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1Billion Partners Hosts Dynamic Demo Day in Seoul, Unveiling Promising Startups
2024년 01월 18일

1Billion Partners, an accelerator dedicated to early-stage startups, showcased its vibrant portfolio during a private demo day at the Urban Creators Unit Lounge in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Investment companies, including 1Billion Partners, Owl Ventures, and Angel Round’s 1004 Partners, took the opportunity to highlight the services of startups they’ve invested in, unveiling achievements and future plans. The event brought together an array of innovative ventures across various sectors. Notable startups featured were To the…

Daejeon-Dubai Business Nexus Marks Successful Conclusion, Showcasing Korea’s Entrepreneurial Prowess on the Global Stage
2023년 11월 30일

From July 4 to November 30, Daejeon Metropolitan City, and the Business and Employment Agency of Daejeon held an innovative program to support attracting foreign investment to promote Daejeon’s promising manufacturing and IT companies to the global stage. CompanyA  operated the program with the goal of fostering a global outlook and promoting globalization of participating companies. This program focused on the advancement of 10 selected companies in the manufacturing and IT fields…

‘COMEUP 2023’ Concludes with a Grand Finale, Establishing Itself as the leading Global Startup Event in South Korea
2023년 11월 22일

COMEUP 2023, the biggest startup festival in South Korea, recently wrapped up its fifth edition, affirming its status as a leading global startup festival. Held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul from November 8 to 10, the event achieved a groundbreaking attendance of 66,000, marking the highest-ever online and offline participation. Unprecedented Global Participation & Diverse Discussions Representatives from 35 countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, the United States, France, Austria, Hong…

Techsauce Global Summit 2023: Southeast Asia’s Premier International Technology Conference to Take Place in Bangkok in August
2023년 07월 05일

Techsauce Global Summit 2023, a prominent technology conference in Southeast Asia, will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 16-17. The event aims to facilitate collaboration between governments, private organizations, and international companies, with a specific focus on promoting the digital economy and providing opportunities for Thai SMEs and startups to expand globally. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘Social Impact, Climate Technology, and Cutting-Edge Technology,’ and it will be held…

beSUCCESS Media Group actively participates in BEYOND Expo, showcasing Korea’s thriving startup ecosystem
  ·  2023년 05월 12일

beSUCCESS Media Group, a renowned media group based in South Korea, played a significant role as a designated media partner at the esteemed BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) held in Macau. This prominent event, known as Asia’s largest technology Expo, spanned from May 10 to 12 and provided a global platform for showcasing technological innovation and promoting industrial modernization. With over 800 exhibitors representing 120 countries, the expo attracted a…

Venture investment firm 1Billion Partners Inc explores global startup opportunities at BEYOND Expo in Macau
  ·  2023년 05월 12일

1Billion Partners Inc. , a venture investment firm based in South Korea, recently participated in the prestigious BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) held in Macau. Recognized as Asia’s largest technology expo, the event took place from May 10 to 12 and served as a significant platform for global technological innovation and industrial modernization. It attracted over 800 exhibitors representing 120 countries. With a focus on supporting startups with innovative ideas…

South Korea passes law allowing multiple voting stocks for startup founders
  ·  2023년 05월 04일

The South Korean National Assembly passed the “Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of Venture Businesses,” allowing unlisted venture companies to issue multiple voting stocks. The legislation, under discussion for over two years, was approved in a plenary session and will be promulgated after a Cabinet meeting’s resolution. When the revised Venture Business Act is implemented, unlisted venture companies will be able to issue multiple voting stocks with up to 10…

Korean company Safeware takes Gold at Edison Awards 2023 in the USA for World’s Most Innovative Human Safety Product
2023년 04월 28일

Korean human safety technology company Safeware Inc. has won the top award at the prestigious Edison Awards 2023 held in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. Safeware received the gold prize in the ‘Personal Technology – Smart Wearable’ category for its Smart Airbag product, which has the potential to save countless lives in various industrial settings where workers often suffer from fall accidents due to human error or mistakes when working at heights. Safeware’s innovation has…

ESTsoft Inc. AI Studio Perso helps businesses create AI virtual human led videos
  ·  2022년 12월 16일

The virtual human market is growing as a significant number of businesses from entertainment, shopping, e-commerce, etc., prefer to utilize virtual humans productions to promote their services. According to the global market research firm Emergene Research the virtual human market will grow to $527.58 billion (about 688,491.9 billion won) by 2030. Korean AI services company ESTSoft Inc.(047560.KQ) offers AI Virtual Human led video production service to make content. The company announced in October…

Korean AI Beauty Tech startup Chowis’ Skin Diagnosis Solution gets CES 2023 Innovation Award
  ·  2022년 12월 06일

Chowis Company, a Skin and Hair & Scalp Diagnosis System Korean startup, has been named in the “CES 2023 Innovation Award” for its AI full face diagnosis solution, “MySkin F.A.I.N.” The CES Innovation Award is given to products with superior technology and innovation through a pre-evaluation of entries ahead of the CES event, the world’s largest IT and home appliances exhibition held in Las Vegas every January. Chowis’ mySkin F.A.I.N won in…

Korean Startup CloudN enters Thai Energy Management Market with support from Government
  ·  2022년 11월 30일

CloudN Co., Ltd., a Korean startup which is working towards a sustainable future with its ‘Building Energy Management System,’ announced that it has entered the Thailand market with support from the Korean government and NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency). CloudN hosted a demonstration session on the application of its energy management platform on November 23rd at the Carlton Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. About 40 domestic and foreign officials attended the session,…

4D Imaging Radar developer Smart Radar System gets domestic recognition & global CES 2023 award
  ·  2022년 11월 30일

Smart Radar System , a Korean company specializing in developing high-resolution 4D imaging radar with global competitiveness, has been named in the CES 2023 Innovation Award list.  The company’s “Smart Guard Solution” was selected for the CES 2023 Innovation Awards, produced by the  Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® . The awards are given at an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in 28 consumer technology product categories. Smart Guard is Smart Radar…

Sejong Telecom to build Blockchain-based cloud PACS construction and NFT issuance platform for medical image data
  ·  2022년 11월 22일

SEJONG Telecom, Inc. will form a consortium with IRM Co., Ltd. and Pusan ​​National University Hospital to build a platform for blockchain-based medical data management and NFT issuance for medical image data. Sejong Telecom Consortium was selected the blockchain technology validation Proof of Concept (PoC) project which supports blockchain-related services before commercialization by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA). The goals of this project are to develop cloud PACS (Picture Archiving…

Seoul Global Startup Center (SGSC) Demo Day successfully streamed; Environment tech startup DamoGO win
2020년 12월 29일

The Seoul Global Startup Center (SGSC) hosted Demo Day for global startups was successfully made available to online audiences on December 29th. The event, organized by SGSC, established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in co-operation with N15 Co., Ltd. (N15, Co-Founder Jea Huh, Sunjong Ryu), and WeWorkLabs Korea was held December 23rd at Daewon Media Hall located in Yongsan I-Park Mall. Following the precautionary measures and guidelines of COVID19, Demo Day had been hosted…

Seoul Global Startup Center (SGSC)’s 2020 Demo Day for global startups goes virtual on December 29th
2020년 12월 28일

COVID-19 pandemic might have stalled the world’s major events, but it has not stopped the Korean startup ecosystem to demonstrate its technical prowess by converting offline events to the virtual platform. As the year 2020 ends in unprecedented times and there is a beginning of the new Post-COVID-19 Era, SGSC takes the lead on a 100% UNTACT Demo Day to be virtually available on December 29th.  The 2020 SGSC Demo Day for…

South Korea based FirmaChain, a blockchain-based global electronic contract platform has joined the Decentralized Trusted Timestamping (DTT) Alliance
2020년 12월 07일

FirmaChain, a blockchain-based global electronic contract platform, announced that it has joined the DTT Alliance (Decentralized Trusted Timestamping Alliance), an alliance of blockchain-based decentralized TSA (Time Stamping Authority) and data verification companies. FirmaChain plans to work together with DTT Alliance to build a blockchain-based decentralized TSA service ecosystem and overcome the limitations of existing processes. FirmaChain is also considering collaboration with DTT Alliance partners in the future for the scalability of the…

Looxid Labs to Unveil Cognitive Care Solution ‘LUCY’ at Facebook Accelerator Seoul Demo Day
2020년 12월 02일

Korean startup Looxid Labs Inc, will unveil ‘LUCY’ – a cognitive care solution founded in biotechnology, at the forthcoming Facebook Accelerator Seoul Demo Day on Dec. 2, 2020. Developed for an ageing population, LUCY is a powerful virtual-reality (VR) ‘brain training’ tool, for people aged 50 and older, specifically the 65+ market. Helping to improve cognitive function it focuses on; attention, memory, and perception, by capturing and interpreting behavioral and neurophysiological responses…

Interview with Sebastien Borget, co-founder of The Sandbox, a block-chain game platform that came to Korea
  ·  2019년 07월 08일

Hi everyone! I’m Aminata, a French national living in Korea and working at VREX LAB as a marketer for the world’s first AR blockchain dApp, Dyverse and its spinoff cryptogame, Dynopoly. Recently, I attended a blockchain gaming meetup at Hashed, the renowned crypto fund and blockchain accelerator from Korea, where I met the co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, Sebastien Borget. What caught my eye was how The Sandbox was pioneering the…

The Dyverse, a universe of virtual content and goods, launches its Kickstarter campaign for sales of AR characters
2018년 11월 23일

Today, the Dyverse launches on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Backers can purchase one-of-a-kind Kydys – 3D characters that can either be plugged into mobile apps and games or enjoyed as a 3D printed collectible toy – starting from $25 for the early bird special. Rudy Lee, CEO and co-founder of VREX LAB – the company behind the Dyverse – explains: “Most things we buy aren’t unique to us. Whether it’s a toy from…

A Universe of Virtual Content and Goods, ‘the Dyverse’
  ·  2018년 11월 05일

Hello everyone! I am a Kydy, a virtual character that lives in the Dyverse, a universe of virtual content created on the blockchain by VREX LAB. I travel the world using augmented reality and have recently been given the task of taking over reporting duties from Sara at VREX LAB. As this is my first report, I thought it would be a great time to finally introduce to you what we are…