A snapshot of Korea’s tech startup news from August 2021
Korean technology news in August 2021 covered developments including: the central bank’s moves towards a CBDC; Korean food-tech looking at lab-grown steak; the cybersecurity focus in recent US talks; instant payments from South Korea to Thailand; and more.
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- South Korea: “…number of startups increased steadily to total 123K in 2020, up from 96K in 2016, 50K in 2008 and 61K in 2000…”
- An intro to 5 startups selected for Born2Global Centre and IDB Lab collaboration program, connecting Korean startups with those from Latin America and the Caribbean
- South Korea: An intro to the 10 startups selected for the TIPS Global Pre-Accelerator 2021 program, working in health-tech, cybersecurity, sports technology and more
- ICYMI: South Korea’s central bank selects Ground X, Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary, as partner in 10-month central bank digital currency simulation project
- Ripple adds instant payments from South Korea to Thailand, connecting GME Remittance to Siam Commercial Bank
- South Korea: Dot Inc takes win at TechCrunch XTC Global Final with solutions including tactile tech for the visually impaired such as a Braille ‘smart watch’
- A brief intro to 10 South Korean tech startups selected for the NIPA Startup Program and focused on entering India with solutions in AR, ed-tech, dating and more
- South Korea: Samsung to participate in Bank of Korea pilot project to build a platform for a central bank digital currency
- South Korea: Seawith food technology firm looking to launch lab-grown steak inside 2 years, with sights on bringing prices down as low as $3 per kg by 2030
- South Korea: A brief intro to the 10 startups taking part in TIPS Global Pre-accelerator 2021 program, working in AI, healthtech, fitness and more
- South Korea to lift gaming curfew for children: “…law is not having any positive effect and does not reflect changes in the gaming environment…”
- South Korea: Cybersecurity-specific language in 2021 Biden-Moon summit suggests new measures to diversify alliance beyond traditional North Korea deterrence
- Australia’s SEEK, owner of JobStreet and JobsDB, takes 10% stake in JobKorea, Korea’s largest online employment platform
- e-news, latest issue: Music NFTs in China, Korean food-tech, India’s 19min deliveries, Facebook’s NOVI digital wallet…
- e-news, latest issue: Huawei EVs, Korean gaming curfew, blockchain in Indian finance, Thailand’s digital asset news…
- Video: Day 1 of the recently-held New Zealand Korea Tech Roadshow 2021, showcasing New Zealand as a testbed for agricultural technologies
- e-newsletter, latest issue: Korea & cybersec, Visa India’s offline payments, China’s datasec moves, Xiaomi and autonomous vehicles…
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