From Blacklist to Venture Track: Why Korea’s Crypto Policy U-Turn Matters
South Korea has taken a major step toward legitimizing its cryptocurrency sector by lifting a seven-year restriction that kept digital ...
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Starseed Introduces Pulitzer AI 3.0 with Expanded PR and Marketing Tools
Starseed, developer of the AI-powered PR automation platform led by CEO Bomi Son, announced on the 2nd that it has ...
Korea’s Upstage Lands $45M from KDB, Amazon, AMD to Scale Enterprise-Focused AI
Upstage, a South Korea-founded AI company with operations in San Jose, has raised $45 million in a Series B bridge ...
SK Telecom Selects Starseed’s Pulitzer AI for Its 3rd AI Accelerator Batch
Starseed Co, the developer and operator of the global PR automation platform Pulitzer AI, announced on the 28th that it ...
S Korea’s Illimis Therapeutics Eyes Global Breakthroughs with $42M Series B Boost
South Korea-based biotech firm Illimis Therapeutics has secured 58 billion KRW (around $42 million) in Series B funding to fast-track ...
Content Apex Japan 2025: Korea’s Top IP Innovators Set to Explore Japan’s Creative Economy
Asia’s two cultural powerhouses—South Korea and Japan—are forging deeper ties with the Content Apex Japan 2025 where intellectual property (IP) ...
Krafton Acquires Japan’s ADK for $517M to Expand Into Animation and Media
South Korean gaming giant Krafton has acquired Japan’s ADK Holdings for 75 billion yen (approximately $517 million) as part of ...
Korea’s SaaS Surge: Innovation Convergence Summit Connects Startups with U.S. Public & Enterprise Leaders
Washington, D.C., June 18–19 – Korea is doubling down on its ambition to become a global SaaS powerhouse, with a ...
Japan’s SMBC Nikko Invests in Hashed Ventures’ Web3 Fund III
South Korean blockchain investor Hashed Ventures has received a strategic investment for its “Hashed Venture Fund III” from SMBC Nikko ...
Visa-Ready and Founder-First: Inside Korea’s KSGC 2025 Startup Acceleration Program
As part of its vision to become Asia’s leading destination for global startups, South Korea has launched a comprehensive strategy ...
Naver’s D2SF Targets North America to Boost Korean Tech Startups
Naver’s corporate venture capital arm, D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), has unveiled plans to support Korean startups seeking to expand into ...
Brinc Enters South Korea with Acquisition of Next Stage Venture Studio
The Hong Kong based global accelerator Brinc has expanded into South Korea through the acquisition of Seoul-based Next Stage Venture ...
Challenge! K-Startup 2025 Launches with Increased Support and New Leagues
Challenge! K-Startup 2025, South Korea’s largest government-backed startup competition, is now underway. Led by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups ...
South Korea Launches Startup Fund to Supercharge Venture Investments
On Wednesday, South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups unveiled a startup fund to strengthen venture investments. The initiative, named ...
Korean Data Platform UwUFUFU Soars with 1.1 Million Monthly Active Users and Data Insights
UwUFUFU, a South Korean data platform targeting Gen Z and Millennials, has gained 1.1 million monthly active users (MAU). Reportedly, ...
Thailand’s Joint Public-Private Economic Delegation Visits Pangyo Techno Valley for Tech Collaboration
On the second day of their visit to South Korea, on July 18, the "Thailand Joint Public-Private Economic Delegation" visited ...