101 Top South Korean Social Media Companies and Startups

October 14, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best South Korean based Social Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Social Media industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top South Korean Social Media Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Platfarm Inc. (mojitok)

Platfarm Inc. (mojitok)

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Platfarm helps messaging services to monetize or/and increase user engagement with the visual communication solution.

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SmartStudy is a global entertainment company. We make high-quality animated and gaming content such as Pinkfong and Monster Super League.

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Vingle

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Vingle is an interest-based community platform available via mobile and web, where users can mingle together through shared interests.

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Pristones

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Pristones is a Korean venture supporting startups that provides mobile and web services.

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PlayEarth

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Playearth is a Korean socal games developer and is the developer of Kaizan Rumble.

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Kong Liao

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Kong Liao is a web-based platform that offers daily quizzes.

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Soulgit, Inc.

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Soulgit is a mobile game publisher and premium marketing agency.

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Get Together

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Get Together is a Korean company based in Seoul, enabling people of other sectors of the community to connect with companies.

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Black coin

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Black coin, a Korean startup, provides social membership cards for individuals all around the country.

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Yello Digital Marketing

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Yello Digital Marketing is a total media platform.

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Haeyoom Media

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Haeyoom media is a Korean mathematics teaching service provider.

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Entcrowd

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Performance facilitation platform.

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SIKSIN (from SeeOn)

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SIKSIN operates two services:

1. Mobile App – food stamp service for business (Korean name – 식신 e-식권)

2. Mobile, PC web, App – Service for finding local restaurants that are worth sharing experiences with other people. (Korean name – 식신)

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Peeper

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Peeper is a Q&A platform, connects Stars and Fans for the mission of “Star-Fans make the world better.”

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Easyworks Universe

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Easyworks Universe is a Korean-based startup company engaged in the development of Planet Jack, a web portal for designers.

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플랩풋볼 Plab Football

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소셜 축구 풋살 경기 진행 서비스 Social Football, Futsal pickup game service

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Wonderabbit

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Wonderabbit is a Korean mobile app company focusing on private social networking services.

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Mediafront

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Mediafront is a media agency based in Seoul, Korea.

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LiveRe

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Cizion is the maker of LiveRe, a social commenting solution for blogs and other websites.

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Mapiacompany Inc.

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Mapiacompany is a global digital music business operating on 3 independent platforms, Mapianist, MyMusicSheet and KPopPiano.

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CookApps

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CookApps is a game developer that specializes in web and mobile games.

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Cubbying

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Cubbying is a web and mobile service that gathers and organizes content gathered from a person’s social media networks.

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Claris

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Claris is a Korean social dating platform that enables users to collaborate online with others and build new relationships.

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Wow Ventures

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Wow Ventures is a Korean social network services platform offering advertising and mobile application development services.

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Asiance

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Asiance is the first Brandtech partner in Asia. Brandtech is an advanced model of Digital Agency based in Seoul and Tokyo.

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TI

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TI is a tech startup based in Korea that offers travel- and tourism-based social networking services.

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NOTEFOLIO

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NoteFolio is a social web platform that enables artists and designers to share their creative notes and work with each other.

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Ium

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IUMSOCIUS is a Korean-based app development company focused on creating novel dating apps for mobile users.

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Nasmedia

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Korea’s No.1 Media Marketing Agency that specializes in media planning, buying, operating & optimization for various types of ad campaign

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HS Ad

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HS Ad is an advertising agency that was established in 1984 as an affiliate of LG Group.

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PUBLY

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PUBLY is a Content Platform for Working People.

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Persona

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Persona brings the influential people to your business for social marketing.

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Twinklr

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Twinklr offers SUPERFAN, an online service that enables clients to promote and share their brand and related content on Facebook.

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Moncast

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Driven Cast is a social network that offers video clips in different categories and genres.

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Vanilla Breeze

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Vanilla Breeze is a developer of applications, games, and content for the smartphone industry.

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NRISE

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NRISE research and develops social media services to bring people the joy of communication.

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Foresting

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Foresting rewards content creators and curators through a new concept of social media token operation.

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Donordonut

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Donordonut is a smartphone application that enables users to share and donate goods and money to create social value.

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Fungrep

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Fungrep is a Korean mobile game development and publishing company focusing on iOS, MS Mobile, and Android devices.

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MOVIE1 broadcast media

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International satelite, web2.0 IPTV

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Whatif

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Whatif is a Korean software startup offering online advertising and social network services.

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Startup Alliance Korea

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Startup Alliance Korea works to help startups grow and go global by connecting people in the startup ecosystem with one another.

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BlockPet

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BlockPet is a blockchain-based social media pet community platform with a practical reward system

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SMC

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SMC is a digital marketing agency that provides all-in-one social marketing solution for brands.

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KickSubs

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KickSubs is an influencer marketing platform that delivers native ads within online videos, with 85+ million subscribers.

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Buzzni

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Buzzni is a Korean data searching web platform that helps consumers find reliable information.

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Langtree Korea

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Langtree Korea is an open service platform that connects tutors and students to enable them to learn each other’s native language.

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Swizzle Global Inc.

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The Feedback Interpreters – providing solutions to turn your app store reviews into actionable insights.

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Featuring

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Influencer / Social Commerce

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Profound

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Profound is a business spot-consulting market network.

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Ihateflyingbugs

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Ihateflyingbugs is a mobile application offers social network, marketing, and PR services to its users.

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Science & Engineering Research Support soCiety

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SERSC is an international center for supporting distinguished scholars and students.

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Loopkin

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Loopkin is the 1st kids activity sharing platform that connects people with extra capabilities to host kids activities to local kids.

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Peoplegate

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Peoplegate is Korean-based software company focused on developing a self titled social messenger service for smartphones.

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KAI Inc.

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KAI presents the next generation immersive media. This allows the creation of VR experiences in the simplest and the most powerful way.

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MONs group

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MONs group is a Korean-based company specializing in providing interactive media solutions and mobile development solutions to its clients.

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Inquivix (인퀴빅스)

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Digital Marketing Agency in Korea Specializing in Paid Search, Paid Social and SEO.

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The SMC Group

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The SMC Group is a social marketing company.

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GSIL Co., Ltd.

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GSIL Co., Ltd provide ‘Total safety care solution’ using Risk-Matrix first in world.

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RANKWAVE

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RANKWAVE is providing customer management solutions based upon its social big data analysis platform

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spotlight101

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커뮤니티형 라디오 플랫폼 (blabla)

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Korea Communications Commission

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Korea Communications Commission is organization that respond to the trends triggered by advanced digital technology in the broadcasting.

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ETRIBE

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ETRIBE is a digital media agency that specializes in branding strategy, promotion, app & social marketing, media planning and ad management.

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SNS Factory

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SNS Factory is a social network marketing company.

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Indie CF

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Independent Commercial Films

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Celeb Commerce

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Celeb Commerce is a provider of SNS marketing and advertising services.

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HyperC

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HyperC is a social media advertising company.

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Fluttr Inc.

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Fluttr is a mobile social media platform that inspires people to travel.

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OPUSONE INC

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‘OPUS ONE’ is a musical expression denoting the first composition within the masterwork of a composer.

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POLARIANT

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PLS(Polarized Light Sensing) – Precise Indoor Positioning system using Polarized Light for mobility vehicles

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Sangsang City

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Sangsang City offers band design and social media marketing services.

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Lumir

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A social venture team to solve the global light problem.

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Rumpus

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Rumpus is an IT company that provides media solutions, broadcasting cloud platforms, construction, and platform development services.

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Punch Digital Marketing

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Full service digital marketing agency in Korea. PPC, SEO and social media marketing. Naver and KakaoTalk ads.

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Ars Praxia

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Formerly known as TREUM, Ars Praxia is a social intelligence company providing web services, social media analytics, and business insights.

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AVEapp

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Fintech social media platform

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HexaFactory

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HexaFactory is a Korean startup that aims to build a collaborative consumption ecosystem by providing a platform for information sharing.

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Leafmill

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Leafmill is an online search engine that enables users to find information and shares it with friends.

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Hashsnap

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Hashsnap is a marketing and advertising company that specializes in social media, social media marketing, events, and brand activation.

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GAURI COMMUNICATION

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GAURI COMMUNICATION specializes in the social and digital marketing field.

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Wefree

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Wefree offers Mydol, a Korean provider of social content distribution services.

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Discovr Places

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Discovr Places is a platform for social-connected services targeted at travelers worldwide.

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Urimalo

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Urimalo is a Korean social travel community offering an app for travelers to connect, share information, and plan trips and meet-ups.

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6ixlab

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6ixlab is making a new social media ‘6ix’. User can easily search and help each other with trust in the connected network through friends.

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Global Outliers

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Global Outliers is a social networking application.

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Nalebe

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NaleBe, a real life time documentation service.

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SnowM

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SnowM is a blockchain-based social entertainment platform.

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CAMSCON

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CAMSCON is a Korean social magazine that specializes in amateur photography and fashion blogging.

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FriendsCube

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Friendscube is a mobile app that operates as a social network for making friends by offering introduction and referral services.

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Lee& Company, Inc.

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Lee& Company is a free Wi-fi service with a mobile advertising platform.

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IN-DM

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IN-DM is the provider of social media management services, search engine optimization, web design services.

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Ux Plus

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UX Plus is a blog that post pictures and content about Japanese characters.

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MK Company

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MK Company is a web design and digital marketing agency.

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MINOWORKS

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Minoworks is a software development company specialized in mobile applications development for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

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inmD Co.,Ltd

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InmD Co.,Ltd is a company that focuses on digital branding.

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SS Consulting

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SS Consulting is a social media marketing, advertising, and public relations company.

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PIMFY

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PIMFY is a Korean provider of location-based social network services for communities to share local information and organize activities.

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BLOCKCHAIN TODAY

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BLOCKCHAIN TODAY is a news media company that offers marketing and advertising services.

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Dream Media

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Dream Media is a social media marketing and advertising firm.

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MIRAE CLOUD

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MIRAE CLOUD provides affiliate marketing, SNS, social media, and content creation services.

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beGLOBAL

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beGLOBAL provides businesses with information about technology solutions, and technical startups and entrepreneurs.

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