Tech news picked on 2026-04-12
Primer Became the Operating Agency for Everyone's Startup in Seoul
- Primer has been selected as the operating agency for Everyone's Startup in the Seoul region by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
- This project aims to discover 5,000 startups by engaging over 100 institutions and more than 500 mentors nationwide.
- It's welcome news that the focus has shifted from strict competitive selection to nurturing people.
- With the lowered barriers, the difference comes not from mentors' general advice but from how honestly entrepreneurs can accept questions that shake the assumptions of their own business.
Kalshi's Victory: Why Regulatory Moats Create Trillions in Value
- Arizona tried to indict Kalshi on 20 felony counts for illegal gambling, but the CFTC intervened and put a stop to it.
- The argument was that prediction market contracts are derivatives, and federal authority supersedes state law.
- Kalshi benefited from having structured its business within the federal regulatory framework from the start.
- However, interpreting one win as a permanent license is risky.
- It is better to decide early under which rules to operate and embed that into the product to endure longer.
The Power of Investment-Linked Incubation Proven by SparkLabs' KSGC Results
- SparkLabs produced the top companies for two consecutive years at the K-Startup Grand Challenge.
- This program, operated by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for 11 years, provides foreign startup teams with about nine months of commercialization funding and mentoring. SparkLabs emphasizes that it connects follow-up investments after completion.
- This is what you really need to check when choosing an accelerator.
- Ask about the conditions under which they invest directly and whether there are companies among the graduates that actually received investments.