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January 14, 2020
Alien Robot shows glimpse of future with robotic arm

When Pepper, the semi-humanoid robot created by Japan’s telecom company SoftBank, was first introduced to the world in the summer of 2014, it was called revolutionary. The robots were quickly snapped...
January 09, 2020
Tada now available for foreign phone numbers, credit card holders

South Korean mobility platform Tada on Jan. 9 announced that foreigners with overseas phone numbers and credit cards can now use the app. Tada, operated by VCNC, said its recent updates allow foreig...
January 09, 2020
[New Analysis] Can Delivery Hero-Woowa deal reshape Korea’s food delivery market?

For decades, free door-to-door food delivery service has been a common option for all kinds of South Korean restaurants. Not just pizzas, fried chicken and Chinese food, but also soups and meat dish...
January 07, 2020
SuperBin aims to raise W20B in Series B

SuperBin, a clean tech startup in South Korea, said Jan. 7 it is raising Series B funding. The five-year old company is planning to raise 20 billion won ($17 million) in the latest funding round. T...
December 23, 2019
Korea’s venture investment up 22% through Oct.

Investment in startups increased 22 percent on-year in the first 10 months of the year, driven by hopes of lucrative returns and policy backup, data showed Dec. 23. A total of 3.82 trillion won (...
December 20, 2019
[INTERVIEW] Romania-based DOOH startup seeks Asian command post in Seoul

Launched in January 2018, Romania-based startup TPS Engage is dedicated to a technology that allows outdoor digital signage to show the right advertisements at the right time to the right target grou...
December 19, 2019
[INTERVIEW] In-vehicle personal audio zone startup to expand to vibrating OLED tech

In the next-generation car, a driver can stay focused without interruption even if each passenger plays music or a movie of his or her taste without earbuds and partitions between the front and rear ...
December 18, 2019
CJ ENM signs partnership deal with Seoul Startup Hub

CJ ENM’s home shopping division announced on Dec. 18 that it has signed a partnership deal with government-led startup coworking and support program operator Seoul Startup Hub. As their first projec...
December 17, 2019
Portfolio of early-stage tech investor FuturePlay tops W1tr in value

Seoul-based early-stage technology investor FuturePlay announced on Dec. 17 that the combined value of its portfolio startups exceeded the 1 trillion won ($858.2 million) milestone. The value of the...
December 17, 2019
North Korean defectors get taste of entrepreneurship in Seoul

When North Koreans defect to and resettle in South Korea -- in what is often an arduous journey that could take years with looming threats of repatriation -- they often find themselves looked down up...
December 13, 2019
S. Korean startup to launch online platform Traveli to connect solo travelers

South Korean startup Travelous said Dec. 13 that it plans to launch an open beta version of its website Dec. 16, to connect Korean travelers through the app at certain overseas tourist spots. At lau...
December 12, 2019
WeWork Labs announces achievements in South Korea in 2019

After its entry into the South Korean startup sector in 2016, coworking space giant WeWork changed the startup scene dramatically -- more local startups began to collaborate actively with each other ...
December 12, 2019
[INTERVIEW] Startup Vuno eyes IPO as AI-powered diagnostic software ups presence

Five years since being founded, Seoul-based health care startup Vuno is now betting big on an initial public offering. The loss-making company is pinning its hopes on a turnaround, as it has managed...
December 10, 2019
Techstars Korea to accept applications for 1st batch through March 2020

Global startup accelerator Techstars said it would accept applications for its first South Korea-focused accelerator program through March 1, 2020 to tap into the tech-savvy nation’s large pool of ta...
December 06, 2019
WeWork sets monthly record of new location openings in December

Co-working space giant WeWork said Dec. 6 that it had launched 52 locations in cities around the world in December, a monthly record. It plans to open more offices before the end of this year. In th...

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