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 ...
Tag: Unicorn startups
20 Korean Startups Prove Unicorns Aren’t Built Only on VC: Inside MSS’ New Profit-Growth Baby Unicorn Program
In South Korea’s startup ecosystem, where venture funding has traditionally been the benchmark for growth, a new experiment is unfolding. ...
Korea Doubles 2026 Mother Fund to Record $1.5B, Launches $74B Growth Fund for AI and Deep Tech
South Korea is significantly scaling up its startup and innovation financing, doubling the size of its 2026 National Mother Fund ...
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 ...
Korean Government Unveils Ambitious Initiatives to Foster Global Startups and Unicorns by 2027
South Korea has set its sights on becoming a global hub for startups and fostering the growth of billion-dollar companies ...
Korean ministry to invest $12 billion to foster 10 deep-tech unicorn startups by 2027
South Korea aims to foster 10 deep-tech unicorns by 2027 by supporting research and development expansion with the private sector. ...
Korea adds 5 new unicorn startups in the first half of 2022; Total now 23
In 2022, five startups have made it to the list of Korean unicorns in the first half of the year, ...
South Korea now has 15 unicorn startups, ‘Baby Shark’ wins the case and other news
The Korean startup ecosystem gets some motivating news from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups as it adds three new ...