Investments
KoreaTechDesk launches Monthly Pitch sessions for promising Korean startups
South Korea's startup ecosystem is growing stronger each year. The country's progress towards the 4th industrial revolution is incomparable. The...
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Global Online dating company Match Group to acquire Korean startup Hyperconnect
It could be the best match during Valentine's Day week for a Korean startup. Global online-dating company Match Group Inc....
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Korean startup Yanolja: A travel ‘unicorn’ startup that withstood challenging times of pandemic era
The year 2020 had been catastrophic for the travel & hospitality industry globally with the COVID-19 pandemic that put a...
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Korea’s Naver acquires Canada’s storytelling platform Wattpad for $600 million
South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corporation and owner of most popular webtoon publication – WEBTOON, has acquired Canada based global...
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16th Invest Korea Week 2020 held virtually with in-depth discussions about how to thrive Post-Covid
The 16th Invest Korea Week (IKW) 2020 was successfully held virtually this year from November 11th to 13th, 2020. The...
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Opportunity for Global & Korean startups; ‘SmartCityX’ program by the USA Venture firm Scrum Ventures
As per an estimate, by 2050, 66% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas. To meet...
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Korean startups in AI get support to go global from leading VC firm SOSV under KISED’s program
15 Korean startups providing AI-based services to get help raise funding from leading global early-startup venture capital and investment management...
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Sophist Capital launches online ‘Entrepreneur Talent Assessment’ to assess startups’ future prospects, new tool for investors during COVID-19
The art and science of psychometrics has been much maligned since the Cambridge Analytica scandal; however, personality assessments remain a...
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Naver-led investment to help Carousell achieve ‘unicorn’ status
South Korea's tech giant Naver Corp. led consortium made a recent investment of $80 million in Singapore based- Carousell helping...
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South Korean equity firm STIC invests $200 million in Singapore-based-ride-hailing startup Grab
South Korean VC firm STIC Investments Inc. has expanded its reach to the Southeast Asian region with an investment of...
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