Mobiletoong, a Travel Wallet operator, attracts $0.17M USD in investment from Kakao Ventures
Kakao Ventures (CEO Jung Shin-ah) made an announcement on the 28th that it has invested $0.17M USD (200 million won)...
Naver ‘Smartboard’ Android version has Japanese keyboard
Naver made an announcement on the 25th that it will provide Japanese keyboards through update of Android version of AI...
FemTech Startup ‘dansaek’, Gains $0.35M USD Investments
On the 24th, a startup company called 'dansaek' made an announcement that it has completed $0.35M USD (400 million won)...
Memebox got $35.2M USD (39.5 billion won) invest from Johnson & Johnson VC
UPDATE: In late November of 2019, Memebox announced that it rebranded as MBX, naming a new executive team to lead...
Medi Futures got invested $0.88M USD from Mega investment
Medi Futures (CEO Kim Ji-min) of Ultrasonic Biomedical Company made an announcement on the 24th that it has attracted $0.88M...
Naver startup accelerator D2SF invested in two fields
Naver's technology startup accelerator D2 Startup Factory (D2SF) has invested into two startups. In AI and self-driving fields. Newly invested...
LG Electronics’ 5G smart phone, which has more battery, faster processor will be introduced on the 24th of next month
LG Electronics is going to introduce its 5G Smartphone for the first time at CCIB (Center de Convictions Interventional de...
Samsung Electronics-Harman, is developing Cloud-Based Self-driving. Self driving cars don’t need computer in the car
Technologies using Cloud Computing to run autonomously without computers in cars are just ahead. Samsung Electronics is planning to develop...
Drink Starbucks with Kakao Pay
Kakao Pay and Starbucks Coffee Korea announced on the 23rd that they will introduce Kakao Pay's payment service to Starbucks...
Kakao Ventures Invests $500,000 in ‘Spatial’. U.S. AR Solution
Kakao Ventures made an announcement on the 23rd that it invested $500,000 (about 565.5 million KRW) into a U.S. startup...
The New Travel Ecosystem Technology. DiscoverX
The Impact of Technological Innovation on Travel In 19th century England, steam engines and railroads painted the air with...
Sentbe, the Overseas Worker’s Godsend, gets Series B Investment
A remittance company Sentbe, announced on 22th that it succeeded in series B investment from Stone Bridge, Hanwha securities, Leo...
Unicorn Toss Rewards its Employees with Stock and Pay Bump
Viva Republica, a Fintech startup that operates Toss, has decided to pay 180 employees 5,000 stock options worth $ 88,200...
Generation Z Opens their Ears and Wallet to Korean Tech Spoon Radio
Mykoon, the parent company of the better known Spoon Radio, surpassed $20.2M USD (23B KRW) in 2018 annual sales. This trajectory...
Great expectation on 5G smartphone, but Battery and Heat problems as well
Although there are high expectations for 5G Smartphones, concerns regarding 'battery' and 'stability' are also seen. LG Electronics made an...
WooGene Bio got $17.7B USD (2 billion won) in investment from investment in aju IB investment
WooGene Bio, a subsidiary of Woojin B&G, announced on Monday that it has attracted $8.86B USD (1 billion won) in...
Kakao Pay achieved $17.7B USD in annual turnover last year
Kakao Pay made an announcement on the 21st that it made $17.7B USD (20 trillion KRW) in annual sales last...
Sesame oil start-up queensbucket attract $1.7M USD (2 billion won) in investment
Queensbucket announced on the 21st that it has attracted $0.4 M USD (500 million won) from the Korea Technology Guarantee...
Korean Tech Transforms CU Convenience Stores
CU, a Korean convenience store brand, is joining hands with Shinhan Card to expand the amount of unmanned payments at...
The Blue House Pumps Up Korean GreenTech with Support for Hydrogen Vehicles
The government decided to promote a hydrogen economy with two main pillars: hydrogen-electric vehicles and fuel-cells. The government will increase...