Investments
Korean startup Accelerator & Venture Capital Fund 1Billion Partners continues investing in promising startups despite ‘cold investment season’
The Korean venture investment market in 2022 is summarized as a cold season. The venture investment for the third quarter...
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Perfume brand Elorea, inspired by the Korean flag, gets a $ 2 million investment from CJ Investment & others
Korean startup Elorea wants to bring Korean fragrances to lovers of perfumes and K-Beauty brand fans. The K-Beauty Fragrance brand...
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Korean government launches 100 billion won fund to support food tech startups
As the economic downturn looms, venture funding for startups has shrunk globally in the last quarter of 2022. The Korean...
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Altos Ventures lead investment into Indonesia targeted e-commerce platform Plugo
Singapore-based all-in-one e-commerce platform Plugo received $9 million in Series A investment led by Altos Ventures. Plugo is a D2C...
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Korean Food & Lifestyle brand company GFFG attracts $23 million Series A investment
GFFG, a Korean food & lifestyle brand company, has completed a Series A investment of 30 billion won ($23 million)....
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Korea Broadcasting Advertising Promotion Corporation (Kobaco) announces Korea’s first ‘advertising & marketing venture fund’
The Korea Broadcasting Advertising Promotion Corporation (Kobaco) announced the launch of Korea's first advertising and marketing focussed venture fund, the...
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Korean startup Hyperlounge operating management analysis platform attracts investment from domestic & foreign investors
Korean startup Hyperlounge, which provides real-time data analysis services for executives of small and medium-sized companies, has attracted a total...
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Future Play to recruit startups for the ‘Samsung Welstory Techup Plus’ program
Korean accelerator Future Play will jointly host 'Samsung Welstory Tech Up Plus' with Samsung Welstory, a global food and beverage...
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Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group launches accelerator in Japan to help Korean startups to gain easy access
Leading Korean banking institution Shinhan Financial Group has launched a business accelerator program, 'Shinhan Future's Lab Japan,' in Japan that...
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Bluepoint Partners to be the first Korean startup accelerator to get IPO listed at KOSDAQ
Startup accelerator Bluepoint Partners gets the nod to start the process for KOSDAQ listing. This is the first time an...
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