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Find XO: A New Era of Small Business Scale-Up: The LIPS Program (platum.kr)
SummaryThe consortium of VisionWorks Ventures and BlissByne Ventures has been selected as the LIPS operator for 2026. This is a small business support program where private investors invest first, and then…
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Find XO: Founders of Hwahae and Queenit Invest in Company Collecting D2C Brands (platum.kr)
SummaryHwahae's CEO Lee Woong and Queenit's CEO Hong Ju-young participated in the pre-seed investment round of Fungus International. Founders who directly operated commerce businesses invested in a company…
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Find XO: Hacking Right After Investment Announcement, The Paradox of Security (platum.kr)
SummaryA logistics startup that announced raising $2 million in investment had its database hacked just two days later. What's more frustrating is that the security services researched afterward were either…
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Find XO: Pangyo Startup Zone to Accept 49 New Companies (platum.kr)
SummaryThe Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation is recruiting 49 companies and investors to enter the Pangyo Startup Zone. With up to 50 million KRW in global expansion funds and weekly IR oppo…
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Find XO: Explosive Potential of AI Data Ops Proven by LightAnchor's YC Acceptance (platum.kr)
SummaryLightAnchor, which received seed investment, was selected for Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch just a month later. Data collection, processing, and regulatory compliance, which can easily be overshad…
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Find XO: Black rectangles on walls: $50 billion DOOH content market (platum.kr)
SummaryNicolas Mercier, head of NIO Asia, emphasized what kind of content should be placed on large LED screens in South Korea. If the already installed screens can be utilized, even small teams have the op…
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Find XO: 60 Trillion Satellite Data Market, Moving Beyond Hardware to Software (platum.kr)
SummaryPlatum pointed out that the analytical tools available to companies for business use are insufficient compared to the rapid increase in satellite data. Even if a large amount of raw data is secured,…
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Find XO: AI Direct Purchase Platform Sajwo Secures Japanese Government Subsidy (platum.kr)
SummarySajwo has been selected for J-Startup Central, a startup support program in the Chubu region of Japan. Choosing a regional base that includes Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, and Hamamatsu City offers…
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Find XO: 30 Billion KRW in Sales in 2 Years, and the Trap of Management Rights Disputes (platum.kr)
SummaryThe eco-friendly material company Mimeheim achieved 30 billion KRW in sales within two years of its founding, then experienced a two-year dispute over management rights. It is an interesting case tha…
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Find XO: Securing the Multimodal Vertical: Analysis of ActionPower's 6 Billion KRW Funding (platum.kr)
SummaryActionPower has secured 6 billion KRW in Series B funding, bringing its total investment raised to 20 billion KRW. Investors have put money into a business aiming to apply technology that handles mul…
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Find XO: Reached 1,000 Clinics in One Year (platum.kr)
SummaryMedical AI startup Arc secured 1,000 clinics nationwide as customers within a year of starting sales. Their focus on preventing chronic disease complications and leveraging the sales network of large…
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Find XO: Global Scale-up from Daegu: How to Utilize the Star Venture Promotion Project (platum.kr)
SummaryDaegu City and the Daegu Creative Economy Innovation Center select four companies through the Star Venture Promotion Project and provide up to 40 million KRW in support. They also support overseas ex…
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Find XO: 150 Trillion Won European Research Funds, Breaking Barriers with AI (platum.kr)
SummaryWith South Korea joining Horizon Europe as an associate member, a chance has opened to compete for research funds worth 150 trillion won. AI services targeting teams preparing complex English proposa…
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Find XO: Operating Robots from Different Manufacturers on One Screen (platum.kr)
SummaryBiscat received seed investment from Bluepoint Partners as a platform that integrates and operates robots from various manufacturers. Since engineers had to modify the code every time the process cha…
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Find XO: Global Expansion of K-Culture: Innovation of Soap Korean Eats and Ology Group (platum.kr)
SummaryKrit Ventures invested in the US-based Soap Korean Eats and Ology Group. In Korean cuisine, customers choose their own ingredients, and in medical beauty, Korean expertise is bundled into a platform.…
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