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Primer: Partnership
Primer (Korea's first startup accelerator, founded 2010) hosted its July U29 Founders Club meetup with 200+ young founders at AWS Korea's Seoul office. AWS provided venue sponsorship and ran a startup support programme session. Event featured 19 founder pitches, networking, and a seminar by Primer partner Choi Phil-jun.
Source: WOWTALE — Korea startup rounds
The leadership read
Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Primer's partnership in Technology widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Asia, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 104.6 (Hot), down 1.9 on the prior month; Asia hiring signal is running steady (-1pts).
Primer: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 220 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 69 days.
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Our work · 2019
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
SEEK Limited
Asia · Technology/Employment Services · technology transformation · regional integration
Our work · 2019
Director Product Engineering
SEEK Limited
Asia · Technology · digital-transformation · cross-border
Our work · 2019
VP Sales (US) / CEO
Multiple (Longtail UX, Genbook)
Americas · Technology/SaaS · founder-transition · international-expansion
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Partnership · Asia
Circle →Circle signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kakao Group to explore USDC-powered blockchain payments in South Korea, marking expansion of Circle's partnership footprint in the region.
Partnership · Asia
NEC →NEC is one of 44 companies investing in and partnering with Noetra on Japan's national AI infrastructure project focused on physical AI and multimodal foundation models.
Partnership · Asia
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Partnership · Asia
KKR →KKR investing in SK Inc.'s new consolidated renewable energy platform (HoldCo) to capture growth from AI data center and semiconductor power demand in South Korea.
Partnership · Asia
hipages Group →hipages Group (ASX:HPG) and Greenhouse won the 2026 TIARA Long-Term Partnership Award, validating a sustained strategic partnership.
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