https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/09/231298/

This Episode presents an interview with BYAHT, a Korean startup that has developed Glow.B, an AI-powered SaaS platform. This platform aims to revolutionize the creator economy by streamlining the often-manual and inefficient collaboration process between creators and advertisers. Furthermore, Glow.B seeks to address the financial instability creators face by leveraging collected transaction data to eventually offer tailored financial services, such as loans and credit cards. BYAHT's strategy involves automating workflows, reducing fees, and building robust financial profiles for creators, differentiating itself from traditional models like MCNs. The company is actively expanding globally and has seen significant traction, demonstrating its potential in a rapidly growing, yet underserved, market.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/21/231403/

This episode from WOW TALE, a prominent Korean startup media outlet, provides a weekly overview of the Korean startup ecosystem from June 16-22, 2025.

It highlights significant developments, including Colosseum's successful $20.8 million Series B funding round for its AI-driven logistics platform. The report also covers Seoul's rise to 8th in the global startup ecosystem rankings and details various other Korean startups securing funding across diverse sectors like parenting, mobility software, K-beauty, e-commerce analytics, premium storage, and restaurant solutions. Finally, the newsletter features interviews with startups aiming for global expansion, such as CrossPoint Therapeutics and SimfliBIO, focusing on biotech innovations.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/16/231357/

This episode features an interview with CrossPoint Therapeutics, a Korean startup focused on addressing critical side effects in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). The company has developed "Stealth Body" technology, which aims to prevent adverse immune cell interactions caused by the Fc region of antibodies, a common issue in current ADC treatments that leads to severe organ damage. CrossPoint believes its technology surpasses existing solutions from leading biotech firms by maintaining antibody stability and half-life while completely silencing unwanted Fc interactions. The company is actively seeking investment to fund monkey studies, a crucial step towards global licensing deals with major pharmaceutical companies interested in safer and more effective ADCs.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/15/231348/

This episode provides a weekly overview of the Korean startup ecosystem, highlighting significant developments between June 9 and June 15, 2025. It details major funding rounds secured by various Korean startups, such as Z Enterprise and Flex, across diverse sectors like tax-tech, HR SaaS, and medical devices. The report also features exclusive interviews with Korean startups aiming for global expansion, including SimfliBIO and BYAHT, while spotlighting Naver's expansion into Silicon Valley with 'Naver Ventures.' Overall, the source captures the vibrant and dynamic landscape of Korean innovation and its increasing international reach.

This episode from WOWTALE presents an interview with SimfliBIO, a Korean startup specializing in liquid biopsy for cancer diagnostics. The article highlights SimfliBIO's novel technology, which boasts significantly higher sensitivity in detecting circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) compared to existing methods like Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and PCR. This advanced approach allows for earlier and more precise cancer diagnosis, companion diagnostics (guiding targeted therapies), and minimal residual disease (MRD) detection. The company aims to challenge global market leaders through clinical trials and eventually expand into various cancer screening and diagnostic applications.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/08/231277/

This episode provides an overview of the Korean startup ecosystem, specifically highlighting news from June 2-8, 2025. It details recent funding rounds for various companies across diverse sectors, such as grocery digital transformation, AI avatar technology, AI-driven content, diagnostic devices, and pet technology. The sources also feature interviews with Korean startups aiming for global expansion, offering insights into their innovations and business models. Additionally, the compilation touches upon the vibrant and dynamic nature of the Korean startup scene, emphasizing its growth and investment activity.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/04/231246/

This interview with AbFinder Therapeutics from WOWTALE highlights the company's innovative PepFc technology, designed to overcome significant challenges in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development. The article explains how AbFinder aims to improve cancer treatments by addressing issues like antibody miniaturization for better tumor penetration, half-life extension to ensure drug longevity, and toxicity reduction by eliminating harmful interactions. It details AbFinder's B2B business model, offering PepFc licensing, antibody discovery services, and proprietary pipeline development, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving biopharma market. The text emphasizes the team's expertise and the market potential for their solutions in both cancer and other therapeutic areas.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/06/01/231226/

This episode collectively offers a summary of significant events in the Korean startup ecosystem during the week of May 26th to June 1st, 2025. They highlight recent funding rounds, including those for companies developing humanoid robots, autonomous shipbuilding solutions, and generative AI platforms, often with a focus on global expansion. Exclusive interviews with startups aiming for international market penetration, such as those in virtual music and AI robotics for manufacturing, are also featured. Additionally, the news covers a partnership between Naver Cloud and SIAM.AI to develop AI tailored for the Thai language. Overall, the sources showcase the investment activity and the global ambitions of Korean startups.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/05/26/231195/

This interview with ROAI, a startup spun off from Hyundai Motor Group, introduces their "One-Click Factory" concept, aiming to revolutionize manufacturing through AI robotics. They are developing solutions to automate the entire production process, from planning to robot operations, seeking to overcome the limitations of traditional manual methods. By digitizing data and using a proprietary AI engine, ROAI claims their technology offers significant efficiency improvements and differentiates itself from competitors by offering a comprehensive automation approach. The company targets the industrial robotics market, has secured funding, and plans for a beta launch in the latter half of 2025.

https://en.wowtale.net/2025/05/22/231140/

This interview with Haesin, a Korean startup, discusses its innovative approach to the sea cucumber industry, a significant market, particularly in China, where demand for high-quality product is high but trust in local supply is low. Haesin addresses traditional farming challenges like environmental vulnerability and inconsistent yield through an AI- and ICT-based smart marine aquaculture system. Their method is eco-friendly, chemical- and feed-free, and incorporates upcycling of waste products, creating valuable biomaterials. Haesin's vertical integration, from farming to processing and export, positions it as a leader in sustainable fisheries, aiming for a KOSDAQ listing and global expansion.