Workplace chat app Blind’s developers prepare for NASDAQ listing as fresh investment pours in
Korean startup TeamBlind, the operator of 'Blind,' a social networking platform for office workers, has attracted approximately 41.6 billion won ...
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Korea’s largest freelancers market platform Kmong doubles its users base & gets new funding
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the economy and job market hard, with massive layoffs and business closures. Hiring was cut, leading ...
Korea gets new unicorn startup as Sendbird joins the billion-dollar club with latest funding
Korean Chat API startup Sendbird announced that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding and the makes the ...
Korean EduTech startup Ringle gets Series A funding of $8.9 million
Online education and tutoring has got a major push because of the pandemic situation in 2020. More and more edutech ...
News in Brief from South Korea: Startups, business, economy, finance, technology & more
Korea’s startup ecosystem is a one of the fastest growing in the world. Global investors, partners and startups want to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Corporate communication platform JANDI’s maker Toss Lab gets fresh funding of $ 13 million
Korean startup Toss Lab that operates the fast-growing collaboration platform JANDI, announced that it has raised a $13 million Series ...
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) announces 100-billion-won support package for promising startups
The prolonged effect of COVID-19 is quite harsh on economies; particularly, startups are facing severe consequences. There are fewer funding ...
Korean Travel startup My Real Trip gets fresh investment of $36 million amidst pandemic slowdown
It is cheerful news for the travel industry amidst the massive slowdown that has happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...