Consumer Startups

OneStore is a South Korean mobile app distribution platform that operates a digital storefront with lower commission rates (20% standard, 10% for small developers) than competitors, supporting game developers, indie creators, and content publishers through its ecosystem.

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Zimssa operates a platform that connects consumers with vetted partners to obtain quotes for moving, cleaning, transport, and internet services in South Korea. It provides dispute resolution and a compensation program ("Anshim Plus") to handle issues such as cancellations, damage, or unexpected fees.

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Cheongwoo Food (㈜청우식품) is a South Korean food manufacturer that produces and sells packaged food products, presenting its product lineup and company information through its website.

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Kolon FnC is a South Korean fashion company founded in 1973 with the launch of Kolon Sport, operating around 30 brands spanning outdoor, golf, contemporary, accessories, unisex casual, and premium imported labels. It also runs the online retail platform Kolon Mall, which sells fashion, beauty, living, and appliance products from some 300 brands.

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Terra Sem offers sustainable products and eco-conscious lifestyle guides through an earth-first commerce platform aimed at consumers interested in sustainable living.

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TAKEONE develops a cinematic game genre that combines video storytelling with game mechanics, using video-branching and streaming technologies to create content-convergence products. The company aims to be a leading game and entertainment content company in Asia.

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Triggers is a serial-founder team behind Knock Knock Voca, an app built around vocabulary/English learning. The team applies experience across multiple industries and bootstrapped online businesses to find product-market fit.

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REmited operates the "영끌" (Yeong-kkeul) app, which collects consumer purchase data from uploaded real receipts and routed online shopping (e.g. Coupang, Kurly), and offers brands an AI platform for market analysis, customer segmentation, and targeted mission campaigns. It serves brands, advertisers, and card companies seeking purchase-based consumer insights, primarily in South Korea.

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Fugen Bio (퓨젠바이오) develops patented biomaterials, notably its CLEPS® ingredient, and sells consumer health and beauty products such as the Cellab biogenic essence and Cellna, a blood-sugar and insulin-resistance care product with clinically tested effects. The company operates in the biotech-based cosmetics and health supplement space, primarily in South Korea.

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Honeyspoon is a retail brand selling products through offline stores located in department stores and a duty-free store in Busan, South Korea. The page functions as an e-commerce checkout and store-location listing.

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Challengers (챌린저스), operated by Whitecube, is a marketing platform that helps consumer brands increase product visibility and sales through campaigns run across its user base of about 2 million members. It offers 1:1 custom marketing planning across online marketplaces, own-brand stores, live commerce and offline channels for beauty, F&B and fashion brands, with additional review-marketing support on Japanese platforms.

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Axelmark is a Japanese company formed through mergers of several firms, operating in content, mobile advertising, and social gaming businesses. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market and traces its origins to firms founded in the 1990s.

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Asante provides termite control services and other home maintenance services aimed at extending the lifespan and comfort of residential housing. Founded in 1970 and now listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market, it serves individual homeowners in Japan.

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WATCHNIAN is a brand centered on wristwatches, with a stated mission of promoting the "circulation" (resale/reuse) of watches. The page explains the meaning behind the brand name, logo, and mascot character but gives no concrete product or service details.

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Engate is a Japanese sports gifting service and fan community where supporters send digital gifts (points) directly to teams and athletes, ranging from national teams to professional, amateur, and university clubs. It offers live streaming, fan events with exclusive goods and experiences, and collectible replies and rewards issued as NFTs.

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Giftee provides a platform for sending gifts in various forms—digital gifts, experience gifts, and physical items—through a unified interface. The company aims to reduce friction in gift-giving for individuals, corporations, and municipalities.

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クルマテラス is a Japanese used-car dealer that helps people who struggle to pass loan screenings—such as freelancers, sole proprietors, single parents, non-regular workers, and foreign residents—buy a car through partnered credit-company loans. It also offers used-car purchasing, auction agency services, vehicle sourcing, and acts as an insurance agent, serving customers in regional Japan where a car is a daily necessity.

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Cozre operates a media and market research platform serving parents and caregivers in Japan, providing data-driven insights into parenting trends, consumer behavior, and family-related products and services. The company has grown from a small media outlet to a community of over 900,000 member households, offering awards, market research reports, and marketing research services focused on the parenting and women's career development sectors.

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corom operates a "micro-live" music streaming platform that lets independent artists perform live and earn income, offering high-quality video and audio, interactive features, and community-building tools. It serves independent musicians and their fans, and is based in Japan.

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Shuttle Pay offers a prepaid Mastercard card and companion apps for children and parents, letting families send money, track spending in real time, set savings goals, and manage allowances. It is a Japanese fintech product aimed at helping kids build money-management habits.

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Tama Home is a Japanese homebuilding company providing construction, architectural design, real estate, and insurance agency services. Founded in 1998 and based in Tokyo, it builds residential homes for the Japanese market.

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Valuetope operates a car-sharing style rental car service and develops solutions applying new technologies. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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A company focused on facilitating Japanese business expansion into Southeast Asia, particularly targeting the halal market in Malaysia. The company helps Japanese enterprises navigate international market entry and localization challenges in the region.

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Holiday is a Japanese travel information site where users and local staff share outing plans and spots, covering destinations across Japan and abroad organized by area, situation, and author. The platform lets people browse and post itineraries, sightseeing guides, and video-based travel content.

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