At the beGlobal 2013 Tech Startup Conference, ten Korean Tech startups pitched their companiesin competition for the attention and capital ofjudges and investors. The ten startups that participated were Korbit (Bitcoin exchange & platform), SEWORKS (mobile security), KnowRe (online adaptive learning program), Gist (news aggregation/summarization), Shakr (video creation), Smile Family (mobile application for mothers), IDINCU (mobile market research), Cultstory (mobile travel and tourism application), Flitto (social media translation platform) and VCNC (private…

“I try to look for ideas that will break down borders,” said Adam Draper, the youngest venture capitalist in the Draper family. Global venture investing, funding startups internationally, runs in the Draper blood. The eldest of the three, Bill Draper, first started working as a venture capitalist for his father in 1959, after fighting in the Korean War. In 1986, Bill Draper moved on to become the head of the United Nations…