SparkLabs launches US$50M early-stage fund for South Korea and Southeast Asia

The fund will be led by a number of C-suite executives including Chris Koh,...


SK Planet reportedly exits Elevenia, selling stakes to Salim Group

Elevenia is considered successful in terms of transaction volume, but the...


KakaoPay reaches US$87M in monthly transactions

KakaoPay recently partnered with 18 financial institutions to make the...


Amazon is scared of Korea, but here is how foreign entrepreneurs can succeed

Hint: It takes a little more than knowing ‘Gangnam Style’ Smiling...


Planning to startup in Seoul, South Korea? This accelerator offers grants and a Gangnam office space

SMBA and KISED have launched an acceleration program to incubate and accelerate...


Summer bodies with DaGym

The DaGym app currently serves in Seoul and the neighbouring cities including...


Naver officially launches AI-based translation service Papago, includes 5000 characters

The translation technology can translate Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and French...


Trost: Revolutionising mental health care online

Trost is a platform that enables professional counselors to provide mental...


Share and use public data with DataPlanet

In order to ameliorate the limitations of prior data platform, DataPlanet...


Captain’s Log, July 18: Microsoft lays off Singapore-based consumer team

Also, GRANA expands to mainland China, Chinese fintech firm gets in-principle...