Photo : Alexey Girin, CEO of Starta Ventures Tech Seoul is publishing a series of interviews with CEOs of startups, accelerators, and VCs in commemoration of its founding. Today, for the sixth time, We met Alexey Girin, CEO of Starta Ventures, located in New York. Interviews were conducted in writing. Hello Mr. Alexey Girin, thank you for your time today. We think this interview with Alexey Girin, CEO of Starta Ventures, an early-stage VC fund and accelerator that has been working with international founders since 2015 and has invested in more than 215 startups around the world, will be very i
Photo: inny Kim (Co-Founder, Signature Label) and Benny Yahya(Co-Founder, Beauty Haul) in MOU Signing Ceremony, Beauty Haul HQ, Jakarta, Indonesia Global K-Beauty distribution startup "Signature Label" announced that it has signed an MOU for business collaboration with "Beauty Haul," the leading beauty distributor in Indonesia. The two companies plan to explore extensive cooperation opportunities regarding the distribution strategies for Korean beauty products entering the Indonesian market, following the signing of the MOU. Through this collaborative partnership, Signature Label and Beauty Ha
APR Corp., a global beauty tech company, announced that it posted a fresh record high operating profit and profit rate of KRW 122.2 billion in sales and KRW 23.2 billion in operating profit in Q1 of 2023. On the 15th, APR disclosed its sales and operating profit for Q1 2023 through the DART system of the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea. APR’s sales increased 60% year-on-year, and operating profit rose to the highest ever in its history. The most notable aspect of its quarterly performance is the record-high operating profit. APR has been in the black since Q2 2022. Operating profi
ㅊㄱㄷ얏 : creditm ; Next&Bio Next&Bio Inc., a company that has developed an organoid-based precision medicine drug discovery and development platform, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on the establishment of collaboration to realize the development of novel precision medicine therapeutics using cancer-organoids. Under the MOU, CSI Singapore and Next&Bio will discuss opportunities to establish a joint cancer organoid laboratory, and to pursue joint projects. Under
credit : MindCafe Atommerce, the operator of the mental care platform Mindcafe, announced on the 27th that it has acquired Mind Class, which operates the meditation app Kokkiri. Through the acquisition of 'Kokkiri(Mind Class)', MindCafe (Atommerce) will expand its meditation content beyond a simple wellness concept into evidence-based treatment content that mental health professionals can utilize in the field. In particular, it will strengthen its sleep care content for people who suffer from insomnia. Mindcafe, a service that provides non-face-to-face psychological counseling and psychiatric
INTOPS announced today that it will support manufacturing consulting and mold production costs for promising startups through the Paper Program. INTOPS' hardware startup support business, the Paper Program, will run the 'Mold Production Support Program' in the first half of 2023, identifying promising startups and providing professional manufacturing consulting and KRW 10 million in mold production costs to help them successfully launch their products. The first half of 2023 mold production support program is open to all hardware startups with product plans and designs. The deadline for submit
Tech Seoul, a new online English news platform, announced on May 1st that they have signed a partnership agreement with Starta Ventures, a mid-sized venture capital firm based in New York, to support the global expansion of Korean startups. The signing ceremony was held on April 27th at the Starta VC office in Manhattan, attended by Tech Seoul CEO Thomas Park and Starta Ventures CEO & Partner Alexey Girin. Through the business agreement, the two companies agreed to jointly operate the One Week NYC Immersion Program, a one-week program that invites angel investors, VCs, and potential custom
MDimune Inc., a biotech company developing BioDrone™ platform technology, has won the Bronze Award at the 2023 Edison Awards. The company has won in the Health, Medical & Biotech category for its next-generation drug delivery platform BioDrone™, along with US-based biotech Moderna (Gold) and the Taiwanese research organization Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) (Silver). The Edison Awards, also known as the “Oscars of Innovation,” are named after the inventor Thomas Edison and recognize the highest levels of innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in technology, products, and bu
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