Korea to Provide KRW 4.43 Trillion in Policy Financing for SMEs in 2026
South Korea will channel more than KRW 4.4 trillion ($2.97 billion) into policy financing for small and medium-sized enterprises next year, as the government steps up efforts to support innovation, regional growth, and financial stability amid a challenging global environment. The...
Superb AI raises KRW 14 billion in pre-IPO round
Vision AI solutions provider Superb AI has secured KRW 14 billion in a pre-IPO funding round as it prepares for a public listing in 2026. The company offers an all-in-one platform designed to automate and streamline the development of artificial...
Indian Startup Konnect Wins 2025 K-Startup Grand Challenge
Konnect, a startup from India, won the 2025 K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) Final Demo Day, receiving KRW 100 million in prize money. The final demo day was held at COMEUP, Korea’s signature startup conference. The K-Startup Grand Challenge, launched in 2016,...
Galaxy Corporation Secures KRW 100 B Investment, Achieves Unicorn Status
Galaxy Corporation, an AI entertainment technology company, has completed a pre-IPO funding round exceeding KRW 100 billion, earning unicorn status. The company, which began operations in 2019 has now raised a cumulative total of over KRW 180 billion in investments,...
S.Korea's Largest Startup Festival COMEUP2025 Kicks off in Seoul
COMEUP 2025, Korea’s signature global startup festival, commenced on Wednesday at COEX in Seoul, marking its largest international gathering to date. The event garnered significant industry attention as headline speaker Tareq Amin, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned AI powerhouse Humain,...
Korea Finalizes USD 11.32B Budget for Startups in 2026
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), led by Minister Han Seongsook, announced that the National Assembly has approved a total expenditure of KRW 16.5233 trillion (USD 11.32 billion) for 2026 – an increase of KRW 1.2745 trillion (USD 870...
AITRICS Raises KRW 35 Billion in Series C Funding
AITRICS, a medical AI company specializing in biosignal-based solutions, has raised KRW 35 billion in its Series C funding round, bringing its total accumulated investment to KRW 73.1 billion. The round was led by existing investors including Premier Partners, Han...
7 Startups Showcase at K-Digital Grand Championship Finals
The Ministry of Science and ICT held the finals of the K-Digital Grand Championship on December 3rd, an annual competition to discover and support the nation’s top early-stage startups in artificial intelligence and digital fields. Now in its fourth year,...
Korea Nears 1,000 'Venture Billion' Firms
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) with the Korea Venture Business Association hosted the 2025 Venture Billion Ceremony on Thursday, 27 November, at EL Tower in Seoul. ”Venture Billion” refers to Korean venture companies that record annual revenues of...
Korea Fintech Week Kicks Off Highlighting Potential of AI and Personalization of Finance
The Financial Services Commission announced that the 2025 Korea Fintech Week has kicked off on November 26 for three days until November 28 at aT Center in Seoul with participation from major domestic and overseas fintech businesses, financial companies, associated...
Hyundai Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Hosts '2025 Impact Startup Day'
The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation held the 2025 Impact Startup Day to share achievements of Korean impact startups and explore sustainable growth directions. Under the slogan “Beyond Impact, The Next Standard,” the event featured presentations from 10 impact startups...
170 Startups from 46 Countries to Join COMEUP 2025 in Korea
“COMEUP 2025 will showcase how startups are rewriting the future through deep-tech innovation, global expansion, and entrepreneurship” The Ministry of SMEs and Startups hosted COMEUP 2025 Media Day on Thursday, 20 November, at the Seoul Global Startup Center, officially opening...
14 K-Space Startups pitch at K-Space Night hosted by MSS in Bremen, Germany
In the German city of Bremen, K-Space Night brought together Korean space-tech startups and Europe’s aerospace community for a night of ideas and introductions. Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA), the...
South Korean Venture Investment Surges to Record High in Q3 2025
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced trends in new venture investments and venture fund formation for the third quarter of 2025, revealing significant growth across multiple indicators. New venture investments for the first three quarters of 2025 reached KRW...
2025 World Women's Venture Forum Boosts Global Expansion for Women Entrepreneurs
The 2025 World Women’s Venture Forum (WWVF) convened on November 6, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, gathering around 370 women venture entrepreneurs from across the globe. Held under the compelling theme, “Sustainable Innovation, Connecting the World,”...
KOVA Hosts 6th Impact Star Demo Day to Boost Korea’s Social Venture Ecosystem
The Korea Venture Business Association (KOVA) held its 6th Impact Star Demo Day on November 5, 2025, at IT Square in Samsung-dong, Seoul. The event connected social ventures with investors to foster funding opportunities and strengthen Korea’s social entrepreneurship ecosystem....