Intralink Insights

Niklas Tawast from our Tokyo office takes us through the ins-and-outs of Japan and Korea's corporate structures, from keiretsus to chaebols.

The UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme is turning one year old. In case you haven’t taken part yet, it’s a great way to dip your toes in the APAC market to understand your commercial opportunities, kick start conversations with potential customers and partners and hone your long-term growth strategy.

The UK’s relationship with Japan continues to grow stronger, as the two island nations’ governments join forces in crucial areas of innovation and economic development, encouraging their businesses to work closely together for mutual benefit.

The visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to London at the end of 2023 has sparked great interest among UK tech scaleups in the rapidly growing Korean market. With the support of the government-sponsored UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme, British scaleups are in a strong position to venture into the Korean market.

On 25 September, six innovative UK insurtech and healthtech startups arrived at The Royal Society, London, to pitch their technology to Dai-Ichi Life – one of Japan's leading insurers, and one that has a track record of investing in exciting British tech. 

On 26th September, we held our ‘Your first steps into APAC’ workshop, an interactive webinar that focused on four Asia Pacific market entry case studies.