Korean tech news in October 2022: South Korea’s tech startup opportunities in Singapore and Vietnam, Korean online education-tech on the global stage, the city of Seongnam’s NFT-based citizenship initiative, and more.
Korea: A Policy Framework for Blockchain and Digital Assets (pdf)
- South Korea’s COMEUP 2022 startup festival is set for November 9-11, showcasing the country’s rising tech firms and solutions
- South Korea: CLASSUM education-tech raises $11M pre-Series B with interactive learning platform used by more than 6000 organizations across 32 countries
- An overview of the Korea Tourism Organization’s Korean Startup Showcase 2022 Singapore StartTour, and the 11 startups taking part
- A brief intro to 5 startups from the F10 & K-Startup Center Singapore Program, working in maritime propulsion, insect farming, user authentication and more
- Singapore Fintech Association partners Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs to create 80RR, a co-working space for Korean companies in Singapore
- South Korean VC firm Nextrans to launch new $50M Vietnam-focused fund to target the country’s tech startup ecosystem, looking at investments up to $3M in value
- South Korea: City of Seongman unveils plans for a digital copy, Metaverse Special City Seongnam, with denizens accessing key services and information via NFT citizenship
- Download: ‘A Policy Framework For Blockchain & Digital Assets In Korea’ via Ripple (pdf)
Crypto: Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of North Korean hackers
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