South Korean tech news: July 2021 headlines
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Korean tech news headlines from July 2021 covered items in areas including: Impact Collective’s Cohort 2 applications; the country’s place in semiconductor manufacturing; the launch of the BMW Testbed Project; Coupang’s e-commerce moves into Taiwan; and more.
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- South Korea: Mathpresso fast-growing edtech startup raises $50M Series C with app-based mobile learning incorporating AI
- South Korea: Dtonic big-data processing startup takes win at SelectUSA Tech Asia-Pacific pitch competition, growing from start as a Hyundai spin-off
- South Korea: Tru Technologies gains $3.3M Series A with TruLab securities lending trading platform, automating securities lending transactions
- South Korea: KT telco partners KB Financial Group to launch 7-story Gwanak S Valley Startup Center to house digital startups, aiming to develop future partners
- South Korea: Tridge secures $60M with agriculture marketplace linking farmers in more than 150 countries with food buyers around the world
- South Korea’s Coupang e-commerce giant enters Taiwan and commences delivery options testing, one month after also launching in Japan
- Impact Collective launches call for Cohort 2 applications to solve globally-relevant challenges faced by the Asia-Pacific region
- South Korea: NX Nivea Accelerator announces five winners of its annual start-up acceleration program
- Korea Int’l Trade Association, BMW Group and others ink MOU for BMW Testbed Project to discover promising startups in the country
- South Korea: POSCO steel giant launches CHANGeUP GROUND Pohang startup incubator focused on science and tech firms
- South Korea’s Sandbox Network, country’s largest multichannel network, makes major expansion in China, establishing local entity, Shanghai Sandbox Media
- South Korea’s SK Group holding company partners China’s Joyvio Group food firm to create $86.7M fund for food-tech startups, focusing on the growing alternative foods market
- South Korea: Prinker temporary tattoo startup launches platform for artists and studios to showcase work and generate a new following of enthusiasts and customers
- “Nestled between the two global powers, geographically and strategically, South Korea is already a major player in chip manufacturing and it’s not going to give up its position without a fight.”
- Korea’sFuturePlay accelerator inks MoU with Indonesia’s Bandung Institute of Technology to discover and accelerate early-stage startups in Indonesia
- e-news, latest issue: Singapore restaurant AI, B2B in Indonesia, Korean incubator, Australian on-demand parking…
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