Image via WOWTALE — Korea startup rounds
Pasqal: Geographic Expansion
Quantum computing firm Pasqal established R&D hub in Seoul following 2025 MOU with Seoul city. Company VP presented expansion case study at VivaTech 2026 Paris, positioning Seoul as Asia-Pacific gateway.
Source: WOWTALE — Korea startup rounds
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 110 (Hot) — up 11.7 versus the prior month — and Asia signal share is rising (+3.1pts).
Pasqal: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 31 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
All market-entry case studies →MitchelLake in this thematic
Our work · 2019
Director Product Engineering
SEEK Limited
Asia · Technology · digital-transformation · cross-border
Our work · 2022
Head of eCommerce and Consumer Experience (CX) / GM North America
LittleOak
Americas · Ecommerce · cross-border · ecommerce-growth
Our work · 2019
VP of Sales, Americas
Longtail UX
Americas · MarTech/SEO/SEM · first us hire · cross border
Also at Pasqal →
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
Rheinmetall →Germany's Rheinmetall CEO signals imminent talks to establish production operations in Japan, indicating major manufacturing footprint expansion into Asia-Pacific
Geographic Expansion · Asia
MD Entertainment →MD Entertainment, an Indonesian studio, is pursuing global expansion through international partnerships, franchise development, and emerging content formats. The company's founder and CEO Manoj Punjabi outlined these ambitions at the APOS conference.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Orange Health Labs →Orange Health Labs expanded from Bengaluru to three additional metro markets (Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad) and grew to 75+ walk-in collection centres since 2024, while maintaining core 30-minute home sample collection service.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) →STT GDC opened STT Seoul 1, its first data center in South Korea, through a joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries (60/40 split). The 40,000 sqm facility supports 30MW IT load and began commercial operations in June 2026, targeting AI and cloud infrastructure demand across Northeast Asia.
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Applied Intuition →Applied Intuition expanded its Self-Driving System (SDS) into Japan, bringing its end-to-end autonomy stack to a major global automotive market with rapid adaptation across regions, regulations and real-world driving conditions.
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