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Eco Laundry Detergent Receives US$ 60,000 in Funding through Kickstarter and Indiegogo

Eco Laundry Detergent Receives US$ 60,000 in Funding through Kickstarter and Indiegogo

SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A laundry detergent that cleans clothes with micro bubbles and a small amount of surfactant has attracted US$ 60,000 in funding through two international crowdfunding sites, Kickstarter and Indiegogo. JnK Science, the company behind the new type of detergent called SMACLE, said that it took in US$ 47,560 through [...]

How Fast Can Korea’s “Fintech” Industry Grow?

How Fast Can Korea’s “Fintech” Industry Grow?

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Recently the so-called “fintech” has been in vogue. A compound word between finance and technology, fintech encompasses services such as mobile payment, mobile money transfer, crowd funding, and the like. The main reason the word fintech has become more familiar with us is services like KakaoPay by Kakao Inc. and [...]

Korea’s Crowd Funding for Indie Music Artists

Korea’s Crowd Funding for Indie Music Artists

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s No. 1 online portal Naver announced that it is going to air, “I Am Your Songwriter” a label show by indie music production company, Magic Strawberry Sound, on its website’s Naver Music Live streaming service. Naver Music has been introducing indie musicians in label show formats since [...]