Global Lessons from Korea’s 2025 TIPS Expansion: Public-Private Startup Model Adds 30 New Operators
South Korea is moving to strengthen one of its most successful startup support frameworks, the TIPS (Tech Incubator Program for ...
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NEXT UNICORN Project: Korea’s ₩610B ($445M) Initiative to Scale AI and Deep Tech Startups into Global Players
After weeks of discussions and preview, South Korea has finally unveiled more about NEXT UNICORN Project, one of its most ...
Korea’s New Startup & Venture Policy Vision: Stronger Funds, Tax Reforms, Deep Tech Focus for Top 4 Global Ranking
South Korea is charting its next chapter in innovation policy. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) unveiled a comprehensive ...
Foreign Capital Bottlenecks Threaten Korea’s Startup Globalization — Founders Urge Regulatory Reform
With the fierce race in the international markets, Korea’s startup founders unveil regulatory bottlenecks and limited policy support risk undermining ...
Building Credibility Beyond Borders: Korea’s Self-Regulation Push Aims to Align VC Practices with Global Market Expectations
Korea is shifting its venture capital oversight from government-driven regulation to a private-led self-regulation framework. The Ministry of SMEs and ...
Korea’s Expanded ₩150T (~$110B) National Growth Fund: Scale for Conglomerates or Lifeline for Startups?
South Korea has expanded one of its most ambitious investment programs to date: a ₩150 trillion (~$110 billion) National Growth ...
20 Korean Startups Prove Unicorns Aren’t Built Only on VC: Inside MSS’ New Profit-Growth Baby Unicorn Program
In South Korea’s startup ecosystem, where venture funding has traditionally been the benchmark for growth, a new experiment is unfolding. ...
SMEs and Startups Ministry Strengthens Restart Policies for Small Businesses — Lessons for a Resilient Startup Ecosystem
Business closure is a reality in every entrepreneurial ecosystem. What matters is how founders are supported when they attempt to ...
Korea Lifts Venture Ban on Virtual Asset Firms, Bringing Blockchain into Deep-Tech Sector
South Korea has lifted a seven-year restriction that excluded virtual asset trading and brokerage businesses from being recognized as venture ...
Surviving the U.S. Tariff Shock: Korea Targets SME Resilience Through Financing, Logistics, and Emerging Market Strategies
Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), critical drivers of the nation’s export economy, are under strain from U.S. reciprocal tariffs ...