Children’s book startup ‘Awesome Story’ will be releasing a personalized algorithm-based book, “My name has sneaked away [내이름이도망갔어]”. Buyers can customize their…
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Global Fashion App ‘Exclucive’ Coming Soon
Every year, the world teems with a variety of limited editions and collaborations by high-fashion brands. Last year’s opening of Supreme x Louis Vuitton’s pop-up store in…
TAGby x MBC Plus Launch Online Shopping Mall
MBC Plus announced its collaboration with influencer marketing solution company TAGby in launching their online shopping mall named ‘All the K-Shop.’ All the K-Shop is a specialized…
Classting Ranked Among Top 10 Global EdTech Startups
Classting, a Korean startup that combines education with technology, was named among the top 10 global EdTech startups in 2017 by Education Technology Insights, a magazine that annually…
K Cube Ventures Invests $1M in BAUM
Baum (CEO: Andrew Ladd), a semiconductor power analytics solution corporation, recently raised $1 million from K Cube Ventures (Co-CEOs: SW Yu, Andy Shin), rounding off its series A…
Viva Republica Places No.35 in Top Fintech100
Viva Republica Co., Ltd., which runs a mobile wire transfer and payment service ‘Toss’, was recently named one of the leading fintech companies in the world. Among the top…
Take Your Music Lesson from ‘Clesson’
Music Edutech Inc. ‘Clesson’ (CEO: Hyung-soon Choi, Hyung-jun Kim) launched its lesson-matching service for college prep students, especially for those studying applied music. Clesson…
Kakao Announces $3.5M Investment in KCD
Kakao Corp (CEO: Ji-hoon Rim) announced Wednesday that it has funneled over $3.5 million into finance technology firm Korea Credit Data. KCD runs a mobile accounting service…
Jobis & MODUSIGN Announce Partnership
Online tax support service ‘Jobis’ announced Thursday its partnership with electronic contract service ‘MODUSIGN’ for better customer service and work efficiency. Both recognized…
Self-Guided Tour Startup ‘MyRealTrip’ Draws $6.2M
Self-guided tour startup ‘MyRealTrip’ (CEO: Dong-gun Lee) has attracted $6.2 million investment led by Smilegate Investment, Altos Ventures, IMM Investment, Mirae-Asset Naver Fund and…
The Latest Version of ‘MODUSIGN’ Available
Law-tech startup Lawoafactory (CEO: Young-jun Lee) introduced the latest version of its electronic contract service ‘MODUSIGN’ with upgraded text and checkbox input tools. By setting up…
Interior Design ‘Today’s House’ Exceeds 10B KRW Turnover
Interior design info sharing platform ‘Today’s House (오늘의집)’ surpassed 10 billion KRW (≈ 8.7 million USD) in accumulated transaction amount since its launch last year…
Kakao’s All-in-One Barcode Reaches 3 Million Users
‘KakaoPay Membership’ service reached 3 million users, announced KakaoPay (CEO: Young-joon Ryu) on Sept. 12. KakaoPay Membership service is a one-barcode system that manages users’…
‘Move & Kakao’: Begin Your Story
“Why do traffic jams always happen in the same place?” “Why can’t I get a taxi on Friday night at Gangnam Station?” An average of 1 hour and 48 minutes per day — a story…
Neospring Signs MoU with InfraBIZ
Crowdfunding platform Neospring (CEO: Seok-Pyo Kim) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with a leading accelerating company InfraBIZ (CEO: Jung-Ik Lee) on Aug. 30. Since its…
UPDATE: KakaoPay to Reach $87M
KakaoPay (CEO: Young-jun RYU) announced on August 18th that it has successfully reached 100 billion Korean won (≈ $87,782,000) in monthly transaction amount since its launch last year…
ProtoPie Wins Red Dot Design Award
Studio XID (CEO: Soo KIM) announced on August 11th that its hi-fi prototyping tool for designers – ProtoPie – was selected as the winner of the Red Dot Design Award. Red Dot Award is…
BFLIX App Reaches 200,000 Downloads
A digital media platform Zettamedia recently announced that its movie-streaming service BFLIX has reached 200,000 app downloads. BFLIX has been well-received by many movie enthusiasts as it…
You’re Not Alone: Babyfriends for New Moms
After eight months of investment promotion since last November, Babyfriends – a social community network service for parents raising infants or young children – has finally launched its…
Make Your Donation with ‘shareNcare’
A social network platform ‘shareNcare’ (CEO: Sung-jin HWANG, Seok-young YIM) is a service that lets consumers directly donate to socially and economically marginalized neighbors…