6ixlab is launching its service after alpha test in 2016 and beta launch at the end of 2017. 6ixlab, a trust network service, has completely different characteristics from other social…
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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…
Introduce MEDiHERE, Doctor Review and Recommendation App
MEDiHERE (메디히어), a physician-recommendation application, has been released in the medical app market. MEDiHERE is an app-based service that focuses on providing physician’s…
ZigZag, a Fashion Commerce App, exceeds 10 million downloads
ZigZag, a fashion mobile app for women, has announced that it has exceeded 10 million cumulative app downloads. ZigZag first began its service in June, 2015, and has gradually…
Urbanbase launches AR-based Home Design App
Urbanbase (CEO Hajin Woo) has launched Urbanbase AR, a home augmented reality (AR) app. This is the first time that a domestic technology platform company, not an interior furniture brand…
Top 5 Korean Webtoon Portals
Every morning, the first thing I check on my phone is newly updated webtoons from my phone which I have awaited for a week. Webtoon is an abbreviation for ‘web’ and ‘cartoon,’ which…
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…
10,000 Recipes surpasses 7 million downloads
10,000 Recipes (만개의 레시피), one of the most popular recipe apps in Korea with a database of over 80,000 recipes, has announced that it has exceeded 7 million cumulative app…
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…
Coffee Meets Bagel introduces 8-second ephemeral video feature
Coffee Meets Bagel is one of the most popular U.S-based dating app co-founded by three Kang sisters. Born and raised in Seoul and educated in the United States from high school onward, the…
Traveling Alone? SerenTrip Matches You with a Travel Buddy
Likecrazy Inc. announced that over 7 million matches have been made on its travel buddy app SerenTrip. Launched in June 2016, SerenTrip is a mobile app that matches travelers based on the…
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…
BonAngels Invests in Babysitting Platform Mom-Sitter
Early-stage venture capital, BonAngels, recently announced its investment (amount undisclosed) in Mom-Sitter, a shared economy platform that connects parents with caregivers who can babysit…
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…
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…
Offline Data Platform Loplat Raises $2.7 Million in Funding from Naver
Offline data analytics startup Loplat raised 3 billion won (approximately $2.7 million) in funding from Naver. Loplat specializes in indoor positioning based on Wi-Fi. Wifi location-based…
“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…
Find Your Favorite GIFs on Vryjam, Search Engine for GIFs
Vryjam Company announced on November 1st the launch of Vryjam, a GIF search engine. Vryjam lets users search for GIF images with a keyword and share them via Facebook, Kakaotalk, Line and…