[StartupRecipe] Korea's Unicorns Are Finally Making Money
#Weekly Funding Overview [April.13~ April.17] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea’s Unicorns Are Finally Making Money Korea’s leading unicorn startups have crossed a significant threshold. After years of chasing growth at the expense of profits, 2025 marked the year many of them...
[StartupRecipe] Korea Approves KRW 1.69 Trillion Budget to Boost Startups
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.6~ April.10] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea Approves KRW 1.69 Trillion Budget to Boost Startups The South Korean government has finalized a supplementary budget of KRW 1.6903 trillion to support the management stability of export companies and small...
[StartupRecipe] Korean Defense Startups Step Into the Spotlight
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.30~ April.03] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korean Defense Startups Step Into the Spotlight The global defense industry is undergoing a rapid paradigm shift — moving away from large incumbent contractors toward a new ecosystem where startups are becoming...
[StartupRecipe] Korea's Startup Market Is Now Winner Takes All
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.23~ March.27] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea’s Startup Market Is Now Winner Takes AllSouth Korea’s startup investment market is on track to exceed KRW 1.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing the same period last year,...
[StartupRecipe] What's the Next K-Wave After K-Beauty?
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.16~ March.20] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS What’s the Next K-Wave After K-Beauty? Food and beverage startups — particularly those built around K-food — are attracting a growing share of consumer tech investment in South Korea, according to data...
[StartupRecipe] Korean Investors Are Rushing Into Robotics
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.9~ March.13] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korean Investors Are Rushing Into Robotics Investment in South Korean robotics startups has been running hot since the very beginning of this year. Within the broader startup funding landscape, robotics companies have...
[StartupRecipe] Korea Launches AroundX 2026 with 17 Global Partners
#Weekly Funding Overview [March.2~ March.6] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Korea Launches AroundX 2026 with 17 Global Partners The government is advancing AroundX, a program connecting Korean startups with 17 global corporate partners. Led by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS),...
[StartupRecipe] South Korea Reaches 27 Unicorns
#Weekly Funding Overview [Feb.9~ Feb.20] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS South Korea Reaches 27 Unicorns South Korea added four new unicorn companies in 2025, bringing the nation’s total to 27 billion-dollar startups as venture capital investment surged to its second-highest level on...
[StartupRecipe] South Korea's Startup Investment Landscape 2025: 10 Key Findings
#Weekly Funding Overview [Feb.2~ Feb.6] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS South Korea’s Startup Investment Landscape 2025: 10 Key Findings Startup Recipe has released the Startup Recipe Investment Report 2025, a comprehensive analysis of South Korea’s startup investment ecosystem for the year 2025....
[StartupRecipe] Physical AI Tops Korean VC Investor Preferences in 2026
#Weekly Funding Overview [Jan.26~ Jan.30] #FUNDING #TREND ANALYSIS Physical AI Tops Korean VC Investor Preferences in 2026 Startup Recipe has conducted an investment preference survey targeting approximately 20 venture capital firms from Korea and overseas, covering startups from early to...