Korean House Cleaning App Miso Wants To Become The Amazon Of Home Services

Miso head Victor Ching is aiming to replicate his app’s success in home cleaning to sweep up new business at home and overseas. Over the past seven years, Victor Ching has carved out a niche in the ho...

Kakao’s Backing Boosts Korean Gaming Entrepreneur To Billionaire Ranks

Kim Jae-young, founder of South Korean online game developer Lionheart Studio. Courtesy of Lionheart Studio Kim Jae-young, the founder of South Korean online game developer Lionheart Studio, is now a ...

Ex-Janitor Becomes A Billionaire, Pandemic Recovery Boosts His Korean Travel Superapp

Lee Su-jin, founder of Yanolja. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg As the world opens back up and industries from travel to hotels rebound from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, South Korean travel superapp Y...

Ex-Love Hotel Janitor Becomes A Billionaire, Pandemic Recovery Boosts His Korean Travel Superapp

Lee Su-jin, founder of Yanolja. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg As the world opens back up and industries from travel to hotels rebound from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, South Korean travel superapp Y...

How One Apartment Formed The Blueprint For Korea’s Top Lifestyle App

Seungjae Lee, a former chemical and electrical engineer, turned his passion for interior design into content sharing platform oHouse. Now, the startup is one of Korea’s largest lifestyle apps at a val...

SoftBank Ventures Asia Leads $5.8 Million Investment In Korean Autonomous Shipping Startup

COURTESY OF SEADRONIX SoftBank Ventures Asia, the venture arm of Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group, led a $5.8 million round in South Korean autonomous navigation startup Seadronix, ...