[StartupRecipe] Rising Korean Education Startups
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 3~ Dec.7] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 569.1 billion. Major Funding AI FinTech startup Qraft Technologies raised 175 billion won from Softbank. They plan to collaborate by incorporating the...
[StartupRecipe] The most notable Korean startup M&A deals of 2021
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 3~ Dec.7] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 281.5 billion. Major Funding Standard Energy, a vanadium-ion battery developer, raised 65 billion won from Lotte Chemical. With lower ignition hazards and...
[StartupRecipe] Investment picked up in December
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 27~ Dec.31] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 277.3 billion. Major Funding Huinno, which develops AI-based medical devices, raised 43.5 billion won. It aims for the largest market share in...
[StartupRecipe] Top 10 most funded Korean Startups in 2021
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 20~ Dec.24] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 3,97.85 billion. Major Funding Fintech company Chai Corporation secured 53 billion won in funds. It is expanding its services by acquiring the...
[StartupRecipe] Why Are Presidential Candidates Rushing To Meet Startups
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 13~ Dec.17] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 555 billion. Major Funding Beyond Music, a music rights investment company, raised more than 200 billion won in funding. It specializes in...
[StartupRecipe] Childcare startups are in the limelight after COVID-19.
#Weekly Funding Overview [Dec. 6~ Dec.10] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 65.9 billion. Major Funding Uprise, operator of digital asset investment platform ‘Heybit’ and global ETF automatic investment service ‘Iruda Discretionary Investment’, raised...
[StartupRecipe] 8 Startups Founded by Serial Entrepreneurs
#Weekly Funding Overview [Nov. 29~ Dec. 3] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 163.9 billion. Major Funding Grip Company, an SNS-based live commerce company, raised 180 billion won from Kakao and sold 50% of...
[StartupRecipe] The 15 most funded female-led startups in Korea
#Weekly Funding Overview [Nov. 22~ Nov. 26] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 163.5 billion. Major Funding Medical AI company Lunit raised 72 billion won in the pre-IPO round from domestic and foreign VCs....
[StartupRecipe] Korea’s largest startup festival 'COMEUP 2021' ends successfully
#Weekly Funding Overview [Nov. 15~ Nov. 19] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 242.3 billion. Major Funding Proptech startup Rsquare raised 85 billion won and secured its position as Korea’s largest commercial real estate...
[StartupRecipe] Korean conglomerates will be able to establish CVCs
#Weekly Funding Overview [Nov. 08~ Nov. 12] The total funds raised by Korean startups of this week is KRW 244.1 billion. Major Funding Crowdfunding company Wadiz secured 100 billion won in Series D funding. With 80 billion won invested from...