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COMEUP 2025 Turns from Showcase to Marketplace: 2,800 Global Matches Signal Korea’s New Venture Reality
Korea’s startup festival COMEUP 2025 has reached a turning point. Once viewed as a showcase, it is now functioning as...
Korea Unveils 2030 K-Venture Blueprint, A Vision to Make Startups the New Economic Engine
Korea’s venture movement is entering a new era. With artificial intelligence transforming global industries, the Korean government has set its...
India’s Konnect Wins K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025, Marking a New Phase in Korea’s Global Startup Strategy
Korea’s decade-long experiment in global founder integration reached a defining moment this week. As the world’s innovation corridors converge, the...
Six Global VCs Selected Under Korea Venture Investment’s H2 Global Fund 2025 to Scale Korean Innovation Abroad
Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC) has selected six international venture capital firms to operate its second-half 2025 Global Fund, forming...
G-Dragon’s Galaxy Corporation Turned AI & IP Into a 1-Trillion-Won Unicorn: What It Means for Korea’s Creative Tech Economy
South Korea’s Galaxy Corporation, home to global artist G-Dragon, has reached unicorn status with a KRW 1 trillion (~ USD...
At COMEUP 2025, KSGC Demo Day Showcases 40 Global Innovators Shaping Korea’s Future Economy
As the world’s startup ecosystems grow more connected, Korea is stepping forward as a bridge linking global founders with Asia’s...
Lunit Advances U.S. Entry Strategy with FDA Filing for Breast Cancer Risk AI, Strengthening Korea’s Healthtech Presence
Korean medical AI company Lunit is advancing its U.S. expansion by submitting its breast cancer risk prediction solution, Lunit INSIGHT...
Korea’s Entertech Evolution: The Pinkfong Company’s AI-Powered Global IP Strategy Points to Korea’s Creative Tech Future
The global content industry in South Korea is now entering a new phase where education, entertainment, and artificial intelligence converge....
BeMyFriends’ Dreamus Acquisition Signals Korea’s Push to Globalize Fandom-Tech
South Korea’s fandom-tech sector, once centered on digital fan engagement tools, is now entering an industrial phase of consolidation. Beyond...
How Rebellions’ NPU Validation Marks Korea’s Broader Bet on AI Infrastructure and Industry Collaboration
South Korea’s race to establish sovereign AI infrastructure is revealing how deep-tech startups now serve as both technological pioneers and...
World’s First Gallium-Oxide Chip Maker PowerCubeSemi Prepares 2026 KOSDAQ IPO Listing After $4.4M Investment
Amid Korea’s renewed semiconductor expansion drive, PowerCubeSemi’s move toward a 2026 KOSDAQ listing has captured investor attention. Backed by KRW...
Upstage Becomes Korea’s First Public-Sector Generative AI Provider, Redefining Government Digital Transformation
Korea’s public sector has long struggled to integrate advanced AI tools due to strict data-security segregation. That barrier has now...
Korea’s First GLP-1 Obesity Drug Fast-Tracked: Hanmi’s “Efpeglenatide” Signals Acceleration in Biotech Commercialization
A new decisive phase is coming to South Korea’s biotech sector. Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Efpeglenatide, the nation’s first homegrown GLP-1 obesity...
Korea’s National Growth Fund Targets SK Hynix’s Yongin Cluster: Redefining Industrial Investment with $11B Deep-Tech Mandate
South Korea is reshaping its industrial funding model. After decades of venture-centric policy, Seoul is pivoting toward large-scale deep-tech and...
The Trust Recession: How the 2025 Upbit Hack Risks Korea’s Virtual-Asset Comeback
Global investors are once again watching South Korea’s fintech credibility being tested. The country that once promised to lead Asia’s...