[Korean Startup Weekly News #71] ASWEMAKE Secures $7.3M Series C Funding to Scale Grocery DX Platform

6/8/2025

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ASWEMAKE Secures $7.3M Series C Funding to Scale Grocery DX Platform
ASWEMAKE raised $7.3M in Series C funding to scale its grocery digital transformation platform, QMarket, marking rare growth for a Korean SaaS firm in 2025.

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