[Pangyo Interview] BrainVentures CEO Wonhoi Kim: “We Focus on Providing Global Competitiveness to the Global Webtoon Market through AI Solutions for Translation and Localization.”
BrainVentures is enhancing the global webtoon market with its AI-based translation and typesetting solution, significantly cutting costs and production time. This innovative technology automates text recognition, translation, and typesetting in webtoons, maintaining the original emotional tone and character personalities. BrainVentures leverages strategic partnerships and proof-of-concept projects to advance its presence in Japan and North America, capitalizing on the supportive tech ecosystem in Pangyo.
[Pangyo Interview] Minglecon Challenges Global Markets with ‘Minglebot AI’: Gamified Education for Learning AI & Computational Thinking
Minglecon is making strides in the global education market with its Minglebot AI platform, which incorporates AI technology into gamified learning experiences. This platform integrates computational thinking elements like pattern recognition and algorithms, catering primarily to adolescents through school collaborations and home education programs. Minglecon is setting a new standard in AI education, focusing on practical skills over coding and exploring new applications in the healthcare and automotive industries.
[Pangyo IR] Global Accelerator Program 10th Pan-Pan Day Boosts Pangyo Startup Ecosystem: 6 Innovative Startups Participate
Six innovative startups targeting global markets—PetGround, Pitch Interactive, Soft Landers, Piten, Mbiome Therapeutics, and Bottle—joined the 10th Pan-Pan Day. The event offers a platform for startups to engage in IR pitching, 1:1 consultations, networking, and seminars to bolster the Pangyo startup ecosystem. Each month, the theme focuses on a different theme to aid startups in international expansion. This time, a special lecture on effective IR pitching by Sejin Kim enhanced the startups’ readiness for global challenges.
[Pangyo Tech] VEStellaLab Expands into the Middle East Market at GITEX North Star 2024 in Dubai
VEStellaLab showcased its smart parking navigation system, Watchmile, and autonomous driving solution, ZeroCruising, at GITEX North Star 2024 in Dubai, aiming to expand into the Middle East market. The company plans to address urban parking challenges with its advanced technologies and is already making global strides with deployments in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
[Pangyo Tech] Space Bank Participates in GITEX North Star Dubai 2024: “Actively Building Global Partnerships”
Space Bank showcased its AI DX solutions, including a low-code development platform, at GITEX North Star Dubai 2024. The company aims to expand into the Middle Eastern market by promoting its intelligent monitoring systems and pursuing global partnerships with government accelerators and investors.
[Pangyo Tech] Kakao Holds ‘Kakao Tech Bootcamp’ Graduation Ceremony in Jeju: “Aiming to Train 1,000 Skilled Workers by 2026”
Kakao held a graduation ceremony for its Jeju-based Kakao Tech Bootcamp on October 11, celebrating 50 graduates from its six-month digital talent training program. The boot camp, part of Kakao’s plan to train 1,000 developers by 2026, provides intensive, practical education in cloud, AI, and full-stack development, with additional courses running in Pangyo and Jeju.
[Pangyo Gaming] Nexon Games Focuses on Hiring for ‘The First Descendant’ to Strengthen Live Service Capabilities
Nexon Games is launching a major recruitment drive for its Magnum Studio to enhance the live service and development capability for its game, The First Descendant. With positions available across various development roles, the company aims to strengthen game content and design while improving the overall gameplay experience, continuing the game’s strong performance since its global launch.
Pangyo Techno Valley is a global integrated R&D hub focused on IT, BT, CT, and NT, integrating Research (R), People (P), Information (I), and Trade (T). As Gyeonggi Province’s representative innovation cluster, it was established to secure national new growth drivers such as technological innovation, human resource development, job creation, and enhancing international business competitiveness. As of 2023, 1,666 companies employ 78,751 people, and it has positioned itself as the most innovative hub in South Korea, with sales amounting to 167.7 trillion KRW (125.5 billion USD).
Furthermore, the Techno Valley Innovation Division of the Gyeonggi-do Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA) holds monthly events such as the Pangyo Evening Meet-Up, Pan-Pan Day, and the Pangyo Startup Investment Exchange “In-Best Pangyo” to maximize the value of Pangyo Techno Valley. They also support the Pangyo Overseas Promotion Program to publicize information about Pangyo’s companies, products, and services to domestic and foreign investors and the media, thereby facilitating foreign investment.
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