In August, ‘Waug Travel,’ a Seoul-based travel activity booking platform, announced its $2.5M series-B funding from ‘Global Tax Free (GTF)’, a global tax refund company. It is worth…
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Treasure Hunter closes $1 million series B
Treasure Hunter, a multichannel network platform, closed a $1 million series B led by Redfly Communications HK Ltd to expand the business to Hong Kong. Treasure Hunter will utilize the fund…
Social venture accelerator SOPOONG invests in H2K, Amuze Travel and Allbom
Social venture accelerator ‘Sopoong’ announced the results of its selection of 4th investment program for the early-stage social ventures. Selected ventures are ‘H2K,’ ‘Amuze…
Weekly Shirts, a clothing rental service startup, closes $5M seed round
Weekly Shirts (CEO Tae Hyun Kim), a clothing rental service startup, closed a $5 million seed round led by K Cube Ventures along with D.Camp and The Yoonmin Foundation. Weekly Shirts…
MAXST, an AR Technology Startup, Closes $3M Series B
MAXST (CEO Jae Wan Park), an AR technology startup, announced on January 17th that it has raised a $3 million USD from L&S Venture Capital and Cognitive Investment. This investment…
Daily Hotel’s Latest Trends Report Highlights Travel Alone, Suburbs nearby Seoul and…
Daily Hotel (CEO, In Shik Shin), the largest domestic hotel and restaurant booking platform, published the 2017 summer vacation trend report. Daily Lifestyle Research Lab announced that the…
WAUG Travel, a Travel Activity Booking Platform, Closes $2.5M Series A
WAUG Travel, a travel activity booking platform, announced on July 4th that it has raised a $2.5 Million from a global tax refund company Global Tax Free (GTF). Waug Travel is the service…
Ceries Invested $100,000 in Medical Monitor Manufacturing Company COJE
Ceries, an accelerator founded by the Busan branch of ‘Korea Association of Private Investment Fund,’ invested $100,000 in the medical monitor manufacturing company COJE. COJE has been…
Engineer Forest Finds Skilled Engineers for Your Company
Gyeongnam-based start-up Engineer Forest announced on July 10th that it will provide a matching service through the partnership with 700 companies in Gyeongnam area. Engineer Forest, a…
Paycock to Enter the Russian Finance Market with Mobile Payment Service
Domestic fin-tech startup Paycock (CEO, Hae Won Kwon) is entering the Russian finance market. On July 12th, Startup accelerator K-ICT Born2Global Center (Center Head, Jong Gap Kim)…
Hairstyle VR Application ‘Hair Fit’ Launched
Hair Fit, a hairstyle information service, has been launched to provide users with a hands-on experience so they can find a hairstyle that best fits them. Hair Fit’s target users are…
ntels Leads Investment in Mobile Asset Management Startup Habit Factory
On June 30th, Habit Factory (CEO Dongik Lee, Yoonho Jung) announced that it has raised an investment from ntels and KB Investment. Founded in 2016, Habit Factory has been operating a…
Traveling with Your Pet has Never Been This Easy
In Korea, pets are considered as family members, but they are not allowed in most of the facilities and services. Therefore, people who raise companion animal have difficulty…
MyRealTrip Launches PartnerApp, a Mobile Management Tool for Tour Guides
On June 7th, MyRealTrip, a tour and activity reservation platform, announced the launch of PartnerApp, a mobile management tool for domestic and overseas tour guides. On PartnerApp, tour…
Domestic OTAs to Pass the Limit of Daily Bookings through Personalized Recommendation
In 2017, domestic hotel reservation businesses centered on last minute deals began to move along the current trends through individualization by analyzing big data. Around 5 years ago, an…