TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions has raised a $22.8 million (30 billion KRW) extension to its Series A financing from a strategic investor KT , one of the largest telecom companies in South Korea. . Ku also said in a prepared statement that KT would continue to invest in startups amid a tough investment environment. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Founded in 2010, Coupang is sometimes described as the Amazon of South Korea, but for years it has managed the impressive feat of achieving an even higher dollar retention rate than Amazon, according to a report by Goodwater Capital. ” Former Uber CTO Thuan Pham joins South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

A smart port uses technologies including AI, big data, Internet of Things and 5G to provide more security and save energy by digitalizing the way huge ships enter docks and handle logistics at the ports. Its AI-based around-view monitoring system (NAVISS), which can be retrofitted to cargo ships, supports ships in navigating situations.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Socar’s debut comes amid a sluggish period in the IPO market in South Korea that has prompted a series of Korean companies to delay their listing plans. Socar, the first and only unicorn mobility startup in South Korea, aims to become the first listed profitable unicorn company, Park noted. million users and 1.4

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Launched in South Korea five years ago, content discovery platform Dable now serves a total of six markets in Asia. Dable announced today that it has raised a $12 million Series C at a valuation of $90 million, led by South Korean venture capital firm SV Investment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2022

Dongnae , a South Korea-based startup that helps tenants find premium apartment rentals, has closed $16.4 Shampine noticed residential real estate was big in South Korea but also knew he didn’t know enough, especially about the local proptech space, he said. million to digitize real estate in South Korea.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 1, 2021

South Korean internet service provider SK Broadband is suing Netflix to pay for the increased network costs and bandwidth usage the streaming service’s content has drawn in South Korea, Reuters writes. Image: Netflix. The company cites Squid Game and D.P. , two popular Korean Netflix dramas, as part of the cause.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Semiconductors, which have become a valued asset, are used in virtually almost every industry, including 5G networks, automation, the Internet of Things, financials, smart homes, smart cities, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality and self-driving cars.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In a blog post , analysts Claire Zaboeva and Melissa Frydrych of IBM X-Force IRIS announced that the phishing campaign spans six regions: Germany, Italy, South Korea, Czech Republic, greater Europe, and Taiwan.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Series B came eight years after EventX was founded, an unusually patient fundraising pace compared to many cash-burning internet firms across the border in mainland China. Its team of 100 is spread across Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. EventX declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

But they had a hard time locating a suitable platform, so after about a year, Kim decided to create a marketplace for handmade goods himself in South Korea called Backpackr. The startup intends to sell products made in South Korea overseas and bring handmade products made in Southeast Asia to South Korea via its platform.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

The fund will look in Japan, as well as global markets like South Korea, the United States, China and Southeast Asia, for investment opportunities, with the aim of creating collaborations between startups and Z Holdings’ commerce, media and fintech services. SIP Global Partners announces first close of its $150M fund to bring U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Kakao Mobility , the ride-hailing subsidiary of South Korean messaging and internet giant Kakao, has made its first acquisition as it looks to raise its international profile. Key management at Splyt will move to South Korea to continue to manage and integrate the team into Kakao Mobility, a spokesperson for the latter company said.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 5, 2008

Japan is the biggest source of tourists for Guam, with growing numbers from other Asian nations like South Korea. Bookshare.org is a consultant to the Pacific CIMAP: our virtual library suits their geography as long as you can get access to the Internet. The presence is growing: the U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In an earlier interview, he recalled the struggle he faced raising money for a direct-to-consumer brand, which were not as popular in the world’s second-largest internet market just five years ago. “For years South Korea and Japan have produced large and iconic D2C brands. Four years is a long time in the startup world.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2023

Not so fast: The internet — and more than a few scientists — got their hopes up a couple weeks ago when a team of physicists from South Korea announced that they had created a room-temperature superconductor from a slew of common yet unlikely materials. If you’re not, consider signing up.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

South Korean internet giant Kakao — in the middle of multiple investigations over antitrust and securities violations — has appointed a new CEO as it tries to turn the ship around. Shina Chung, who had been running the company’s venture arm, is moving to the top role at the company.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). The Netherlands ranks top place in a large number of ICT indicators.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

Rita reports that Sequoia’s China unit took in $9 billion , coming at a time when, she writes, “global investors are reevaluating risks in China amid a COVID-hit economy and an ongoing regulatory crackdown on the country’s internet upstarts.” signing its first data-sharing deal since Brexit with South Korea.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2006

communicate and are far more pervasive than the Internet. a number of popular uprisings in the Ukraine and South Korea, to name just a. a number of popular uprisings in the Ukraine and South Korea, to name just a. With close to 2.5 Mobile phones offer an.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Not only did IndiEV claim the car I saw during the briefing was a working prototype, but it says a supplier in South Korea has already built 12 prototype bodies-in-white (the steel structure that sits on top of the chassis) for the Indi One. Yep, it’s got 5G. Meng claimed she was “on call” for 24 hours a day.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Co-founder Kiren Tanna, former chief executive officer of Rocket Internet Asia, said the startup is “platform agnostic,” searching across marketplaces (and platforms like Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce) for potential acquisitions. That is where Una Brands comes in. Una announced today that it has raised a $40 million equity and debt round.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2022

AIMMO also works with non-autonomous vehicle companies in robotics, optical character recognition (OCR), smart factory, intelligent surveillance, e-commerce, and logistics industries, like telco corporation SK Telecom , internet giants Naver and Kakao and Japanese Komatsu. The Korea-headquartered startup has offices in the U.K,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Not playing games : India’s Department of Telecommunications is proposing the regulation of internet communication services that would require platforms to obtain a license before they could operate in the market. Jagmeet has more. If you’re keeping score at home, that’s now a total of $7.2 billion since June.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2023

billion in assets under management that invests in startups from seed to growth stages across a variety of sectors, including consumer, internet, enterprise/cloud and fintech. For the unacquainted, GGV is a venture firm with $9.2 Some highlights of the interview include Tung’s views on down rounds not being the end of the world.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Kakao Entertainment is owned by Kakao, the South Korean internet giant whose services include its eponymous messaging platform. The news comes as another South Korean internet giant, Naver, completes its acquisition of Wattpad , in a deal that also focuses on intellectual property and geographic expansion.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2009

The plan will help determine the future of Internet access across the country. As organizations with a stake in the future of communications, we must ensure that the commissioners hear our call for fast, affordable, ubiquitous, and open Internet access. It also requires the FCC to begin drafting a national broadband plan.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Red notice : It’s official — Interpol issues red notice for Terraform founder Do Kwon, who faces charges in South Korea after Terraform’s cryptocurrency and stablecoin collapsed earlier this year. Manish and Kate have been following this story for a while and have more.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

South Korea also has a developed electronics recycling system that now recovers and properly processes over 75 percent of discarded electronics. It now has a quarter billion Internet users and 450 million mobile phone users. At 16 percent growth, it is the fastest growing region in the world in adding Internet users.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

It makes sense that a company founded by internet pirates would let its workforce live anywhere they please and however they want to. During the last 18 months, we’ve closed the gap to South Korea and China’s e-commerce penetration of more than 25%, but there is still much progress to be made.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

court, comes on the heels of Temu’s earlier legal action against twenty websites for trademark violation and orchestrating internet phishing scams to defraud consumers. analysis reported by CNBC shows that Temu has outstripped Shein in Japan and South Korea, clinching the top spot in shopping app rankings over an extended stretch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Smart farming refers to managing farms using technologies like internet of things, robotics and artificial intelligence. It also built smart farming software and hardware for farmers. The Seoul-based firm has expanded to China and Vietnam with its smart farm technologies since 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

million from Z Venture Capital , the corporate venture capital wholly owned by Z Holdings , which also owns the Japanese messaging app Line and internet portal Yahoo Japan. Akros Technologies wants to disrupt the current asset management industry via its AI-driven asset management software platform that mines market data for stocks.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

Zigbang , a South Korean proptech startup that provides real estate transactions service, announced on Thursday that it will acquire Samsung SDS’ home internet of things (IoT) unit to make a foray into the smart home industry. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

South Korea’s two largest internet giants Kakao and Naver compete in the storytelling platform market. It also entered Indonesia in 2017 and Indian in 2020. Its sister company Piccoma, formerly known as Kakao Japan, provides web cartoons and novels in Japan.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Seoul, South Korea After an almost restful whirlwind of meetings in California, it was off to Seoul for the Eighth Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy. Took pictures of the lunar eclipse next to the Empire State Building(!) Roger Martin).

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