NVIDIA plans investments in four Korean AI startups
NVIDIA Blog: NVIDIA Announces New Planned Investments in Korean Startups at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum
Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA hosted the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum at COEX. Ryu Je-myung, vice minister of science and ICT, joined NVIDIA leaders to meet with over 20 Korean startups across foundation models, physical AI, AI infrastructure and AI semiconductors. NVIDIA also announced an investment in Korean startup Point2, with additional investments planned in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage. Point2 Technology, an AI interconnect company, builds scalable,
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NVIDIA announced planned investments in four Korean startups that work across different areas of artificial intelligence technology. The investments were announced at a forum hosted by Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT and NVIDIA, where leaders met with over 20 Korean startups. The companies receiving investment focus on diverse parts of the AI technology stack, including data interconnection systems for AI infrastructure, foundation models for AI agents, robotics systems, and enterprise language models for document analysis. NVIDIA's involvement with Korean startups extends beyond these investments through its Inception program, which provides over 1,000 Korea-based members with preferred pricing, technical expertise, and investor connections.
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