Tagged: south korea

September 30, 2013 @ 12:34 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

South Korea has long had an interest in replicating the crowdfunding model. Only 2% of money invested in early-stage South Korean companies comes from angel investors. According to the Xinhua News Service, equity crowdfunding could be legal in South Korea as early as next year. This news… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 5:43 am By JD Alois  |  

With the election of new  President Park Geun-hye last February, the South Korean leader has focused on re-invigorating their domestic economy by targeting new business growth and innovation. This cultivation of “risk takers” is capturing the support of the government which views innovators such as Steve… Read More

May 16, 2013 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

CRIEnglish.com reported yesterday that South Korea is looking to legalize equity crowdfunding, seemingly spurred on by the United States’s passage of the JOBS Act. From the article… South Korea planned to legalize the crowd funding system as part of efforts to help venture companies finance… Read More