Startup Korea
2nd quarter 2018
- South Korea: SoCar car-share startup lands $57M to expand on 3.6M users and 8.5K vehicles
- South Korea: An intro to Mediati, incubator and accelerator for media creatives and journalists
- South Korea: Interview with Startup Alliance MD on the country’s growing startup ecosystem
- South Korea: An intro to Sentbe, aiming to make money transfers easy for migrant workers
- South Korea to establish youth unemployment startup hub with focus on blockchain and AI
- South Korea: Wishlink fashion commerce firm launches One Day Ten Minutes AI-driven clothing recommendation service
- South Korea: Qarasoft fintech startup launches KOSHO, AI-based financial forecasting app
- South Korea: Zikto insurtech startup secures $462K for blockchain-driven platform
- South Korea: Riiid startup secures US$10.77M backing for AI-driven education
- South Korea: Seoul city offering free space and incubation to foreign resident-run startups
- South Korea to invest over $900M Won in bid for the lead in AI tech by 2022
- South Korea: Government unveils $2BN investment plan for AI, focusing on defense, science and public safety
- South Korea: Aroundus launches job-search service for freelancers and students
- South Korea: Another look at K-Startup Grand Challenge 2018, a stepping stone into Asia
- South Korea: K-Startup Grand Challenge 2018 open for applications until June 14
- South Korea: An intro to 3 of Korea’s virtual reality startups
- South Korea looks to Vancouver, Canada for VR and AR venture opportunities
- South Korea pilots 6 public projects using blockchain technology
- South Korea: Blocko blockchain tech startup secures $8.9M, in part to launch Aergo ecosystem project
- South Korea: Samsung rolls out Babylon ‘AI doctor’ pre-installed on new devices
- South Korea: Viva Republica fintech backed for $40M with financial services app
- South Korea: An intro to the digital content-focused startups set for the upcoming K-Content Expo in Thailand
- South Korea’s ICON crypto company partners Singapore’s TRIVE VC firm to grow SEA blockchain community
- South Korea: WeWork Labs launches, aims to help early-stage startups go global
- South Korea: Bluehole game developer reportedly to gain $500M backing from China’s Tencent
- South Korea: WeWork Labs opens first Asian operation in Seoul
- South Korea: Samsung NEXT launches Q Fund to invest in AI startups
- NEM Foundation expanding to South Korea, one of the biggest traders of its XEM cryptocurrency
- $93M China-South Korea blockchain fund preps for launch
