Social Media Ideas for Korean Startups

What Foreign Founders Can Learn From Korea’s Pangyo Model

Startups do not usually fail because nobody gives them a desk. They fail because the right engineer, buyer, researcher, investor or test environment is just out of reach when the c...

From Samsung to startups: Kevin Choi’s bet on AI-powered software creation

For all the excitement around AI-assisted coding, a stubborn gap remains: building a demo has become easier, but turning that demo into a reliable product is still hard. That is th...

South Korea Digital Regulation Startups Face Mounting Funding Hurdles

Digital Prosperity Asia and Oxford Economics have released a study on the financial impact of digital regulations on startups in South Korea. The research reveals that 86% of local...

South Korea seeks Silicon Valley VC backing as NPS signs investment MOUs

South Korea has moved to deepen venture capital ties with Silicon Valley as President Lee Jae-myung has urged six of the world’s largest venture capital firms to invest in Korean s...

KT participates in TechSauce Global Summit 2026 in Bangkok with 12 partner startups

KT said Thursday it is taking part in TechSauce Global Summit 2026, a major Southeast Asian technology conference, alongside 12 partner small and mid-sized enterprises, running fro...

Korea's venture investments touch new high in H1: data

Korea's investments into startups for the first half of 2026 marked a record high for the six-month period, amid active investments into cutting-edge technologies, such as artifici...

Seoul seeks startups to bring temple stays and Korean medicine to global tourists

Seoul is looking for startups that can turn centuries-old Korean experiences, from temple food and meditation to traditional medicine, into easier and more personalized journeys fo...

韓国発の子ども向けオンラインライブ授業「クグ（Gguge）」、日本版を正式ローンチ

韓国発の子ども向けオンラインライブ授業「クグ（Gguge）」、日本版を正式ローンチ

Start-ups to receive perks under new amendments

Try Everything 2026 puts AI, robotics and cross-border capital at the centre

Startup conferences often sell scale: bigger halls, longer speaker lists, more badges scanned at the entrance. Seoul is taking a different route with Try Everything 2026. As the ci...

Asian startups have an investor problem nobody is naming

A few months ago, a founder from a prominent country in Asia sent me a message I have been thinking about ever since. He had signed letters of intent worth around US$1 million in c...

Google and KDDI are ready to back Japanese startups.

We’re launching the AI Startup Support Program to accelerate innovative AI-native Japanese startups.

Start-up founders to brainstorm at Runway Grant Demo Day

The initiative connects early-stage startups with mentors, investors and industry experts to help build scalable, investment-ready businesses.

WRTN raises $72 mil. in Series C funding round

Korean artificial intelligence (AI) service provider WRTN Technologies has raised approximately 100 billion won ($72.23 million) in a Series C funding round, the company said Wedne...

TSE's startup IPOs grow bigger in market cap, hitting record

Google DeepMind, Kling AI & Alibaba Join Busan Market’s InnoAsia 2026 Program

Major tech companies including Google DeepMind, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kling AI and Alibaba Group have signed up to participate in the InnoAsia program of this year’s Asian Con...

Jeonbuk National University spin-off to accelerate drug development through AI transformation

Hops BioSciences, a startup spun off from Jeonbuk National University, has been selected for the Daonda Program, a global corporate collaboration initiative. The university said th...

Hong Kong emerges as Asia’s top hub for start-up potential, ranks fifth worldwide: study

Hong Kong leads Asia in high-growth start-up potential and ranks fifth globally, showing the city’s growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, according to joint...

Why South Korea is quietly becoming Asia’s next institutional crypto hub.

From won-backed stablecoins to tokenized ships and K-pop royalties, Korea’s biggest banks and platforms are quietly building the…Continue reading on Medium »

How Vietnam Became Southeast Asia’s Startup Dark Horse

Vietnam has rapidly emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting startup ecosystems, earning a reputation as the region’s “startup... The post How Vietnam Became Southeast Asia...

Pinos Korea AI Helps Wellness Brands Avoid Costly Rework

A wellness product can sound simple until it has to cross a border. The same supplement formula may need a different dose, label claim, price, manufacturing setup, or sales channel...

Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com to directly import Korean products

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has set up a business entity in Korea to directly purchase Korean consumer goods for sale in China, the trade ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry...

Korea's public delivery apps struggle to turn low fees into lasting loyalty

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday called for measures that would help public delivery apps become a meaningful counterweight to dominant private platforms whose high fees are cons...

Startup Idea Challenge 2.0 held at GDC Sopore

BARAMULLA: As part of the strategic interventions under the J&K Startup Policy aimed at encouraging youth to become problem-solvers and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, th...