Inside Korea’s 2026 Startup & SME Budget: AI Factories Surge, Global Development Funding Shrinks
Korea’s government is reshaping how it funds innovation and growth. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has expanded its...
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Global CVC Investment Rebounds as AI and Healthcare Lead Recovery: What It Signals for Korea’s Venture Landscape
After two years of slowdown, global corporate venture capital (CVC) investment is climbing again. The rebound, fueled by large-scale deals...
Korean AI Art Startup Artue Secures Crit Ventures Investment, Pioneering Global ArtTech Convergence
Korea’s AI-driven art industry is stepping onto the global stage. Artue, a next-generation art curation platform blending artificial intelligence and...
Korea Revamps TIPS Program to Boost Deep-Tech Startups and Global Competitiveness
Korea is taking a major step to refine how it nurtures early-stage innovation. The government’s flagship startup acceleration initiative, TIPS...
Rebellions Closes $253M Series C with U.S. VC Backing: Boosting Global Confidence in Korea’s AI Hardware
South Korea’s deep-tech frontier is drawing heightened attention from global venture investors as its AI hardware startups reshape the future...
Korea Acts on U.S. 50% Tariffs and EU CBAM: Building Industrial Resilience for SMEs
Global trade tensions are rewriting the rules of industrial growth — and Korea’s small and medium manufacturers are on the...
Leonardo AI’s Timothy Hsu at KOCCA Content Insight 2025: The Future of Human Creativity in AI-Driven Storytelling
As artificial intelligence reshapes creative industries worldwide, Korea is emerging as a testing ground for how technology and storytelling can...
Inside Korea’s $7.3B AI Transformation Plan: Betting on Vertical AI to Lead the Next Industrial Revolution
In South Korea, artificial intelligence has begun redefining the foundation of entire industries. As global competition intensifies, the country is...
Korea Links Startup Policy to Worker Welfare: New ESG Standard for Innovation
Korea’s startup policy is entering a new phase where social responsibility meets innovation. By linking government support to employee protection,...
Orbital Studios’ A.J. Wedding at KOCCA Content Insight 2025: Democratizing Content Creation Through Virtual Production
Virtual production is accelerating a structural shift in how content is financed, produced, and distributed. Once limited to high-budget studios,...
Claude Creator Anthropic Expands to Seoul: Positioning Korea as Asia’s New AI and Startup Growth Hub
Korea’s startup and technology scene gained a major vote of confidence this week as Anthropic, the San Francisco-based developer of...
Performance Over Promises: Korea Resets Its Regional Development Playbook for Startup & Innovation Era
Korea is rethinking how regional innovation translates into real economic outcomes. The government’s latest reform signals a decisive shift —...
The Hidden Rule of Global Investment: Startups That Fail to Prepare, Fail to Raise
In Silicon Valley, fundraising success rarely depends on who you know — it depends on how prepared you are. Global...
Will Rebellions & DeepX Be Next? Upstage IPO Drives Korea’s AI and Venture Policy Future
Korea’s generative AI momentum is entering a defining moment. As Upstage prepares for what could become the nation’s first AI...
Upstage Targets Korea’s First Generative AI IPO — Can Policy and Capital Keep Pace?
South Korea’s deep-tech ecosystem is entering a defining moment. As the race to commercialize generative AI accelerates across Asia, one...