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John Kang

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Meet The Fintech Founders And Investors Of The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 List

Meet The Fintech Founders And Investors Of The 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 List

The young VCs and entrepreneurs on this year’s list are helping fuel startup growth by providing access to capital. In 2022 Patrick Nappa was...

27.05.2026 10

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John Kang

Samsung Billionaires Are South Korea’s Top Four Richest As The Company’s Market Cap Blows Past $1 Trillion

11.05.2026 10

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Advanced Solar Technology Fuels Share Rally Of South Korea’s Jusung Engineering, Minting A New Billionaire

Shares of Jusung Engineering, a little-known industrial equipment maker in South Korea, have soared roughly 80% since mid-April, following reports...

05.05.2026 10

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Korea’s 50 Richest 2026: AI Bonanza Lifts Tycoons’ Wealth To All-Time High; Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee Reclaims Top Spot

This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Korea’s Richest 2026. See the full list here. With demand for semiconductors skyrocketing thanks to the...

13.04.2026 60

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From Makers Of Weight-Loss Pills To Anti-Wrinkle Shots, Meet South Korea’s Lab-Grown Billionaires

This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Korea’s Richest 2026. See the full list here. In January, Sam Chun Dang Pharm struck potential gold in...

13.04.2026 40

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Memory Chip Boom Catapults Founder Of Korean Semiconductor Equipment Maker To Billionaire Ranks

Surging demand for memory chips and related equipment amid the AI boom has boosted shares of EO Technics in South Korea by over 40% so far this year....

27.03.2026 30

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Promising New Weight-Loss Pill From South Korea’s Sam Chun Dang Pharm Mints Country’s Newest Billionaire

26.01.2026 30

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Japanese Football Star-Turned-Venture Capitalist Keisuke Honda Is Hot On AI

04.12.2025 20

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Venture Capitalist Antoine Blondeau On Asia’s Hottest AI Markets

19.11.2025 10

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New AI-Powered Cancer Drugs Fuel Share Rally Of Korea’s Voronoi, Minting A New Billionaire

19.11.2025 60

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Deal With Eli Lilly Propels Founder Of Korean Biotech Firm Into Billionaire Ranks

17.11.2025 10

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U.S. VCs Join $260 Million Round For Korean AI Chip Unicorn Rebellions

11.11.2025 20

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AI Chip Boom Propels Chairman Of Korean Circuit Board Maker Into The Billionaire Ranks

16.10.2025 20

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Arm Joins $250 Million Funding Round Of Korean AI Chip Startup Rebellions

01.10.2025 10

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This Singapore Gaming Billionaire Is Betting AI Will Upend The Entire Industry

04.09.2025 30

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Salesforce Ventures Joins Korean AI Startup Datumo’s Series B

12.08.2025 30

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South Korean AI Chip Startup FuriosaAI Raises $125 Million

31.07.2025 20

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AI Data Center Boom Mints South Korea’s Newest Billionaire

18.07.2025 20

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Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Cohere To Open Asia-Pacific Hub In South Korea

15.07.2025 20

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Korean Internet Giant Kakao Teams With OpenAI To Jumpstart Growth

03.07.2025 20

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Maker Of Popular Skin Booster Shot Rejuran Becomes Billionaire On K-Beauty Boom

27.05.2025 30

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South Korea’s AI Chip Champion Is Poised To Carve Out Global Niche

15.04.2025 20

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Creator Of Blockbuster Game ‘Goddess Of Victory: Nikke’ Joins Ranks Of Korea’s 50 Richest

15.04.2025 30

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K-Beauty Boom Lands Former Dermatologist On Korea’s 50 Richest List

15.04.2025 10

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Naver-Backed Motion Capture Startup Movin Expands Into AI Training Datasets For Humanoid Robots

29.03.2025 20

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