SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Uproot Company, a leading provider of AI-powered digital asset investment solutions, announced today that Chief Operating Officer Seung-gu Kang has joined as a Web3 Advisor to VSV Capital, Vietnam's first startup accelerator.
VSV Capital has been a cornerstone of Vietnam's startup ecosystem since its inception, actively investing from Seed to Series B stages. In 2022, it was named "Most Active VC" by Singapore-based tech media Tech in Asia, solidifying its reputation as one of the country's most influential venture capital firms.
Uproot Company's collaboration with VSV Capital began in 2024 when it was selected for the Global Accelerating Support Program, in which VSV participated as a partner. The relationship has since strengthened through the co-development and launch of a localized version of Uproot's AI-powered Bitsaving platform tailored for Vietnamese investors.
"As VSV Capital's Web3 Advisor, my mission is to help Vietnamese people truly understand Bitcoin—the first and most important form of Web3 digital money—and guide them toward investing wisely, easily, and for the long term," said Kang. "I also aim to help Vietnam stay ahead in the rapidly evolving digital economy."
Looking ahead, Uproot Company expects its AI and on-chain data analytics-based smart investment platform to become a trusted tool for long-term wealth building in Vietnam. As part of this mission, Uproot is spearheading the Vietnamese translation and distribution of the 'Bitcoin Diploma', an official educational curriculum from El Salvador's Ministry of Education. This initiative is designed to improve digital asset literacy and promote informed, sustainable investment practices in a market where structured education on Bitcoin remains limited.
Through these strategic efforts, Uproot aims to empower Vietnamese investors with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to participate in the emerging global digital asset economy.
About Uproot Company
Founded in January 2022, Uproot Company is the creator of Bitsaving, South Korea's first AI-powered Bitcoin accumulation investment platform based on on-chain data. Bitsaving is one of Korea's most widely used cryptocurrency services outside of exchanges. In March 2025, Uproot became the first Korean company to join Bitcoin for Corporations, a global initiative by Strategy and Bitcoin Magazine supporting corporate Bitcoin adoption. Uproot is dedicated to helping individuals, businesses, and institutions invest in Bitcoin intelligently, sustainably, and strategically.
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Uproot Company Deepens Partnership with VSV Capital Through Strategic Web3 Advisory Role
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial exhibition. Arts AlUla, in collaboration with Desert X, welcomes visitors to experience a stellar line-up of Saudi and international multi-generational artists whose site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations will engage in a powerful dialogue with the awe-inspiring landscapes and layered heritage of AlUla.
As a premier destination rich in ancient history and breathtaking nature, AlUla, located in Northwest Saudi Arabia, solidifies its position on the global stage as a dynamic, emerging land art destination with Desert X AlUla, the region's first public art biennale, and a key highlight of the AlUla Arts Festival.
The 2026 edition of Desert X AlUla brings together 11 acclaimed artists whose diverse works reflect a wide spectrum of ideas, materials, and traditions. From monumental kinetic sculpture to sound-based explorations above and below ground, each commission is deeply rooted in relationships to AlUla's distinctive environment, further cementing Desert X AlUla's reputation as a globally significant platform for site-responsive land art.
Desert X AlUla runs until February 28, 2026, as a cornerstone of the annual AlUla Arts Festival. Curated by Wejdan Reda, Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield, and Raneem Farsi, its fourth edition explores 'Space Without Measure.' Inspired by Kahlil Gibran, the theme fosters contemplation of imagination within AlUla's natural settings. The exhibition, set in the desert canyons of AlUla, serves as a pre-opening programme for Wadi AlFann, offering a pivotal glimpse into AlUla's plans to create a permanent land art 'Valley of the Arts.'
Hamad Alhomiedan, Director of Arts & Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), said: "At Desert X AlUla 2026, audiences will engage with art that deeply converses with AlUla's unique landscapes and rich heritage. These compelling commissions highlight AlUla's dynamic transformation into a major global destination, where ancient and contemporary expressions converge. This exhibition is part of our broader revitalisation of AlUla as a culturally rich destination to live, work and visit and integral to positioning AlUla in the global dialogue of contemporary art and as a precursor to monumental projects like Wadi AlFann."
Participating artist/artworks are:
- Sara Abdu, A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance
- Mohammad Alfaraj, What was the Question Again?
- Mohammed AlSaleem, The Thorn, AlShuruf Unit, The Triangles, Flower Bud, and Al Ahilla (courtesy of Royal Commission for Riyadh City)
- Tarek Atoui, The Water Song
- Bahraini-Danish, Bloom
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Imole Red
- Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid
- Ibrahim El-Salahi, Haraza Tree
- Basmah Felemban, Murmur of Pebbles
- Vibha Galhotra, Future Fables
- Héctor Zamora, Tar HyPar
For further information, please contact:
Sabrine.Shaw@bursonglobal.com
AlUlaArtsFestival@bursonglobal.com
Multimedia gallery:
High-resolution photos of all 11 artists and their artworks can be found here.
About AlUla and Arts AlUla
Located 1,100 km from Riyadh, in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.
The most well-known and recognised site in AlUla is Hegra, the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open air library of hundreds of inscriptions and writings in many different languages. AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick homes was developed from at least the 12th century and has been revitalised as the vibrant hub for visitors and residents.
The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to crafting the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation – celebrating cultural inheritance and shaping a future inspired by artists built be artists. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage.
Wadi AlFann, meaning 'Valley of the Arts,' will be a global cultural destination for land art, unveiling from 2028 onwards, where era-defining works by artists from around the world will be permanently sited in the monumental landscape of AlUla, the extraordinary desert region of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Desert X AlUla 2026: monumental land art exhibition opens in the ancient oasis of AlUla
