Korean IoT startups off to London following UK-Korea event in Seoul
The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) and the Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA) hosted an event ye…
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Peer-to-peer lending platform Lendit scores 10 billion won in Series B funding
Peer-to-peer lending service Lendit has landed 10 billion won (USD $8.9m) in Series B funding from Korean venture capita…
Carpool service Poolus turns one year old and goes nationwide
Ride sharing service Poolus announced today that is has extended its service to cover all of South Korea. Launched one y…
Kakao merges Yellow ID users with Plus Friend and adds new features for businesses
Mobile giant Kakao officially rereleased its Plus Friend service today, merging its current and Yellow ID users together…
Influencer advertising platform Marketit’s Series A total rises to 5.2 billion won, plans to target international market
Influencer marketing platform Marketit has received 1.6 billion won (USD $1.42m) in funding from SoftBank Ventures, brin…
Day courier service Wonders gains 1.3 billion won in funding, plans to expand to Gyeonggido
Seoul logistics startup Wonders has landed 1.3 billion won (USD $1.15m) in investment from K Cube Ventures, Donghoon Inv…
SpaceCloud opens online reservation system for 200 working spaces
Office and space sharing platform SpaceCloud has made it easier to find a place to work or set up a meeting with its new…
Streaming audio service Spoon Radio lands Silicon Valley funding from Altos and 500 Startups
Mykoon, the startup behind audio streaming platform Spoon Radio, has scored a 2.5 billion (USD 2.23m) won round of fundi…
Echelon’s TOP100 program open for registrations and seeking Korean startups
South East Asia based media platform and community e27 has announced the return of the TOP100 Powered by Echelon Connect…
Hankook NFC partners with Japanese developer to make credit card payments more accessible
Mobile payment service Hankook NFC has secured 3 billion won (USD $2.7m) in investment from Japanese accounting software…
