Software developer Farid Movsumov has launched Botmake, a super simple and clean chatbot creation tool that lets business owners design their own chatbots. #Botmake #Bots #Chatbots.

Singapore's homegrown bike-sharing startup SG Bike Pte Ltd (SG Bike) announced today that it has completed its takeover of the local license of Chinese startup Mobike. #SGBike #Mobike #BikeSharing.

Google‘s video streaming platform, YouTube, said that it seeks to take advantage of the game industry in Korea by operating a support program for rookie content creators about games. #YouTube #NextUp #OnlineGames.

KOCCA – Korea Creative Content Agency successfully organized LAUNCHPAD LA 2019 in Los Angeles, California, US, from November 11-19. The event was organized to support Korean startups. #KOCCALaunchPadLA2019 #KoreanStartups.

Gradient Ventures, the artificial intelligence (AI)-focused venture fund of Google, has led the $4-million seed funding round in Rad AI. #GradientVentures #ArtificialIntelligence #Google.

AI startup Quilt headquartered in Singapore has successfully raised US$9 million in Series A round from Nadathur group. #Quilt #AI #Startup.

Korea’s largest automaker, Hyundai Motor Group, plans to set up a plant in Indonesia to increase its presence in the ASEAN market, investing $1.55 billion into it, the company said on Tuesday. #Hyundai #Indonesia.

Slush 2019 – the annual gathering for startups and tech companies is all set to open on November 21st in Helsinki, Finland. South Korean startups are also participating at Slush. #KISED #Slush2019 #Finland.

2ndKitchen, a food technology startup based in Chicago, has secured a total of US$4.35 million in its seed funding round after recently raising an additional US$3 million, according to a company announcement. #2ndKitchen.

The Korean Government declared it would invest over 5 trillion won in the next three years in materials science research to make Korea self-reliant. #MaterialsScience #Investment #MaterialsScienceStartups.

EDGC (Eone-Diagnomics Genome Center), Korea’s global genome analyzing firm, and Hewlett Packard (HP), an American multinational information technology company, strengthened their newly established partnership in genome sequencing. #EDGC #HP #Genetics.

Korean startup Mobiltech is making autonomous driving easier with its 3D spatial information technology. The startup is targeting the global market of autonomous driving. #Mobiltech #AutonomousDriving #KoreanStartup.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has led the US$16-million Series A funding round in AMP Robotics, a Colorado-based provider of AI and robotics for the recycling industry. #AMPRobotics #SequoiaCapital.

Korea’s Globis Infotech Inc said its HTML5 technology-based content authoring platform XELF has generated strong attention from many e-learning companies during the Edutech Asia 2019 in Singapore. #GlobisInfotech #XELF #EduTechAsia.

Tech giant, LG Electronics, said it deployed a robot chef dubbed the CLOi Chefbot in a Seoul branch of VIPS restaurant. The company launched the robot in cooperation with CJ Foodville. #LGElectronics #CLOIChefbot #RobotChef.

By using AR or Augmented Reality, Korea-based startup Odd Pilot is creating a real-time shopping experience to offer a web platform that converts products to 3D images,. #OddPilot #AugmentedReality #KoreanStartup.

React-based SSG firm Gatsby has launched Gatsby Cloud, a commercial platform of stable tools that enable web creators to build better websites. #GatsbyCloud.

Robert Falck is the CEO and founder of Einride, a tech start-up bent on the sustainable transformation of the transportation industry, developing an intelligent road freight system. #Einride #RobertFalck #Transportation.

Company officials said on Sunday that LG Electronics strengthened its business portfolio by making daring investments in automotive electrical systems and parts. #LGElectronics #Investment #ElectricCarParts.

AIXLAB, the new media content startup, has gained much popularity with its flagship game series ‘The Haunted House VR’, currently running offline on LBE Korea. #AIXLAB #TheHauntedHouseSeries #VR.