: Boost Credit Soundness and Recovery with Broader Market Implications
Korea is moving to overhaul how small business debt is managed, ending the long-standing practice of extending virtually uncollectible loans....
Korea Opens Pension Funds to Venture Investment, Expands Mother Fund to Drive AI Startup Growth
Korea is moving to reshape its startup landscape with bold financial reforms tied to its ambition of becoming the top...
RCPS Investment Practices in Korea Put Startups at Risk, Driving Momentum for Change
In Korea’s startup ecosystem, one funding instrument dominates early-stage investment: Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares (RCPS). While designed to protect investors,...
Bill Gates Spotlights Korean SME With Masters in US$8.5M Reinvented Toilet Project for Global Sanitation Innovation
The meeting between Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Korean SME With Masters Inc. has placed a spotlight on a US$8.5...
Korea Launches First Chungnam Venture Fund Worth ₩101.1B ($74M), Boosting Regional Startup Competitiveness
Korea is stepping up efforts to decentralize startup investment beyond Seoul. With the establishment of the Chungnam Venture Fund worth...
Opensurvey’s Dataspace Platform: Redefining Enterprise Research with AI-Driven Experience Analytics
As Asia-Pacific enterprises race to transform customer and employee insights into business growth strategies, South Korea’s Opensurvey is positioning itself...
K-Beauty Startup BENOW Eyes IPO After Unicorn Valuation, Expands Global Reach Beyond Korea
K-Beauty has given Korea some of its strongest global brands, and now a new startup is carrying that momentum into...
Korea Expands Startup Policy 2025 with Joint Liability Reforms, Aiming for Global Top Four Venture Ecosystem
For years, Korean founders have pointed to joint liability in venture investment as a barrier to second attempts. Hence, the...
KVIC Launches H2 Global Fund 2025: ₩768B ($560M) Drive to Attract Global VC into Korean Startups
South Korea is intensifying its global venture capital strategy. With the launch of the H2 Global Fund 2025 round, KVIC...
Rebellions: First Korean AI Chipmaker to Establish Saudi Subsidiary, Targeting Middle East Sovereign AI Market
South Korea’s AI hardware innovation is stepping onto one of the world’s fastest-growing stages. Rebellions, an AI semiconductor startup backed...
Upstage Teams with AWS to Scale Solar LLM in APAC and US, Signaling Confidence in Korea’s AI Innovation
Korea’s AI ecosystem is gaining global traction, and one of its most prominent startups has just secured a new milestone....
STCLab’s NetFUNNEL: A Telecom-Grade Traffic Control for Japan’s Digital Frontlines
As digital services face unpredictable surges in online demand, STCLab is helping enterprises turn traffic from a liability into a...
2025 OKTA Global Startup Competition to Link Korean Innovators with Global VC Networks
South Korea’s startup ecosystem is preparing for one of its most ambitious global showcases yet. The 2025 OKTA Global Startup...
Korea Eyes Stronger Regulatory Reform as SME Ombudsman Pushes for Presidential Office Role
Regulation remains one of the most persistent hurdles for Korea’s small and medium enterprises. At the one-year mark of his...
Korea’s ‘Top Four Global Venture Nations’ Strategy Tested on Mother Fund and Pension Financing Reform
South Korea’s ambition to rank among the world’s “Top Four Global Venture Nations” now hinges on startup financing reform. Industry...
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