Korea’s Regional Startup Strategy Faces Funding Gap as Capital Region Dominates Investment Flows
Korea’s ambition to build a balanced national startup ecosystem faces a critical funding challenge. New data reveal that the vast ...
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Korea Expands Smart City Innovation Through Public – Startup Collaboration in Cheonan
Korea is pushing the boundaries of smart city innovation beyond its major hubs. In Cheonan, a new open innovation initiative ...
Aerospace, Biohealth, Manufacturing: Korea AI Transformation Policy Targets Regional Industries with $5M in Funding
Korea is accelerating its push to proceed with AI transformation strategies across traditional industries, channeling $5 million into regional hubs ...
Shochiku – Jeonju University Arts Exchange Marks 60 Years of Korea–Japan Ties, Opens Pathways for K-Content IP and Ventures
Korea and Japan are expanding cultural diplomacy at a time when content is increasingly central to global competitiveness. The recent ...
Gangwon Venture Capital Plan: $115M for Seven Future Industries, Signaling Korea’s Regional Investment Shift
Korea is moving to reduce its Seoul-centric startup investment pattern by channeling capital into provinces with untapped potential. Following the ...
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 ...
Korea’s Unicorn Strategy Expands Beyond Seoul: Inside Chungnam’s Push with KAIST to Attract High-Growth Startups
South Korea’s unicorn strategy is no longer confined to Seoul. South Chungcheong Province (a.k.a. Chungnam), in partnership with KAIST, has ...
New $74M Busan Innovation Scale-Up Fund Targets $147M in Startup Investment for Regional Growth
Korea is accelerating efforts to decentralize startup investment beyond Seoul. With the launch of the ₩101.1B ($74M) Busan Innovation Scale-Up ...
First Foreign Unicorn in Sight: Expanded Startup Korea Special Visa, Regional Hubs, and Tailored Founder Support
A year after launching the Global Startup Center, South Korea is doubling down on inbound startup growth with expanded policies ...
Korea Launches First Chungnam Venture Fund Worth ₩101.1B ($74M), Boosting Regional Startup Competitiveness
Korea is stepping up efforts to decentralize startup investment beyond Seoul. With the establishment of the Chungnam Venture Fund worth ...