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
Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center announced that it is recruiting the second round of participants for the '2023 Gangwon Local Venture Company Growth Stage Customized Support Project', which is promoted by the Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center to revitalize local entrepreneurship, until June 21. Anyone who is planning to start a local venture company or a business that utilizes local resources to increase the value and competitiveness of the region can apply. However, the business must be located in Gangwon-do or be planning to relocate. Selected companies will receive 20 mil
On March 7, the Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center held the opening ceremony of the '2023 5th Gangwon Online Marketer Training Project,' which is promoted by the Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center to train online marketing professionals and expand the online market sales of small businesses. Held simultaneously at Catholic Kanto University (Gangneung), Gangwon Innovation Center Regional Business Unit (Wonju), and Gangwon Innovation Center MOCA Square (Chuncheon), a total of 40 marketers, Gangwon Provincial Office Jobs Division Team Leader Lee Sang-bong, and other guests partici