Korea is still seeing some immense growth. According to the Korean Venture Capital Association, venture capital firms in Korea raised $191 million in the first quarter this year, up slightly from $189  million in 2012. Interestingly, there is a general slowdown in the U.S. startup scene – U.S. venture capital firms raised $4.1 billion from 35 funds during the first quarter of this year according to the National Venture Capital Association (this is about a 34%…

SparkLabs, a startup accelerator in Korea, hosted its first Demo Day today in Seoul, Korea. SparkLabs also announced its expansion into healthcare for its upcoming second class. Sparklabs is founded by Bernard Moon, Hanjoo Lee and Jimmy Kim.

First-come, first-serve! ‘beLAUNCH 2013’ will be providing FREE standard promotion videos for the first 10 startups who register for startup booths! Please note that the startups have to provide a script to introduce their services and provide $100 to pay for the voice-overs. Setting Up a booth at beLAUNCH 2013 is a great way to reach out to potential customers, partners, investors and media directly. beLAUNCH will be attended by entrepreneurs, startup…

Between the app for couples, has just added a significant upgrade to help couples express their feelings. Between has added stickers (animated emoticons) to the usual instant messaging features, which will be provided free.

StoryGem is a location-based social network service that enables users to discover new friends by sharing their best memories in a geographic area.

JellyBus is a South Korean startup that has produced a bevy of photo-related mobile apps. The apps are on the verge of breaking 1 million user mark.

beSUCCESS report on the role of the South Korean government in supporting startups in the country. The report looks at some of the initiatives, funds and programs of the South Korean government aimed at helping startups and SMEs.

Today Between announced that they have hit the 1 million download mark. Between first launched its open-beta on November 22, 2011 and its official 1.0 version on March 7, 2012.

An overview of the angel investing scene in Korea – current scenario, growth, need, angel investors and more.

As there are more and more startup companies diving into the global market, a lot of large firms from all over the world are paying attention to them. We at beSUCCESS give you a glimpse into the South Korean startup ecosystem by sharing of 3 successful Korean startups.

Sidea, a South Korea based collaboration system which will help users to commercialize their ideas with crowd-sourcing has launched its Beta version today. Users use the website to submit an idea and if it is chosen by the community and Sidea staff, it will be manufactured using crowd-sourcing.