| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.04.2024 | SparkLabs Launches MediOpenLab, the First Dedicated Platform for BioStartup Cultivation in Korea | Front of MediOpenLab
Startup accelerator unveils Korea's first shared laboratory in partnership with the Korea Association of Health. The lab provides an optimal platform for bio enterprise development with investment, nurturing programs, a... |
| 25.10.2023 | SparkLabs DeepTech Fund I Launches to Discover Disruptive Technologies in South Korea | DeepTech Graphic
Meta Engineering Director, Daniel Kim, Joins as a Venture Partner at SparkLabs DeepTech
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SparkLabs Korea (http://www.sparklabs.co.kr), Asia's leading startup accelerato... |
| 02.11.2022 | Meet Seoul-based accelerator SparkLabs’ 19th batch of startups | SparkLabs Korea, a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. The ac... |
| 24.08.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, August 24 | A BUGABOO
Earlier this week, I mentioned that Jim Clark is back with a new building security startup based in Del Rey, Fla., called CommandScape. One key element to the startup’s product is that its building management “command center” will... |
| 24.08.2017 | SparkLabs launches $50M fund for promising early-stage startups in Korea | SparkLabs managing partner Brian Kang
SparkLabs Group started in 2012 with a Seoul-based accelerator dedicated to boosting South Korea’s then-nascent startup ecosystem. Now it’s going back to its roots with the launch of a $50 million fund ... |
| 24.08.2017 | SparkLabs Launches $50M Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund for South Korea | SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and funds, is launching SparkLabs Ventures, a $50m early-stage venture capital fund (Series A & B) primarily focused on South Korea.
The fund, which will not be limited to graduates of SparkLab... |
| 07.08.2017 | SparkLabs launches its latest accelerator program in Taipei | Accelerator network SparkLabs launches its newest program today in Taipei. Headed by managing partner Edgar Chiu (pictured above), SparkLabs Taipei will focus on preparing Taiwanese startups to enter other countries.
Chiu was COO of Taipei-... |
| 25.05.2017 | Korea opens applications for 50 startups to join global accelerator | The Korean government is seeking 50 high-potential startups from around the world to join the K-Startup Grand Challenge for four months of business acceleration in Korea.
The programme, which is now in its second year and starts in August,... |
| 25.05.2017 | Korea opens applications for 50 startups to join global accelerator | The Korean government is seeking 50 high-potential startups from around the world to join the K-Startup Grand Challenge for four months of business acceleration in Korea.
The programme, which is now in its second year and starts in August, ... |
| 18.04.2017 | SparkLabs will launch its accelerator program in China next month | SparkLabs founded its first accelerator in Seoul four years ago. Now it’s ready to tackle China. The program announced today that SparkLabs will open in Beijing on May 15 before expanding to Shanghai, Chengdu and hardware manufacturing hub.... |
| 10.01.2017 | 2017 will see intelligent highways, a global bank, and more | It’s hard to believe this is my 10th annual predictions piece for VentureBeat. VentureBeat founder Matt Marshall asked me write my first prediction piece in 2007 for the year 2008.
The tech landscape has changed a lot since then. In 2008, M... |
| 17.11.2016 | Hey, Silicon Valley: This election shows we have to give back | Like many in Silicon Valley, I was surprised at the results of the election. But now that the shock has worn off, I’ve reminded of a key insight Abraham Maslow taught us: If a person’s basic physiological needs are not being met or are thre... |
| 05.11.2016 | Top 10 startup ecosystems in the world 2016 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Last year was the first time SparkLabs revealed o... |
| 05.11.2016 | Top 10 startup ecosystems in the world 2016 | Last year was the first time SparkLabs revealed our rankings for the top 10 startup ecosystems in the world here on VentureBeat. Now I’m excited to present our update for 2016.
The top 10 haven’t changed, but there has been movement within ... |
| 05.09.2016 | Startup Fundraising 101 revisited | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Time flies when you are having fun and going thro... |
| 05.09.2016 | Startup Fundraising 101 revisited | Time flies when you are having fun and going through the roller coaster ride of startup life. It’s been seven years since I wrote my “Startup Fundraising 101” article here at VentureBeat, and I still get emails on it, so I thought it would ... |
| 20.05.2016 | Korea will pay to move your startup to Seoul — and why you should let them | This sponsored post is produced by K-Startup Grand Challenge.
At the start of 2015, I did something that would have seemed insane ten years earlier: I launched a startup in Seoul, Korea, as a Brit.
When I arrived in Korea in 2004, the natio... |
| 12.05.2016 | South Korea’s government launches its first accelerator program for international startups | The Global Startup Campus in Pangyo, South Korea
In a bid to make South Korea’s tech industry more diverse, the government has created an accelerator for startups from around the world.
Called the K-Startup Grand Challenge, the program is b... |
| 22.04.2016 | SparkLabs Appoints Eugene Kim as General Partner in Seoul, Korea | SparkLabs, an Asian startup accelerator, appointed Eugene Kim as a General Partner for SparkLabs in Seoul, Korea.
Kim will be responsible for SparkLabs investments into the early stage startups in Korea and running all aspects of the accele... |
| 30.01.2016 | 12 things we learned as a new VC fund | When we launched SparkLabs Global Ventures two years ago, we faced a lot of uncertainty and risk as a new seed-stage fund. How would the chemistry work out between the six partners? How would entrepreneurs respond to our vision and team? Ho... |
| 09.01.2016 | 2016 will be Silicon Valley’s hangover year | 2016 is going to be an unusual year for the tech community. In fact, it will be so different from 2015 that we’ll look back like Alan, Phil, and Stu from “The Hangover” and wonder what the heck happened. What looked hot and incredible in 20... |
| 29.08.2015 | The 10 hottest startup ecosystems in the world | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Since SparkLabs Global Ventures launched 20 month... |
| 29.08.2015 | The 10 hottest startup ecosystems in the world | Since SparkLabs Global Ventures launched 20 months ago, we have made 50 investments across five continents. We have six partners, based in Silicon Valley, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Singapore, and London, which gives us a unique viewpoint on what is ... |
| 18.06.2015 | Как устроен стартап-рынок Южной Кореи: инвесторы, акселераторы и лидеры рынка Статьи редакции | Евгений Ким, предприниматель и основатель стартапа EZIK, разрабатывающего приложение для решения бытовых трудностей за границей, рассказал ЦП о том, как устроена инновационная экосистема Южной Кореи. Сам Ким живёт и работает в Корее с 2012 ... |
| 04.01.2015 | 2015 will be ‘Fear and Loathing’ in Silicon Valley | It is challenging for my youthful soul to accept that this is the eighth annual edition of my technology predictions here at VentureBeat. I hope this doesn’t hit 30 editions and I’m writing from a self-driving, hovering rocking chair. Here ... |
| 06.11.2014 | SparkLabs To Launch Its Internet Of Things Accelerator In South Korean “Smart City” Songdo | SparkLabs, one of the leading incubators in Seoul’s rapidly growing startup ecosystems, announced today that it will launch its Internet of Things Accelerator in Songdo International Business District in early 2015. A $35 billion private re... |
| 22.10.2014 | KnowRe Raises $6.8M to Grow Adaptive Math Platform in US, Korea | Among the things that South Korea takes seriously: gaming (which The New York Times recently dubbed a “national pastime”) and education, where the after-school tutoring is an estimated $17 billion market and tutors can earn $4 million a yea... |
| 05.10.2014 | Entrepreneurs, here’s how to think about your valuation | A couple of discussions related to our portfolio companies last week led to me write this blog post. The timing could not have been better, since there have recently been some great posts related to this topic from Jamie McGurk and Stephen ... |
| 05.10.2014 | Entrepreneurs, here’s how to think about your valuation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A couple of discussions related to our portfolio ... |
| 17.09.2014 | Korea’s SparkLabs Names Its 4th Startup Intake | South Korea’s SparkLabs accelerator has named its fourth intake — including its first Internet of Things startup (a company making connected flower pots); its first startup from China, a mobile healthcare startup; along with one U.S. busine... |
| 14.06.2014 | Seoul’s Sprouting Startup Scene | Sebastien Park Contributor
Editor’s note: Sebastien Park is an associate at Collaborative Fund.
A couple of years ago, a list of the world’s top startup ecosystems compared cities like Berlin, Tel Aviv, and London to get at what made startu... |
| 08.01.2014 | 5 big changes we’ll see this year, starting with new messaging from Facebook | Happy New Year! 2014 will be when the Internet and technology start becoming everyone’s sci-fi dream world – or nightmare. The “shocking news” of the NSA peeping into your world was only the tip of the iceberg. As Internet connectivity expa... |
| 24.12.2013 | Can Korea’s new culture of business creativity rival Silicon Valley? | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It may be time to say goodbye to a well-trodden c... |
| 04.12.2013 | Seoul-Based Accelerator SparkLabs’ Latest Class Includes Wearable Tech And Mobile Game Makers | SparkLabs has unveiled the latest group of startups participating in its Seoul-based accelerator program. The current batch includes locally-based companies, as well as teams from Tokyo, San Francisco and Chicago. SparkLabs alumni previousl... |
| 14.11.2013 | TrakInvest Is A Fantasy Stock Trading Platform That Can Lead To Real Jobs | There are several virtual stock exchanges, including ones just for kids, but TrakInvest stands apart by giving its members a chance to turn fantasy trades into real jobs. Founded by a former JP Morgan principal, TrakInvest partners with ins... |
| 24.10.2013 | SparkLabs Launches $30M Global Seed-Stage Fund With Ex-Facebooker Net Jacobsson And Former Horizons VC Frank Meehan | SparkLabs started with the mission of helping grow South Korea’s young startup industry. Now it wants to bring its impressive network of mentors to entrepreneurs in the rest of the world with a new $30 million seed-stage fund called SparkLa... |
| 30.09.2013 | SparkLabs Presents Its Second Demo Day In Seoul With Eight Startups | SparkLabs, the accelerator that brings Silicon Valley mentorship to Seoul’s young startup ecosystem, presented its second Demo Day today.
It also added 12 new people to its roster of over 100 mentors, including Dr. Sang Cha, the creator of ... |
| 05.09.2013 | Zuora’s whopping round shows the subscription economy is here to stay | Subscription billing service Zuora announced a $50 million funding round today. That’s just the latest confirmation that online subscription services are thriving.
Zuora cofounder and CEO Tien Tzuo told me recently that he believes all comp... |
| 05.09.2013 | Zuora’s whopping round shows the subscription economy is here to stay | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Subscription billing service Zuora announced a $5... |
| 24.05.2013 | SparkLabs Announces Second Class | SparkLabs, a Seoul, South Korea-based startup accelerator, has selected its second class.
The selected companies are:
– StyleWiki, a Seoul-based social wiki platform for fashion.
– ibabybox, a Palo Alto, CA-developer of a community where pa... |
| 22.05.2013 | Korean Startup Accelerator SparkLabs Reveals Its Second Intake | SparkLabs, the startup accelerator that wants to inject South Korea’s startup ecosystem with Silicon Valley expertise, announced its second intake today. Its latest class is an international lineup of companies that represent a variety of s... |
| 06.03.2013 | Korean Startup Accelerator SparkLabs Hosts Its First Demo Day, Adds Tom Peters To Advisory Board | Korean startup accelerator SparkLabs hosted its first Demo Day in Seoul today with five of the six companies in the inagural class it revealed back in November (one company, online gaming studio Merrywind, is developing a game that is curre... |
| 11.01.2013 | 4 signs that your startup is ready to pivot | This is a guest post by entrepreneur Bernard Moon
An important factor for new entrepreneurs is the ability and willingness to change your business model or product mid-stream. Most successful startups have pivoted, but it’s not as easy as i... |
| 01.01.2013 | 2013 predictions, Gangnam Style; or, Don’t call it a comeback | The Mayan Apocalypse didn’t occur, so my 2012 predictions survived to face public scrutiny. Before I go into this year’s predictions, here are my own grades for last year’s premonitions:
“Mojo shifts from Amazon to big-box retailers” D+
The... |
| 25.11.2012 | Korean Startup Accelerator SparkLabs Unveils Its First Class, Bolsters Its Advisory Board | It seems like it’s been ages since SparkLabs revealed its intentions to nurture a handful of promising startups in South Korea (it was actually the end of July), but now the accelerator has officially pulled back the curtains on its inaugur... |
| 01.08.2012 | SparkLabs Launches to support Korean Startups | Seoul, South Korea-based startup accelerator SparkLabs has launched to support Korean startups in the Internet, online gaming, mobile, and digital media sectors.
Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Hanjoo Lee (Hostway), James Kim (Nexon), and ... |
| 30.07.2012 | Sparklabs Aims To Bring Silicon Valley Innovators, Like Advisors Mark Cuban And Vint Cerf, To South Korea | SparkLabs, a new startup accelerator, launched today in hopes of developing South Korea’s next wave of entrepreneurs.
Serial entrepreneurs Hanjoo Lee, James Kim and Bernard Moon, who have all known each other since college, co-founded the a... |
| - | Власти Южной Кореи приглашают стартапы со всего мира в акселератор с грантами до $100 тысяч | Для кого
Участвовать в программе могут проекты из любых индустрий с рабочим прототипом (MVP) не старше пяти лет. Программа рассчитана на тех, кто хочет развивать бизнес на азиатском рынке. В целом организаторы планируют набрать 50 стартапов... |
| - | South Korean startup uses AI to sell perfectly fitted shoes | Artificial IntelligenceConsumer TechEcommerceNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 1d ago · 2 min readSouth Korean startup uses AI to sell perfectly fitted shoes
Perfitt is a South Korean startup that uses AI to help customers buy shoes of the righ... |
