Raising venture capital in Asia now demands more than a compelling idea. Investors are asking sharper questions about execution, defensibility,...

South Korea’s AI ambitions are increasingly moving beyond model development and into the infrastructure needed to run them. At the...

A startup export strategy can look global on paper and still fail at the point of movement. Korea’s latest Middle...

South Korea’s open innovation model is becoming increasingly structured. In Seoul, a new platform is bringing major corporations and startups...

Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Act is entering a decisive stage as policymakers move toward limiting major shareholder stakes in...

A global expansion strategy can unravel in ways spreadsheets rarely predict. For Korean startups that recently turned to the Middle...

In Korea’s fast-moving beauty startup ecosystem, differentiation increasingly depends on more than a standout product. Brands are beginning to rethink...

South Korea is starting to acknowledge a problem that money alone does not solve. AI startups can raise attention, win...

South Korea’s main SME umbrella organization is facing an internal governance debate that is beginning to attract national attention. The...

The cosmetics industry rarely appears in conversations about industrial policy. Yet in South Korea, beauty products have quietly become one...

South Korea’s expanding footprint in the Middle East is entering a new phase of risk. Recent government monitoring shows that...

South Korea’s decision to anchor its first-ever offshore global fund-of-funds in Singapore marks the end of an era where "globalization"...

The focus of South Korea’s venture capital is shifting from generative software to the hardware that powers the physical world....

The era of the "accidental unicorn" in South Korea is officially over. As the Digital Asset Basic Act (DABA) moves...

When a startup secures 1 million USD in state-backed liquidity only to have its CEO quietly convicted of tax fraud...