Korean Startup News

About Korean Startup News

WOWTALE, South Korea's dedicated startup media outlet, provides English content covering the vibrant K-Startups landscape—from government policy initiatives and investment rounds for promising early-stage founders to exclusive interviews with innovative Korean Startups and updates from the nation's startup support organizations and venture capital firms.

Publisher

WOWTALE

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2025

Latest episode

24 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Aug 2025

   [K-Startup Weekly News #82] Upstage Secures $46 Million Funding with Amazon and AMD Participation

   Explore significant happenings in the Korean startup landscape, including updates on investments and exclusive interviews with startups gaining global acclaim, all from the previous week. https://en.wowtale.net/2025/08/24/231970/ (https://en.wowtale.net/2025/08/24/231970/)

2. 

   17 Aug 2025

   [K-Startup Weekly News #81] Selectstar Secures $15M to Enhance AI Data and Reliability Verification Solutions

   Explore key highlights from the Korean startup ecosystem, including investment news, and delve into exclusive interviews with Korean startups making waves globally, all from last week. https://en.wowtale.net/2025/08/17/231908/ (https://en.wowtale.net/2025/08/17/231908/)

3. 

   9 Aug 2025

   [K-Startup Weekly News #80] ADSystem Secures $2.14M Funding to Advance Stealth UAV Development

   https://en.wowtale.net/2025/08/10/231853/ This weekly newsletter from WOW TALE, a prominent Korean startup media outlet, provides an overview of the Korean startup ecosystem from August 4-10, 2025. It highlights significant funding rounds, such as ADSystem securing $2.14M for stealth UAV development and Tefa Robotics raising $1.45M for physical AI. The newsletter also details government initiatives, like the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (MSS) expanding its Global Fund to invest over $1.9 billion in Korean startups. Finally, it features exclusive interviews with startups like BS ONE, which dominates the ceramic saggars market, and ASTAR, which is expanding its AI marketing platform globally. Readers are encouraged to visit the WOW TALE website for more detailed information and separate podcasts for full interviews.

Who has been a guest on Korean Startup News

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• BS ONE
• BYAHT
• CrossPoint Therapeutics
• SimfliBIO
• ROAI

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

110,910

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.