Mobile casino game company, Bob Games (CEO Hyun Soo Kim) has attracted $4 million from Neptune, K Cube Ventures and KClavis. Neptune and K Cube Ventures invested $2 million and $1 million…
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Quiz Game, “Class Card Battle” Opens
On October 11th, Education-Technology startup Class Card, (CEO Sung Hoon Jeon) announced the release of “Class Card Battle”. Class Card is a company that provides digital flash cards…
KT, Opens “5G LAND” at “2017 Ground Forces Festival”
KT (CEO Chang Kyu Hwang) announced to host the “KT 5G Land” event at the “2017 Ground Forces Festival” held at Gyeryong University in Chungchongnam-do from October 8-12th. This year…
Rapael Smart Glove Home Wins AARP Award
A healthcare & rehabilitation technology solution startup company NEOFECT (CEO: Ho Young Bahn) has won the ‘Caregiver quality of Life’ category at AARP Innovation Champion Awards…
MCN Creator Coloring App Sandbox Color Popular Among Teenagers
Sandbox Network officially launched its coloring app ‘Sandbox Color’ on Google Play Store. Sandbox Color is a coloring application where users can paint Sandbox Network characters…
Neofect Donates RAPAEL Smart Glove to Welfare Institute for Disabled in Busan
On June 2nd, Neofect, a smart rehabilitation solution startup, announced that it had donated ‘RAPAEL Smart Glove,’ one of its rehabilitation training medical device for stroke patients…
Curious about the South Korea gaming culture? A closer look at the popularity of esports reveals…
In Korea, becoming a professional gamer is a dream job; it gives the insurance of becoming a celebrity, making your country proud of you and earning plenty of money, while playing…
Startup Ecosystem Profile – Korea vs. China
“On average, Chinese startups begin with $16,508 USD of seed money, whereas US startups, $17,827 USD and Korean Startups, $27,221 USD.” Global Entrepreneurship Monitor -…
4:33 Becomes Largest Shareholder of Thumbage
On Jan. 8, mobile game distributor 4:33 (Four Thirty Three) announced that it would become a strategic investor in Thumbage to become its largest shareholder. The investment sum was not…
New MMORPG by 4:33 and Thumbage, Heroes for Kakao
On Nov 17, mobile game distributor 4:33 (Four Thirty Three) released a new MMORPG titled Heroes for Kakao. Heroes is 4:33’s second “collaboration” game production, developed in…
Game Developer and Distributor SCONEC Launches Bubble Bobble for Kakao
On November 4, game developer SCONEC launched Bubble Bobble for Kakao. Bubble Bobble is a retro arcade game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. In this action-platform game, the…
Check out these two Korean gaming startups that got funded today
Gaming in Korea has enjoyed around 15 years of great success. Among Korea’s top performing gaming ‘startups’ of the last 15 to 20 years are several that have achieved well over…
Korean gaming companies are being forced to team up if they want to compete
Several high-profile mergers or acquisitions in the Korean mobile games market have taken place in the past year. These include CJ Netmarble and CJ Games combining to form Netmarble Games…
Etribe Releases Android Pet Game “My Larva”
Etribe (CEO Jumin Lee) released its new Android game My Larva on August 29. The comic pet-keeping game features two larvae, Yellow and Red, as main characters that users can feed and…
Red Sahara Studio Has High Hopes in Immortal Warrior
Immortal Warrior, a recently launched mobile game by Red Sahara Studio, ranked top ten since the first week of its release and maintains its popularity in the Korean mobile game market. Red…