Kmong surpassed $100K transactions a day, with November’s total transaction volume to exceed $2M. Founded in 2012, Kmong is an open market for intangible services. Kmong has been active…
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2017 Venture Startup Festival Accepting Applicants For “SF 2017 Youth Crew”
Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and sponsored by 500v2, Brand Cook, Korean Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity, Korea Institute of Startup &…
Treasure Hunter Signs With Hong Kong CEC Fund
Treasure Hunter has signed a strategic investment agreement with Hong Kong-based private equity CEC fund. As a holding company, Treasure Hunter plans to focus on expanding its business by…
Dongtan Center for Harmonious Development Holds “ICT Makerthon”
Dongtan Center for Harmonious Development of Hwaseong City held “ICT Makerthon” from November 11th to 12th. This event was aimed at developing ICT(Information and Communications…
OGQ Receive $2.5 Million in Investments
Social creator platform company, OGQ announced on February 8th of an investment of $2.5 million from Central Investment Partners and others. In addition to Central Investment Partners, OGQ…
Daou Data Holds Trial Event for Mobile App Security
Daou Data (CEO In Bok Lee) will hold a free trial event of “AppSolid,” a mobile app security solution, until December 29th. The event, which marks the signing of an exclusive…
DIY Food Ordering App, Selfood Officially Launches
DIY food ordering app, Selfood started their official service on the November 1st; 10 months since their beta launch. Selfood used 1,000 user feedback received during the beta service…
ReWhite Launches “ReWhite Place”
A dry cleaning network, ReWhite (CEO Hyun Woo Kim) has officially launched “ReWhite Place” brand. ReWhite Place is a service that allows users to receive laundry service from…
Odd Concepts Receive $2.5 Million Investment
A visual intelligence company based on commerce technology, Odd Concepts has attracted $2.5 million investment from Stonebridge Capital and Colopl Next of Japan. The accumulated…
Fromko Releases “DaliDali”
In the Philippines, the online services market for young people is a major factor in global startups and is experiencing high growth every year. Especially, due to the pro-Chinese policy of…
“MoaMoa News” Release In Google Play
An app which gathers news from various media, “MoaMoa News” was released in Google Play Store. Users can easily see the news by dividing the main news of the press into the fields of…
SK Telecom Release “Weekend Ting”
SK Telecom (CEO Jung Ho Park) will launch a “Weekend Ting” service that will provide 1GB more of data every Saturday and Sunday for teenage customers. All smartphone users under the age…
Open Golf Releases “Open Golf App”
Open Golf Co. announced the release of “Open Golf app,” which allows free discount booking on golf courses nationwide. The Open Golf app features real-time discounts on 300 golf courses…
Fast Campus Exceeds $10 million in Annual Sales
A premium adult business education company, Fast Campus (CEO Ji Woong Park, Kang Min Lee) announced to have exceeded $10 million in annual sales on their 4th anniversary. The Fast Campus is…
YouTube, Most Used App in Korea
During September, Android users spent a total of 2.97 billion hours on their smartphones. This is equivalent to 37.12 million Android users spending 2 hours and 40 minutes on their…
SK Planet Comes in First Place for Mobile App User Analysis
On October 25th, app analytics company Wise App, released the number of monthly unique users in the retail app industry for the month of September. SK Planet was the number one company…
SK Telecom Launches “T-Tech Campus”
On October 26th, SK Telecom (CEO Jeong Ho Park) launched “T-Tech Campus,” a program to easily introduce the blueprint of the 4th Industrial Revolution and ICT (Information and…
Money Brain Wins “K-Global Startup Competition”
An interactive artificial intelligence company, Money Brain won the grand prize at the “K-Global Startup Competition” hosted by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of the…
Korea Virtual Reality Release “Kovi House” Windows Version
The professional industrial VR (Virtual Reality) development company, Korea Virtual Reality Inc. (CEO Ho Hyun Jang) announced their release of Kovi House Windows PC version on October 25th…
Soft Bank Ventures Invests in Brave Company
Soft Bank Ventures (CEO Gyu Hak Moon) announced their investment of $2 billion in the Edutech startup company, Brave Company. (CEO Seung Yoon Yang) This investment is a follow-up investment…