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KDB bridges corporates and investors and helps 130 companies attract 710 billion won
Korea Development Bank (KDB) is supporting investments in venture businesses through its market-type venture investment platform called 'KDB NextRound'. KDB...
Gangnam-gu Helps Startups Go Overseas
Gangnam-gu signed an MOU with the Korea International Trade Association to nurture startups and support overseas advancement at the Startup...
Seven big deals for Korean startups worth over 10 billion won in April 230 billion won in total
In April, the total investment for startups in 34 cases is worth 229.7 billion won In April 2019, there were...
Korean financial companies that have emerged as ‘big hands’ for startups are speeding up their direct investment
Establishment of FinTech ecosystem led by financial companies is speeding up in South Korea. As direct investment by financial companies...
WiseApp says “Paris Baguette & Paris Croissant” gets highest Card Payment of 158.7 billion won in March
The app and retail analysis company WiseApp announced on April 16th that the bakery and bakery brands with the largest...
KT and Kakao Mobility join hands to boost Smart Mobility business
KT and Kakao Mobility signed a business agreement to jointly push forward their Smart Mobility business. The two companies plan...
Samsung speeds up the blockchain business and invests in the new concept cryptocurrency wallet company
Samsung, following its first application of the blockchain keystore to its smartphone "Galaxy S10" released in February, has invested in...
SK Telecom to release screen AI speaker ‘NUGU nemo’ & introduce children-specific products
SK Telecom announced on April 18 it will release an Artificial Intelligence speaker called "NUGU nemo" with a screen. Nemo,...
Naver-LGU+ expands AI accessibility services for the disabled
LG U+ "Call Taxi Calling for the Disabled" service, which was launched in March, helps users easily call taxis for...
Ministry of SMEs and Startups set to launch the “second venture boom” project in S. Korea
Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) in S. Korea is planning to launch a global accelerator as part of its...
Venture Business Association SVI opens the 6th role model human library
Venture Business Association SVI (Seoul Venture Incubator) announced on April 19th that it will open its 6th role model human...
Korea Venture Business Association to recruit startup participants until April 20
Seoul Venture Incubator (SVI) at the Startup Training Center of the Venture Business Association announced on April 14th that it...
Socar Acquires Korean Interior Precision Map Startup Polariant
Korean car-sharing company Socar said on April 17th that it will take over Polariant, an indoor precision positioning technology startup,...
Industrial Seoul district Guro-gu to build ‘G Valley-Only Shared Platform’
Guro-gu district in Seoul will establish a 'G Valley-only shared platform'. A Guro-gu official said on March 2nd that it...
Guro District Held Policy Advisory Committee for Smart Cities
Guro District held the fourth Smart City Policy Advisory Committee on March 19th. The policy advisory committee, held at the...
SuaLab attracts a 19 billion won investment, the largest amount among the AI Startup Industry
SuaLab, an Artificial Intelligence Korean startup, announced on the April 10th that it has attracted 19 billion won (about US$16.2...
The Asan Nanum Foundation announces the results of the local briefing session for “the 8th Jung Ju-yung Startup Competition”
The Asan Nanum Foundation said on April 15th that it has completed a successful regional briefing for the 8th Jung...
Korean student startup company “Class 101” attracts about 10 billion won in investment
A startup company led by college students has attracted 10 billion won (about US$8.7 million) worth of investment. The Ulsan...
Hyundai Mobis secures “Artificial Intelligence Image Recognition Camera” for the first time in Korea
Hyundai Mobis will secure South Korea’s first high-performance image recognition technology based on deep learning that recognizes vehicles, pedestrians and...
Korean researchers develop an Artificial Intelligence system that predicts chest diseases with 98 % accuracy
The technology that can empower medical treatment and predict problems, especially lung cancer, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and pneumothorax - the four...
