The world is facing the challenge of embracing a new lifestyle, one that has been thrust upon us with very little time to prepare. But this year has also given many the opportunities to appreciate technology as an invaluable tool, a bridge that connects people at a time when we cannot be together. Y
Samsung Electronics announced on May 18 that it will support five startups that were created by Samsung employees as part of the company’s C-Lab Inside in-house incubation program.Started in December 2012, C-Lab Inside nurtures employees’ innovative ideas while instilling a corporate culture in whic
On Nov. 13, 2018, Pivo officially launched globally on Kickstarter and within the first 15 hours, the campaign was 100% funded by over 200 backers worldwide. In less than 48 hours the campaign doubled that by exceeding 200% of the original funding target goal."With still about 50 days left in the Ki
The world's first neckband wearable 360-degree camera, the "FITT360," which was developed by Korean startup LINKFLOW, has received the CES Innovation Award for the second year in a row.The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held each year in Las Vegas, USA, is the world's largest IT trade show
IdeaLink, an innovative Korean venture company, unveiled the world’s first avatar golf swing analysis system based on the IoT through the crowdfunding platform Wadiz Funding on August 29.IdeaLink is one of the Korean companies groomed by the K-ICT Born2Global Center, which supports promising technol
It is not easy to communicate with one another with helmets on. This is because it is an environment where it is difficult to block ears or manipulate cell phones. For those who wanted to safely enjoy communicative pleasure, a smart device was invented. The device is “Ahead,” a smart communication d
Anyractive (https://www.anyractive.com/) announced that the company will launch crowdfunding at Kickstarter in the US with interactive electronic blackboard 'GoTouch'.Its interactive electronic blackboard is a solution that can turn TVs, beam projectors, monitors among others into electronic blackbo
K-ICT Born2Global Center (Born2Global), a major Korean government agency supporting startups under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), announced that Salted Venture, a member of Born2Global, reached the top position in the health and fitness category at the ISPO AWARD 2017 held
On occasion of the annual Venture-Startup Festival this year, which is the largest business venture-and startup-related event in South Korea and celebrates its 20th anniversary, Business Korea had an exclusive interview with Kim Hyoung-young, Director General of Business Startup and Venture Bureau a
Haebora, the developer of an earset RippleBuds, officially launched its first product through Kickstarter in the U.S. on March 21(local time) and reached the official sales target in 27 hours since the launch. Therefore, Haebora became the first Korean company to reach the sales target in such a sho
The hottest gadgets on crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo aren’t coming from Silicon Valley, MIT or even New York. They’re coming from someplace far more surprising – South Korea.That’s not to say that Korea doesn’t have the talent or tech knowhow to produce cool kit. Korea is hom
Samsung Electronics’ strategy for the Internet of Things (IoT) is considered to be the most innovative among global companies. Samsung Electronics ranked 2nd in the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Internet of Things (IoT) list released by Fast Company, a leading monthly magazine
The Korea Games Conference this year was held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul. BusinessKorea was able to sit down with Aaron Davies, Director of Developer Relations for Oculus VR, and talk about their upcoming product, the Oculus Rift, and the future of virtual reality. The following are exce
Here is a college student having a brilliant idea. He wants to start a business project but has no financial resources at hand. A young entrepreneur, in the meantime, has managed to kick off his business with a very competitive item but is having a hard time raising funds because of tight loan regu