Korea Bets on Climate Innovation: Gyeonggi Aims to Build Three Climate-Tech Unicorns by 2030
The race toward a net-zero economy is accelerating in South Korea, and Gyeonggi Province is taking the lead. By unveiling ...
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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 ...
K-Beauty Startup BENOW Eyes IPO After Unicorn Valuation, Expands Global Reach Beyond Korea
K-Beauty has given Korea some of its strongest global brands, and now a new startup is carrying that momentum into ...
Korea’s Venture Investment Climbs to ₩5.7T (~US$4.2B) in H1 2025 – FuriosaAI and BENOW Join Unicorn Ranks
South Korea’s venture capital market showed steady growth in the first half of 2025, according to the Ministry of SMEs ...
FuriosaAI Becomes Korea’s Newest AI Unicorn with $130M Series C Bridge Round
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has entered the ranks of the country’s unicorn companies following its ₩170 billion KRW ...
Seoul Surges to 9th Best Global Startup Hub, Boosted by Strong Ecosystem & Strategic Investments: Startup Genome 2024 Report
Seoul has been recognized as the 9th best city globally for starting a business, according to the latest report by ...
14 Companies, including StyleShare, Riiid, My Real Trip, and SmartStudy, selected as Preliminary Unicorn Startups
On December 11, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC) selected 14 companies as ...