벤처캐피털 및 자문회사인 DEV는, 초기 기업 단계에서 투자한 뉴욕 스타트업 ‘박스트홀세일(Boxed Wholesale)’이 시리즈 C 라운드 펀딩을 통해 1억 달러(한화 약 1,200억 원)의 투자를 유치했다고 밝혔다. 이는 DEV의 또 다른 포트폴리오 회사인 ‘휴먼 디맨드(Human Demand)’의 피인수 이후 최대의 성과이다. 박스트홀세일은 온라인과 모바일을 통해 식료품과 생활용품을 코스트코처럼 다량으로 판매하는 도매업체로 전자 상거래 관련 스타트업에 대한 투자자들의 냉담한 반응에도 불구하고 1억 달러 규모의 투자금을 유치했다. DEV는 2013년 말 박스트홀세일 기업 설립 시점에 초기 투자를 진행하였다. 박스트홀세일은 DEV의…

[This article was originally published on Forbes] I was in Asia last week to attend a Demo Day for startups that participated in a two month acceleration program through DEV Korea where I serve as a principal. These companies had split their time between New York and Seoul in order to gain a global perspective that could be applied to their ventures while they were still in a formative stage. This is…

Another promising initiative is Digital Entertainment Ventures (DEV). Launched in New York in 2012, DEV focuses mainly on media, entertainment and platform businesses, and only recently expanded to Korea. According to Kaine Kim the Co-CEO of DEV Korea, Seoul seemed to be the most suitable place for setting up a new office within the Asian market. This is in part due to the growing support of the Korean government, and the President’s…

Seoul, with its rapidly growing startup ecosystem, is gaining precedence as one of the most promising entrepreneurial hubs in the world. Home to two of the most influential global tech leaders, Samsung and LG, the perception of Seoul has traditionally been of a corporate hub. This is now rapidly changing, as a new breed of tech startups rise and as the big boys begin to plateau. South Korea is now rapidly moving…