Global music company DOD announced on the 6th that it had successfully completed Pre-A funding worth 12.1 billion won (approximately 9 million dollars). The round was led by Hashed Ventures, with major backers such as CJ Investment, iM Investment Partners, Union Investment Partners, and FuturePlay, marking it as one of the largest milestones in the South Korean entertainment industry this year. DOD is a data-driven music enterprise platform that is bringing new value to the global K-pop market. Not only centered around its internal label business (featuring artists such as BTOB, Jini, and Nanc
NEWJAK wins Innovation Awards in the Metaverse and Content & Entertainment categories at CES 2025, proving the technological innovation and global competitiveness of Jeollanam-do companies NEWJAK, a leading XR (extended reality) technology company in Naju, Jeollanam-do, has been recognized on the global stage by winning Innovation Awards in the Metaverse and Content & Entertainment categories at CES 2025, the world's largest IT exhibition. NEWJAK wins Innovation Awards in the Metaverse and Content & Entertainment categories at CES 2025, proving the technological innovation and glob
OVERTHEHAND, a company servicing the avatar character play platform MASCOZ - announced that it has signed a contract with VRChat - a global virtual reality platform - which enables uploading MASCOZ avatars on VRChat using VRChat SDK. With this partnership, VRChat users can use high-quality MASCOZ avatars as they like, and enjoy a more immersive and unique experience within VRChat. MASCOZ offers all its avatars for free, making the virtual world easily accessible to everyone. Through this agreement, VRChat users will be able to use a diverse range of MASCOZ’s high-quality avatars to create thei
Image: from the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Brazil Competition (Photo courtesy of WRO Brazil) Roborobo, a leading company in the field of educational robots, announced on October 4th that it has become an official sponsor of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO). The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is an international competition that promotes creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills through robotics. Last year, the event attracted 40,000 young participants from 91 countries, solidifying its position as the largest robotics competition in the world. As a leader in educational technology, Roborobo—d
photo: Soo Young Yang, CEO of Techtaka To celebrate the launch of Tech Seoul, we started interviewing Korean startup CEOs. Today, for the 13th installment, we're talking to Soo Young Yang, CEO of Techtaka. Hello, Mr. Soo Young Yang, thank you for your time. I think this interview with Soo Young Yang of Techtaka, who is building Argo, an AI-integrated logistics platform to digitize and optimize the supply chain for e-commerce sellers, will be very interesting and informative for Tech Seoul readers. Q. Please introduce your company Techtaka is building an AI-integrated logistics platform called
Introduction image of Seamspace On September 20, Tebahsoft revealed that Seamspace will present the Daejeon Metropolitan City Eureka Park at CES 2025 in Las Vegas from Jan 7 to 10. Seamspace is a cutting-edge AI tool that recognizes emotions, helping students manage their feelings and boost their learning effectiveness. “Being picked for CES 2025 is a big win, given the tough competition. Our success in joining just months after our August 2024 launch shows how innovative and promising our tech is. CES 2025 will be a key chance for Seamspace to prove itself as a frontrunner in the global edute
Flextudio unveils its Flextudio 3.0 which boasts enhanced API integration and seamless connections with diverse systems and data (Image: YoungLimWonSoftLab) The Flextudio team, an in-house venture of YoungLimWon Soft Lab Co., Ltd. announced on Au 29 that it has launched Flextudio 3.0, the latest version of Flextudio. It is a SaaS-based low-code/no-code app development tool offering significant improvements in user convenience. Flextudio is a SaaS-based app development tool that operates directly through a web browser, eliminating the need for separate installation. This tool enables users to e
Photo : Sangbin Jeon, CEO of MeTown Inc. To celebrate the launch of Tech Seoul, we started interviewing Korean startup CEOs. Today, for the 12th installment, we met with Sangbin Jeon, CEO of MeTown Inc. Hello, Mr. Sangbin Jeon, thank you for your time. I think this interview with Sangbin Jeon, CEO of MeTown Inc, Fashion-focused AI/CG tech company providing 3D digital solutions for fashion trading, will be very interesting and informative for Tech Seoul readers. Q: Please introduce your company. Our company, MeTown Inc., is a fashion-specialized AI/CG tech company that provides 3D digital solut
Photo: Kyu-Seung Lee, CEO of OVER THE HAND. To celebrate the launch of Tech Seoul, we started interviewing Korean startup CEOs. Today, for the 11th installment, we met with Kyu-Seung Lee, CEO of OVER THE HAND. Hello, Mr. Kyu-Seung Lee, thank you for your time. I think this interview with Mr. Kyu-Seung Lee, CEO of OVER THE HAND, operator of the virtual YouTuber platform ‘Mascoz’, will be very interesting and informative for Tech Seoul readers. Q. Please introduce your company OVER THE HAND is a company that operates the metaverse platform 'MASCOZ,' aiming to popularize virtual culture. CEO Kyu-
Photo : Junho Cho, CEO of Cliwant. To celebrate the launch of Tech Seoul, we started interviewing CEOs of Korean startups. Today, for the tenth installment, we caught up with Junho Cho, CEO of Cliwant. Hello, Mr. Junho Cho, thank you for your time. I think this interview with Junho Cho, CEO of Cliwant, a startup that analyzes RFPs based on artificial intelligence and data, will be very interesting and informative for Tech Seoul readers. Q. Please introduce your company Cliwant, a South Korea-based startup, specializes in providing AI-driven software for analyzing requests for proposals (RFPs).
Collaborative Robots, AI, 3D Camera, Machine Vision, Industry 4.0, Smart Factory, Industrial Automation Luxolis, a South Korean startup specializing in advanced 3D vision cameras and industrial automation solutions, is proud to announce its expansion into Vietnam and Japan. This strategic move aims to strengthen Luxolis’s regional presence and provide cutting-edge technological solutions to new markets. Luxolis is at the forefront of innovation, providing state-of-the-art 3D vision cameras, industrial automation, and 3D collaboration tools. Luxolis’s technology is advancing industrial automati
Redbrick offers its innovative software education program to Daekyo. Redbrick’ s curriculum is designed to cultivate students’ computational thinking skills and equip them to create 2D, 3D, and artificial intelligence software, providing a comprehensive software development education. Redbrick, a leading provider of innovative software education services, announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with DaeKyo, South Korea's largest education company, to offer new coding programs. Under this partnership, Redbrick will seamlessly integrate its coding education curriculum into Daekyo’s