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Startups & Venture Ecosystem

Korean-born LINE and Nexon are both run from Tokyo today, and foreign investors can back Korean startups through the Startup Korea Fund. The guides here sort out who owns LINE, Piccoma and Nexon in Japan, and how the fund's first foreign LPs, both Japan-based, joined its $475M 2025 round months before any manager was picked.

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Is LINE Korean or Japanese? Korean Companies in Japan Sorted

LINE is Korean-born, Japanese-run: Naver's Japan unit launched it in 2011 and Tokyo's LY Corp runs it. How other Korean companies in Japan sort out.

#korean economy
#korea japan relations
#line messenger

2026-10-14 Read article →

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Startup Korea Fund: How Foreign Investors Can Join

How foreign institutions can join Korea's $475M Startup Korea Fund as LPs, who's already in, and how KVIC's Global League Fund works the other way.

#korean economy
#venture capital korea
#startup korea fund

2026-07-09 Read article →