Review of The Best of Sparklabs Session 3 Startups, from beSUCCESS Writer Christine Bernard 1Day1Song is a Korean music discovery app. For a full day, the app will play a song from its artist of the day and will then display an exclusive background information provided by the performer. They have already launched on iOS with 64,000 users, and will launch on Android this summer. The app will also be launched in…
According to a recent article on Forbes, and indeed my own insight from having worked very closely with Korean startups over the years, “A new start-up powerhouse is on the horizon – South Korea”. While the US, Israel, and Europe have long led global innovation in the tech industry there is excitement in the startup ecosystem in Korea, with a number of highly notable stories emerging. What is also encouraging is that where…
The below is the review segment for Korea. For the full article please click here to be redirected. Samsung 4Q13 profits to fall: Samsung Electronics has estimated its operating profits for the fourth quarter of 2013 at about KRW8.3 trillion(US$7.8 billion), down 18% from the prior quarter. Consolidated sales for the 4Q are set to stay flat on quarterat KRW59 trillion, Samsung disclosed. The forecast operating profits represent a 6.1% decrease compared tothe KRW8.84 trillion…
Date: Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 Location: COEX Conference Hall Room #318, Seoul, Korea Schedule: 1:30pm-6:00pm 1:30pm-2:45pm Intro and 1st half of demo+pitch 2:45pm-3:00pm Break 3:00pm-3:50pm 2nd half of demo+pitch 3:50pm-4:00pm Break 4:00pm-5:00pm M&A: Inside View 5:00pm-6:00pm Networking Presenting Companies StyleWiki iBabyBox MangoPlate Zoyi HeyBread Lateral DesignPlusD TrakInvest Short Program (M&A: Inside View) Get the insiders’ view of the M&A process from entrepreneurs who have gone through it. Learn about what led to their decision to sell,…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – May 23, 2013 – SparkLabs (www.sparklabs.co.kr), a startup accelerator in Korea, has selected its second class of companies. The companies range from subscription e-commerce to productivity applications to search, and from bootstrapped financing to those who raised a Series A round. “Our second class reflects the momentum and interest SparkLabs has generated outside of Korea. Included in our ten companies is TrakInvest from Singapore, which is an online…
한국 스타트업의 글로벌 성공 진출을 비전으로 삼는 스타트업 엑셀러레이터인 스파크랩 벤처스(SparkLabs)가 두번째 엑셀러레이팅 프로그램 대상자를 오늘 발표했다. 스파크랩은 올해 3월 1차 프로그램 대상 스타트업 5개사(FiveRocks, NFLabs, WePlanet, Memebox, KnowRe)와 함께 데모 데이를 성공리에 개최했다. 이번 2기 대상자에 선정된 10개 스타트업은 각 25,000 달러의 투자와 함께 3개월간의 멘토링 프로그램을 받게 된다. StyleWiki : Ciren Jang 대표가 운영하는 서비스로 소셜 위키 기반 패션 콘텐츠 플랫폼 iBabyBox : 신진영 대표가 운영하는 서비스로 현재 미국 팔로 알토에서 중고…
한국의 엑셀러레이터 스파크랩스가 7일 첫 번째 Demo Day를 개최한다. 이 행사에서는 모바일, 빅데이터, 개인 생활 기록, 전자 상거래, 교육 기술 분야의 다섯 개 스타트업이 발표할 예정이다. 또 스파크랩스는 이들의 엑셀러레이팅 분야를 헬스 케어 분야까지 늘릴 것이라고 한다.
창업가에게 중요한 능력 중 하나는 비즈니스 모델이나 제품을 다음 단계로 이끌 수 있는 능력과 의지다. 대부분의 성공한 스타트업이 방향 전환(pivot)을 거친 것은 사실이지만, 말처럼 쉬운 일은 아니다.
