Category: Innovation

Sparklabs Demo Day 2018

June 25, 2018 Innovation Startups
  John Chi, VC (Venture Capital, iDream Ventures) and Sam Baik, Director, Pacific-Asia New Business Dev. at Meizler UCB Biopharma S/A , I met them there and we went the Sparklabs demo day. (John Chi and I go way back into the Seoul Reservoir Dogs and, basically, just hang out. Ha.). 🙂 I went…

Forbes: South Korean Up-and-Coming Startups (2018)

June 20, 2018 Innovation Startups
Elaine got the heads from Forbes up-and-coming startups to hit the scene. I will do interviews with some of them. And I got an interview with Elaine before she heads off to the States again (I’m editing!). (I did not write this. Elaine wrote it.) Elaine Ramirez , Opinions expressed by Forbes…

Extreme nerve damage turns into the “Cyber Suit”

June 17, 2018 Health Innovation Startups
Following accident in her hands that led to extreme nerve damage, Olga Leivitskaya is Neuroscientist from Moscow developed a glove to help treat her injury. What started as a small-scale project grew to become a ‘cyber suit’, with life-changing potential. Thank you, Frank Chiller! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6412965485603811328 The part that gets me is…

Forget Chaebols South Korea embraces startups

June 12, 2018 Innovation Startups
CNBS News covering startups. It was the past, but still good. Richard Choi, CEO of Spoqa and David Lee of Shakr Media has each raised a new rounds… and each has been still growing! And the startup scene is still vibrant and exciting. I will do a full review soon, but…

How Is Technology Shaping Fashion – 5 Captivating Trends To Look For

June 5, 2018 Innovation
Here is one by my colleagues, Marco Filocamo – Fashion Technology Accelerator. And it is still all good. Check it out. Fashion technology is a concept that puzzles many. It involves new ways of producing or selling apparel items through the help of technology. Still not convinced? The team of Fashion Technology Accelerator has gathered 5…

Google Eric Schmidt: Plant-Based Meat Is #1 Tech Trend

June 3, 2018 Innovation
Let me remind you, that Google – GOOGLE – Eric Schmidt, Executive Director of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and—the number one (#1) most important trend—PLANT proteins in place of meat. That is significant. Tech and plant-based is coming. You watch and see. Prediction: * US and European: 5 – 10 years…