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United Nations Development Programme
Using technology to support neurodiversity and education
Yejin Choi, CEO of Dubu and Generation17 Young Leader, volunteered as a tutor for under-resourced children after realizing that many, especially those with learning differences, lack proper educational resources.
Samsung Mobile Press
Meet the Generation17 Young Leaders: The Story of Yejin Choi
Yejin Choi, a South Korean entrepreneur pioneering cognitive development solutions for children, is one of our featured Generation17 Young Leaders.
Samsung Mobile Press
Generation17 Young Leaders: How Yejin Choi Turned a Passion for Education into an AI Learning Platform for Children Around the World
How did a local volunteer gig in Seoul, South Korea lead to an app educating children around the world? Yejin Choi, one of the changemakers in Samsung and UNDP’s Generation17 initiative, shares her inspiring story.
Maeil Business
DoBrain Embarks on a Fresh
Start as 'Dubu'
The digital healthcare company DoBrain is changing its name to Dubu and launching the
integrated brand Dubu. This move is aimed
at expanding into the global market in the
field of digital healthcare for child developm-ent.
Wowtale
DoBrain Secures 21 Billion KRW in Series B Funding
The digital healthcare company DoBrain has completed a 21 billion KRW (approximately $16 million) Series B funding round. This
round was led by Intervest, which invested
15 billion KRW, while a domestic insurance
company and existing investor KB Invest-
ment also participated.
ZumNews
Dr. Oh Eun-Young Donates
DoBrain Subscriptions to Low-income 100 Families
Child psychiatrist Dr. Oh Eun-young introdu-ced DoBrain, a children's education app,
on her YouTube channel in a conversation
with DoBrain CEO Choi Ye-jin. Dr. Oh
personally played the program and evaluated its strengths and areas for improvement
News Wire
Dubu Expands Digital
Home-Hospital Support
with 14 Hospitals Nationwide
Digital healthcare company Dubu (DUBU Inc.) is scaling its digital home-hospital solution—linking hospitals, families, and therapy centers—for pediatric developmental disorders across Korea through a network of 14 hospitals, including eight newly added partners.
Money Today
KICCE and Dubu Partner
to Support Families
Raising Children
with Developmental Delays
Digital healthcare company Dubu is launching “Slow but Steady,” a tailored online parent-support program designed to ease the emotional and financial burden on families and help caregivers improve their child’s developmental outcomes, in partnership with the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE).
HealthBIZ
DoBrain Wins MFDS Approval for Metaverse-Based Autism Social Skills Trial
DoBrain has secured approval from South Korea’s MFDS to launch an exploratory clinical study of a metaverse-based social skills intervention for children with high-functioning autism.
United Nations Development Programme
Building inclusive futures
through youth-driven AI
Yejin Choi, Founder of Dubu & Generation17
alum, and Yu Ping Chan at the UNDP Chief
Digital Office, attended the AI for Good
Summit and spoke during a session on
youth, digital partnerships and AI.
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Money Today
Dubu Registers Technology
Patent For Personalized
Cognitive Training For
Children
Dubu (formerly DoBrain) announced that it
has registered a patent for its "tag-based
personalized cognitive training generation
technology", which is applied to DubuPang. DubuPang is a game-based cognitive
development training app.
Hankyung Business
Dubu's Home Care For
Children With Developmental
Delays
Tech startup Dubu was founded in 2017 with the ambitious goal of addressing the
education gap for children with developmen-tal delays—a challenge that neither the
government nor society has fully tackled,
using digital technology. Dubu's mission,
which began in Korea’s underprivileged
neighborhoods, is expanding globally.