Top Startup Exits in South Korea for 2024

In South Korea, we rank 8 startup exits based on an algorithm that considers factors such as total investment, quarterly employee count, and website traffic. Startup exits in South Korea are falling behind the performance of their global counterparts.

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Top Startup Exits in South Korea for 2024

SB Score:486

Shift up is a game design and development studio that engages in game production and promotional video and music production. Shiftup was established in 2013 by art director Kim Hyeong-tae.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Gaming

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MagnaChip Semiconductor designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer electronics.

Industry:
Hardware & IoT
Subindustry:
Consumer Electronics

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Woowa Brothers is a smartphone application and advertising platform developer.

Industry:
Transportation
Subindustry:
Logistics

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Total amount:8

Largest Startup Exits in South Korea by Funding

The top three largest startup exits in South Korea have raised total funding of more than USD 66B. Among the top three funded exits, the most popular industry, based on total funding, is Ecommerce & Retail.

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Krafton is a game developer for PC and mobile devices that focuses on fantasy games.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Gaming

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Total amount:8

Top Hiring Startup Exits in South Korea by Employee Size

The top three hiring startup exits in South Korea have an average employee size that is larger than to the global average. Among these, the Hardware & IoT industry features the startup exit with the largest workforce.

SB Score:486

Shift up is a game design and development studio that engages in game production and promotional video and music production. Shiftup was established in 2013 by art director Kim Hyeong-tae.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Gaming

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MagnaChip Semiconductor designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer electronics.

Industry:
Hardware & IoT
Subindustry:
Consumer Electronics

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SK Bioscience is a vaccine development company beyond Korea by investing and building infrastructure for continuous vaccine development .

Industry:
Healthtech
Subindustry:
Biotechnology

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Krafton is a game developer for PC and mobile devices that focuses on fantasy games.

Industry:
Social & Leisure
Subindustry:
Gaming

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Total amount:8

Explore the Startup Ecosystem of South Korea

Population

(South Korea)

51.6 Million

Regional Rank

(East Asia)

2nd

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Global Rank

(WorldWide)

20th

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