Tech funding nearly triples, but mega-rounds mask uneven recovery

Tech funding nearly triples, but mega-rounds mask uneven recovery

Korea's tech funding nearly tripled year-on-year in the first half of 2026, but a handful of mega-rounds in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors accounted for an outsized share of the rebound, data showed Wednesday. Tech companies in Korea raised $1.4 billion in the first six months, up 195 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to Tracxn, a data intelligence platform for private market research. Funding increased acro…