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Find XO: Domestic Short Drama Viewers Tripled in One Year; All Apps Surpassing One Million Are Chinese (platum.kr)
SummaryAccording to WiseApp estimates, the number of domestic users of the top 10 short-form drama apps reached 2.98 million in August this year, about 3.3 times the 900,000 users from a year ago. DramaBox,…
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Find XO: Naver Gives Up on Acquiring Baemin, Uber Deal Expected to Conclude in the Second Half of 2027 (platum.kr)
SummaryNaver announced in a re-disclosure on September 17 that it will not acquire a stake in Baedal Minjok. The remaining matter is Uber's tender offer to purchase all of Delivery Hero shares at 41.50 euro…
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Find XO: MyRealTrip, Former Investor, Acquires All Shares of CreateTrip via Stock Swap (platum.kr)
SummaryOn September 11, MyRealTrip's board resolved to acquire all shares of CreateTrip via stock swap. The company that entered as a strategic investor in 2024 has effectively acquired CreateTrip entirely…
1 vote mrlatte 21d ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: SnapScale Innovates Plant Design with AI (platum.kr)
SummarySnapScale, a company developing plant design automation software, has received seed investment from KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holdings, POSTECH Technology Holdings, and Base Ventures. Judging by…
1 vote mrlatte 2mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Opportunities Open Up with Expanded Global Startup Support (platum.kr)
SummaryThe Ministry of SMEs and Startups has launched a startup support program targeting overseas Koreans and international students, selecting 80 prospective entrepreneurs from places like Silicon Valley…
1 vote mrlatte 2mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Startup Failure as a Chance for Challenge and Comeback (platum.kr)
SummaryThere was a recent opinion at a policy forum that business closure and re-challenge stages should be more thoroughly managed within the ecosystem. However, simply calling failure a growth process doe…
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Find XO: Watt, Studio Aim, and Modakbul Energy Selected for TIPS (platum.kr)
SummaryWatt, Studio Aim, and Modakbul Energy were selected for TIPS. The moment selection itself is read as an achievement is the most dangerous. For small teams, government support is the only runway, so t…
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Find XO: Nooble AI Opens the Future of Brain Disease Diagnosis with Medical AI (platum.kr)
SummaryNooble AI has received 400 million KRW in seed funding from FuturePlay to develop BrainCura, a brain CT-based diagnostic AI. The funding is tight even for passing a single medical device approval, bu…
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Find XO: AI, a New Frontier in Life Science Innovation (platum.kr)
SummaryAI identity verification company Argos Identity raised $3 million, Connectorie received pre-seed investment, and KAIST is gathering five teams for its bio-venture acceleration program. Since the fiel…
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Find XO: Startup Environment Accelerated by Deep Tech and Defense Industry Investment (platum.kr)
SummaryMeshUp Ventures has appointed Partner Eunwoo Park, who has extensive experience in defense and deep tech investments, as Vice President and CIO. Personnel changes at investment firms indicate directi…
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Find XO: Background of Investment in Industrial Safety AI Startup (platum.kr)
SummarySaimee, an industrial safety AI startup established in 2021, received investment from CNT Tech. It focuses on automatically creating safety documents and educational content in response to the Seriou…
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Find XO: Veramore Gains New Growth Engine Through Investment (platum.kr)
SummaryAnti-aging skincare brand Veramore received a pre-Series A investment from Rakuten Capital. The actual opening from the investor's name is one Japanese e-commerce distribution channel. The market gro…
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Find XO: Maximizing Investment Efficiency with AI Automation (platum.kr)
SummaryFactSheet has launched an FDE service that helps automate venture capital firms' operations. The approach involves working closely with clients to implement automation. However, it is problematic to…
1 vote mrlatte 2mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Rapid Growth of Unicorns in the Korean Startup Ecosystem (platum.kr)
SummaryThis article highlights the growth of the Korean startup ecosystem by presenting first-half statistics on unicorn numbers and VC investment amounts. However, the speed at which valuation is assigned…
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Find XO: AI Innovation in a Competitive EMR Market (platum.kr)
SummaryStudio Kiko's AI medical record automation service, Neardoc, received pre-Series A investment. It works by listening to medical conversations and creating SOAP charts entered into the EMR, adopted by…
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Find XO: Carbon Capture Innovation: Perspectives from CILAB and Founders (platum.kr)
SummaryCILAB aims to build a pilot facility of 120,000㎡ within the year, backed by investment from Krypton. It is premature to be optimistic about the company's growth solely based on the trend that previou…
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Find XO: Investment Opportunity Leap for Yeongnam Region Startups (platum.kr)
SummaryTwelve AI, bio, and deep tech startups recommended by the Yeongnam Innovation Center conducted IR in front of investors. Such occasions are much more valuable to local teams without prior connections…
1 vote mrlatte 3mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Investment Analysis Service for Startups, Pathfinder (platum.kr)
SummaryMark & Company's Innovational Forest has launched Pathfinder, a global investment data analysis service. It allows you to look into early-stage investment data from investors like Sequoia Capital, Y…
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Find XO: A New Turning Point in Venture Investment Contracts (platum.kr)
SummaryThe 2023 standard venture investment contract has been revised for the first time in three years. The revision was prompted by cases where the structure of redeemable convertible preferred shares res…
1 vote mrlatte 3mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: The Convergence of AI and Marine Innovation (platum.kr)
SummaryJJ&Companies, which applies AI to marine plant process control, secured 3 billion KRW in Series A funding. Though selected for several government support projects, these only broaden the starting lin…
1 vote mrlatte 3mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: AI Specialized in Trade Management Penetrates Mid-Sized Companies (platum.kr)
SummaryThirdworks targets the small and medium enterprise market with Follow-Up, an AI solution specialized in trade management, while EbomAI is developing AI for heart disease. In trade work entangled with…
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Find XO: Startup Investment Recovery, Now Is the Opportunity (platum.kr)
SummaryIn May 2023, domestic startup investment reached 85 deals worth 3.6355 trillion KRW, surpassing 1 trillion KRW for three consecutive months. This is the first time since the 2022 downturn. However, s…
1 vote mrlatte 4mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Used Trading is Growing Again with AI (platum.kr)
SummaryCNT Tech's Tirefly and luxury watch platform Whattime are expanding used trading through AI. The claim that AI is driving the growth of the used market is somewhat exaggerated, and the actual changes…
1 vote mrlatte 4mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: Opening a New Chapter for Startup Investment Connections in Busan (platum.kr)
SummaryThe Pitch in Busan, held in Busan, provided local early-stage startups with a practical IR opportunity. Evaluating a single event as directly leading to regional ecosystem growth is premature. What s…
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Find XO: D.CAMP Office Hour and Startup World Cup to be Held (platum.kr)
SummaryThe D.CAMP Office Hour will be held in June, where 35 domestic and international partners will meet up to 105 startups. Since this program has continued over 1,500 times since 2013, it is a good oppo…
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Find XO: Crew Capital Portfolio Connected to YC and a16z (platum.kr)
SummaryPortfolio companies from Crew Capital, founded in 2023, are receiving follow-on investments from Y Combinator, a16z, and General Catalyst. The portfolio consists of 32 companies. It is gratifying tha…
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Find XO: Transforming Safety and Automation with AI Technology (platum.kr)
SummaryHD Hightech secured seed investment and introduced AI for safety diagnostics of aging distribution boards, while Leviosa AI, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, promised to automate onlin…
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Find XO: Discussing the Future of AIV Security Startup SteelCut (platum.kr)
SummaryAI security startup SteelCut won the top prize at SelectUSA 2026 hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. With 2,700 companies from more than 100 countries participating, this has become a valuable…
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Find XO: Primer Became the Operating Agency for Everyone's Startup in Seoul (platum.kr)
SummaryPrimer 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 ins…
1 vote mrlatte 5mo ago Summary Discuss
Find XO: The Power of Investment-Linked Incubation Proven by SparkLabs' KSGC Results (platum.kr)
SummarySparkLabs 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 tea…
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