From Investment Consultations to KOSDAQ Listing Push... KNOCK Special Round
Emotionwave Signs IPO Lead Manager Agreement
At the 'KNOCK Special Round × NextRise' investment event for content companies, there were notable outcomes, including momentum for both follow-up investments and efforts to pursue stock market listings.
The Korea Creative Content Agency held the "K-NOC Special Round" on the 19th at COEX, in conjunction with Asia's largest startup expo, "NextRise 2026."
View original imageThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency held this event at COEX in Seoul on the 19th, connecting fifteen technology-based content companies with investors and financial institutions. Ten companies in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, intellectual property (IP), and immersive content presented their core technologies and business models, and participated in one-on-one investment consultations and networking. Among them, Emotionwave signed an IPO lead manager agreement with Samsung Securities and plans to pursue a KOSDAQ listing next year.
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The Korea Creative Content Agency will expand connections by holding a regular round information session in August, as well as a special round linked to content value assessment in October. It will also strengthen the foundation for entering the global market by supporting participation in ‘UNOCK in Singapore,’ an overseas investment attraction program in Singapore.
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