Investments
Opportunity for Global & Korean startups; ‘SmartCityX’ program by the USA Venture firm Scrum Ventures
As per an estimate, by 2050, 66% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas. To meet...
Korean startups in AI get support to go global from leading VC firm SOSV under KISED’s program
15 Korean startups providing AI-based services to get help raise funding from leading global early-startup venture capital and investment management...
Sophist Capital launches online ‘Entrepreneur Talent Assessment’ to assess startups’ future prospects, new tool for investors during COVID-19
The art and science of psychometrics has been much maligned since the Cambridge Analytica scandal; however, personality assessments remain a...
Naver-led investment to help Carousell achieve ‘unicorn’ status
South Korea's tech giant Naver Corp. led consortium made a recent investment of $80 million in Singapore based- Carousell helping...
South Korean equity firm STIC invests $200 million in Singapore-based-ride-hailing startup Grab
South Korean VC firm STIC Investments Inc. has expanded its reach to the Southeast Asian region with an investment of...
Corporate communication platform JANDI’s maker Toss Lab gets fresh funding of $ 13 million
Korean startup Toss Lab that operates the fast-growing collaboration platform JANDI, announced that it has raised a $13 million Series...
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announces 100-billion-won support package for promising startups
The prolonged effect of COVID-19 is quite harsh on economies; particularly, startups are facing severe consequences. There are fewer funding...
Korean Fintech startup Viva Republica’s Toss becomes a Financial Super App with fresh funding of $173 million
- Positioned as an undisputed leader in mobile finance in Korea, integrating every facet of consumer finance in one app....
South Korean AI startup Nota raises $6.7M Series A funding from Samsung SDS, LG CNS and others
Seoul-headquartered Nota, an on-device AI solution startup, has raised $6.7M (8 billion KRW) in series A investment round by investors...
Korean Travel startup My Real Trip gets fresh investment of $36 million amidst pandemic slowdown
It is cheerful news for the travel industry amidst the massive slowdown that has happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic....
