Marketplaces &amp; E-commerce

Wanted Lab announces special gallery for job openings in Korean startups

January 27, 2023

Sweet Spot leading in pop-up store brokerage in Korea, attracts Series B investment

January 26, 2023

AI & Big Data company Vaiv acquires stake in influencer commerce platform Basil Club

January 18, 2023

Fresh food delivery e-comm Oasis Market IPO to list on KOSDAQ in February 2023

January 13, 2023

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Marketplaces & E-commerce

Elinha, that operates a K-beauty platform for Japanese consumers, attracts investment

January 11, 2023

Korean startup Elinha, promoting K-Beauty brands through its platform FREECO in Japan, has attracted a Series A investment of 2.3...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Handmade goods marketplace Idus’ developer Backpackr Inc. attracts investment; plans for overseas expansion

by Aditi Dave

January 10, 2023

Backpackr Inc, which operates the popular Korean handmade market platform 'Idus,' has attracted 20 billion won ($16 million) Series C...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Community platform for foreigner visitors to Korea, Enkorwithus, attracts funding from CNT Tech

January 10, 2023

Korean startup Enkorwithus, which is building a community platform for foreigners visiting Korea, has attracted an undisclosed investment from leading...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Market Kurly scraps plan to launch IPO in 2023 amidst economic slowdown

January 9, 2023

Korean unicorn startup Market Kurly, which had last year announced its solid plan to launch an IPO in 2023, has...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

MyRealTrip to launch overseas accommodation reservation service with 600,000 properties worldwide

January 4, 2023

Korean travel & hospitality company MyRealTrip, which operates a travel super app, is launching an overseas accommodation reservation service. Until...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Korean vegan food tech startup Join&Join shows 120% annual sales growth for brand Nuldam

December 27, 2022

Vegan food trends are taking over the Korean market as a growing number of consumers prefer plant-based diets. Korean companies...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Korean startup Paywork that provides business settlement tools attracts pre-Series A investment

December 20, 2022

Paywork, a Korean SaaS startup for business settlement for self-employed and specially hired workers, has attracted pre-series A round investment....

Investments

Altos Ventures lead investment into Indonesia targeted e-commerce platform Plugo

December 15, 2022

Singapore-based all-in-one e-commerce platform Plugo received $9 million in Series A investment led by Altos Ventures. Plugo is a D2C...

Marketplaces & E-commerce

Kneader that runs a platform for part-time jobs in Korea gets Series B investment