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 ...
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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 Metropolitan Government boosts startup ecosystem with new scale-up center and massive $731 million funding initiative
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is revolutionizing the startup ecosystem with its groundbreaking new Scale-up Center and a massive funding initiative. ...