Quantum computing company IonQ raised $1B via a sale of stock and warrants to Heights Capital Management, an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group
And Analyst Says It's Only Getting Started Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : IonQ prices $1B equity offering to accelerate its push into quantum networking Simply Wall St : IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) Announces Nea...
A profile of SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who made a highly risky bet to acquire debt-ridden Hynix in 2012 to form SK Hynix, which is now valued at ~$80B
The race to win the AI chip market is akin to Squid Game, quipped an industry insider during a lunch meeting recently. It's intense. X: @business X: @business : SK Group Chairman Tony Chey bet big on...
Filing: South Korea's largest car sharing startup Socar files for an IPO in Seoul on August 18, seeking to raise at least ~$119M and pricing shares at ~$26-$35
Bloomberg : Tweets: @leeminjeong83 and @honam Tweets: Min-Jeong Lee / @leeminjeong83 : South Korea's car-sharing leader Socar, backed by SoftBank, will seek at least $119 million in an IPO, selling s...
South Korea-based online grocery startup Kurly says it plans to IPO in Korea in June at an estimated $5.9B valuation
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KakaoBank, South Korea's first internet-only lender, goes public, rising over 70% in its trading debut in Seoul, giving it a market value of ~$28B
- Bank's $2.2 billion IPO is Korea's second-largest this year — Company becomes Korea's biggest lender by market cap
Singapore-based Beam, which offers shared electric scooters in Korea, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Taiwan, raises $26M Series A
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Kurly, which operates a grocery delivery service in Korea, raises $150M Series E, months after reports claimed the company may be heading for an acquisition
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Blockchain trends 2017: Bitcoin returns of 1,278%, Ethereum still sets transaction records, ICOs raised $3.2B in Q4 up from $1.2B in Q3, Korea fills China void
Korea's Kakao spins out Kakao Mobility unit which includes ride-hailing service, raises $437M from TPG for the new business
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Korea's Kakao spins out Kakao Mobility unit which includes ride-hailing service, raises $437M from TPG for the new business
Korea's Kakao, the country's top mobile messenger company with some 50 million monthly users, has continued to diversify its business with a move to spin …