2017 startup investment trends in korea platumPlatum
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This document summarizes Korean startup investment trends in 2017, including:
- A total of 425 investment deals worth $840.75 million occurred in 2017, up from 347 deals in 2016.
- June had the highest monthly investment amount at $109.52 million, driven by a $52.8 million deal for Yanolja.
- Major investments over $3 million were made in companies such as Viva Republica (Toss), Woowa Brothers, and MeshKorea.
- The second half of 2017 saw stronger investment activity than the first half, with 244 deals worth $418.55 million.
2016 startup investment trends in korea_Platum Platum
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Platum published a research report analyzing 2016 annual Korean startups’ investment trends. The report summarizes the monthly investment trends, investments by scale, investments by business type/period, investment firms, and annual M&A status in 2016 based on publicly released 347 cases of startup investments and 22 cases of M&A information.
The report summarizes the monthly investment trends, investments by scale, investments by business type/period,
investor companies, and annual M&A status in 2015 based on publicly released 233 deals of startups’ investments,
40 deals of M&A information.
This investment trends report excludes undisclosed investment cases as all data were based on publicly released information
over the last year.