The intercollegiate hackathon UNITHON will take place from January 26 to 28 at the Seoul Startup Hub. UNITHON, short for UNIversity and hackaTHON, is a hackathon hosted and managed by…
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MODUSIGN & VEAT Law Firm Release ‘Startup Contract Kit’
MODUSIGN, an electronic contract service provided by Lawoafactory, together with VEAT Law Firm announced the free release of the ‘Startup Contract Kit,’ a compilation of essential…
Suprema Successfully Concludes ‘Suprema Global Partner Program 2017’
Suprema, a global pioneer in biometrics, successfully concluded the ‘Suprema Global Partner Program 2017’ (SGPP 2017) which took place from November 8 to 10 at JW Marriott Phuket…
VC Talk: Korean Venture Capital’s Past, Present, and the Future
On November 3, five leading Korean venture capitalists gathered to discuss the current status and the future of the Korean venture capital industry. Simon Kang (CEO, BonAngels), Byung Chul…
Failing Correctly: How to Become a Successful Startup
Most of what we hear about Korean startups is their success story. But what’s more to be heard about is a successful failure story. In fact, there are very few startups that can be…
[Interview] How a Korean Startup Revolutionized Silicon Valley’s HR System
If you are in the B2B sector, you may want to keep an eye on this startup. This startup, purely for fun, participated in a hackathon where they were able to naturally network with corporate…
K Cube Ventures Invests in Outsourcing Platform ‘CastingN’
On September 27, K Cube Ventures has confirmed the completion of its investment to Dreaming Attic (꿈꾸는 다락방), a startup that services CastingN, an outsourcing platform. Jointly…
[Interview] Real-Time English Conversation with a Character at Minischool
Mr. Wook Jeong’s first startup ended up in a failure. The service was called ‘Touchring,’ an internet telephone service which he devoted 5 years. He had to helplessly watch his office…
Nexon Acquires Cryptocurrency Exchange Korbit at $80M
Nexon, Korea’s game giant, has acquired Korbit, one of the three major cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea. On September 26, NXC, Nexon’s holding company, announced its purchase of…
KEPCO Becomes the First Public Institution to Implement Robot Receptionist
On September 28, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) celebrated its implementation of ‘Powerbots,’ the first AI voice chat robot developed by the public sector, at its Seocho…
Imagine Future 2017: The Biggest Startup Festival
Imagine Future 2017 (IF2017 hereafter), a street festival aiming to spread the innovation culture as well as to widen the intersection between startups and the public, took place from…
SEUM’s Blockchain TF and Its First Seminar on Blockchain Regulation
Last month, Korea’s leading startup counselling boutique law firm SEUM launched the Blockchain and Digital Currency Task Force (the “TF”). With Managing Partner Hoseok Jung on the…
KT to Open Future AI Store, the “Genie Store”
KT announced on August 30 its plans to remodel the Gangnam KT Avenue store into a “Genie Store” – a future smart store – furnished with modern technologies like Geniebot, a robot…
Hyundai’s Hackathon “Hack a Road,” a Blueprint for Shared Growth
Hyundai Motor Group (“Hyundai”) started accepting applications this week for its second annual hackathon, “Hack a Road,” which is to be held this coming November. This year, Hyundai…
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Successful Policy Attaches Wings to Angel Investors
Every startup has its own story, and is eager to share it with the world. Subsequent to the formulation of the story, the very first step of realization comes from seed money, namely, from…
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Hot Summer for Kakao Pay: Transaction Reached $71M in July
Kakao Pay, the FinTech affiliate of Korea’s IT pioneer Kakao Corp, announced that its service transaction amount for July 2017 surpassed ₩80 billion ($71 million) – more than a 60%…
SOCAR in Statistics: 10 Million Bookings and More
SOCAR, a car sharing service company comparable to Zipcar, has accumulated 10 million bookings for the first time in the car sharing industry. SOCAR introduced a sharing economy model to…