[StartupRecipe] Korea’s Quantum Startups Drew 4 of 1,217 Deals.
#Weekly Funding Overview [Oct.5 ~ Oct. 9] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea’s Quantum Startups Drew 4 of 1,217 Deals. Quantum computing startups in South Korea have raised 5 investments so far this year, with the four deals that disclosed amounts totaling...
[StartupRecipe] Korean Startup M&A Trends 2026
#Weekly Funding Overview [Sep. 28~ Oct. 2] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korean Startup M&A Trends 2026 Korea recorded 45 startup and venture M&A deals through the third quarter of this year, according to Startup Recipe data. Acquirers have moved away from...
[StartupRecipe] Is Mega Series A the New Normal?
#Weekly Funding Overview [Sep. 21~ Sep. 25] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Is Mega Series A the New Normal? Series A financing—typically the stage where startups that have validated product–market fit (PMF) prove their scalability—is getting significantly larger in South Korea. While...
[StartupRecipe] National Startup Competition ‘Startup for All’ booms
#Weekly Funding Overview [Sep. 14 ~ Sep. 18] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS National Startup Competition ‘Startup for All’ booms The second cohort of Startup for All, a nationwide entrepreneurship initiative led by South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups, has attracted...
[StartupRecipe] Korean Space Industry Investment Grows Fivefold From Last Year
#Weekly Funding Overview [Sep. 7 ~ Sep. 11] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korean Space Industry Investment Grows Fivefold From Last Year Investment in Korea’s domestic space industry is growing rapidly. What was once an investment landscape centered on launch vehicles and...
[StartupRecipe] How Korean Unicorns Found Two New Growth Paths
#Weekly Funding Overview [Aug.31 ~ Sep. 4] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS How Korean Unicorns Found Two New Growth Paths Platforms have lost much of their standing in Korea’s startup investment scene over the past several years. Once the center of the...
[StartupRecipe] 2026 Seoul Beauty Week Highlights K-Beauty’s Global Momentum
#Weekly Funding Overview [Aug.24 ~ Aug. 28] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS 2026 Seoul Beauty Week Highlights K-Beauty’s Global Momentum Seoul Beauty Week 2026, held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from the 23rd to the 25th, brought together a record 152 companies...
[StartupRecipe] Why Korea Created the 6 Billion Won Global TIPS Grant
#Weekly Funding Overview [Aug. 17 ~ Aug. 21] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Why Korea Created the 6 Billion Won Global TIPS Grant The Ministry of SMEs and Startups is rolling out selection announcements for companies chosen under the newly launched Global...
[StartupRecipe] Korea’s Startup Ecosystem Grapples with Scandals
#Weekly Funding Overview [Aug. 10 ~ Aug. 14] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea’s Startup Ecosystem Grapples with Scandals Noise is mounting across South Korea’s startup ecosystem, with controversies erupting at every level—from government agencies and startup support organizations to venture capital...
[StartupRecipe] Where Is Korea's Early-Stage Startup Money Going?
#Weekly Funding Overview [Aug. 3 ~ Aug. 7] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Where Is Korea’s Early-Stage Startup Money Going? Software and consumer tech continue to draw the largest share of Korea’s early-stage startup investment, but the capital itself is flowing toward...