Startup news, Korea: Yanolja gets record funding, SD Biosensor IPO & more
The deal was finalized between Yanolja, the Korean travel-leisure platform, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 as the latter invested $1.7 ...
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Korea’s top grocery delivery startup Market Kurly accelerates IPO listing with new investment
Korean e-commerce grocery delivery startup Market Kurly has attracted $196 million or 225.4 billion won of Series F investment as ...
Socar surpass 7 million users as it celebrates its 10th year of operations
South Korea's popular car-ride sharing company Socar, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, has surpassed 7 million members. As ...
News from Korea as Krafton, Kakao Bank & Kakao Pay make IPO announcements
It's been all about IPOs as South Korea's biggest gaming startup Krafton is set to go public and announces lowering ...
Korean referral recruitment platform startup Wanted Lab registers for IPO
South Korea is experiencing one of the busiest IPO seasons in 2021 as many startups and companies go public. The ...
PUBG creator Krafton files for IPO pegged to break market records
Krafton Inc., the Korean gaming startup behind superhit mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), is set to go public in July ...
Korean app marketplace ONE Store gets an edge as Google Play Store change commission policy
Google has announced changes to its Google Play Store policy in South Korea that might change the way Koreans buy ...
IPO boom for the Korean market in 2021 as businesses & startups set to debut on the bourses
2021 could be the flourishing year for the IPO (Initial public offerings) market in South Korea as it expects to ...
News in Brief from South Korea: Startups, business, economy, finance, technology & more
The week's biggest news for Korean startups has been the smashing IPO debut of e-commerce startup Coupang. The company achieved ...
Coupang makes the biggest IPO debut in the US this year with a $109 billion valuation
It is a great debut at the New York Stock Exchange for Korean e-commerce startup Coupang as it valued around ...
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