Chain Partners, an enterprise builder focused on building and nurturing blockchain-based companies, has announced that it has completed the investment of ~11M USD on May, 30th. DSC…
Investments
Kakao forms Kakao G, Blockchain holding company
Kakao is set to establish a holding company focused completely on building and enabling Blockchain services, which Kakao envisions as a new growth driver for the company. In addition to…
Lineable Secures $2M from Semtech
Connected wearable startup Lineable recently raised USD 2M from US-based Semtech. Lineable CEO Seokmin Moon commented: “The new partnership with Semtech will allow us to do business with…
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Watcha, Inc., a company operating WATCHA PLAY, raises additional $12M funding
Watcha, Inc. secures $12 million from Neoplux, AJU IB INVESTMENT, Cognitive Investment, LEO PARTNERS INVESTMENT, MG Investment, Songhyun Investment, Hashed, etc. Frograms, Inc. has changed…
WASHSWAT Secures $2.8M from Global VCs
Laundry O2O service, WASHSWAT (Co-CEOs: Sangwook Ye, Jina Namgung), recently secured $2.8M in investment from global VCs. The investment was led by Russian-based VC Addventure along with…
Fast Five gets a $18M USD investment from Atinum Investment and TimeFolio Asset Management
Announced on February 19th, Fast Five, a workspace-sharing startup, has received total investment of 20 billion Won (~20M USD) from Atinum Investment and Time Folio Asset Management…
LINE expands its FinTech business through LINE Financial Corporation
Following its success with LINE Pay, a mobile payment service on LINE messaging app, the LINE Corporation (“LINE”) intends to expand its financial services offerings to areas such as…
BCA Korea Secures $4.2M in Investment
BCA Korea (BCA) recently raised $4.2M in investment from Hyundai Investment Partners. The two companies seek to strengthen the distribution and marketing of foreign cosmetic brands in…
GOODGUN launches Will Bank, personal goal tracking service
On December 27th, 2017, GOODGUN launched “Will Bank,” a mobile application that can help make your resolutions come true. GOODGUN first proposed the app idea at K-Global Starthon and…
Artwork Rental Platform Open Gallery Secures USD 3.8M in Funding
Open Gallery, an artwork rental service in Korea, recently raised KRW 4B (~USD 3.8M) in investment from KDB Infra IP Capital Fund and IBK Capital. Open Gallery connects rising domestic…
A Smart Drones Startup ‘ANGELSWING’ Wins ‘First Penguin Fund’
ANGELSWING, a social venture startup that uses smart drones to provide geographical data, received ‘First Penguin Fund’ from Korean Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT). ‘First Penguin…
28-Day Fresh Beauty Delivered to Your Door
Subscription skincare brand, Toun28, recently raised Pre-Series A funding (amount undisclosed) from Amorepacific Ventures. and FuturePlay. Toun28 is Amorepacific Ventures’ first…
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…
Entcrowd Receives 186K USD In Investments
Entcrowd, a service that notifies users of performances tailored to their individual preferences through Kakaotalk, has attracted investment from public institutions and investment…
HomeSaeng Attracts an Additional 1.85 Million Dollars In Investments… Reaches 5.08 Million Dollars
HomeSaeng of home service app Daeri Jubu has attracted an additional investment of 1.85 million dollars, and investing companies include Korea Investment Partners, KDB Capital, and 2…
Dogmate: Finding Your Ideal Pet Sitter
Pet sitter finder Dogmate recently raised $500K from GS Home Shopping, Strong Ventures and Primer. Since its investment from D.CAMP in its earlier days, Dogmate has raised a total of $700K…
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…
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…
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…
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…