https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/15/with-4b-food-delivery-acquisition-korea-poised-to-enter-upper-tier-of-startup-hubs/

Seoul and South Korea may well be the secret startup hub that (still) no one talks about.

While often dwarfed by the scale and scope of the Chinese startup market next door, South Korea has proven over the last few years that it can — and will — enter the top-tier of startup hubs.