NVIDIA Backs South Korean Startups Across AI, Robotics, and Infrastructure

NVIDIA has announced a series of new investments targeting South Korea's emerging tech ecosystem, spanning AI infrastructure, foundation models, and robotics. The announcements took place at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum, held at the COEX convention center in Seoul.

Co-hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and NVIDIA, the forum brought together South Korea's Vice Minister of Science and ICT, Ryu Je-myung, and NVIDIA leadership to meet with representatives from more than 20 domestic startups operating across foundation models, physical AI, AI infrastructure, and AI semiconductors.

Strategic Capital Across the Full AI Stack

During the event, NVIDIA revealed a completed investment in Korean startup Point2 Technology, along with plans for additional investments in three other companies: Motif Technologies, RLWRLD, and Upstage. Together, the group spans hardware interconnects, agentic foundation models, enterprise language tools, and embodied physical intelligence.

• Point2 Technology: An AI interconnect developer that creates scalable, radio frequency-based interconnect solutions. Designed to transport data between chips and server racks inside AI factories, Point2's technology offers an alternative to standard copper and optical interconnects to aid AI cluster scale-up with improved reach, efficiency, and performance.
• Motif Technologies: A Seoul-based AI research lab focused on foundation models designed for autonomous AI agents capable of handling complex workflows. The lab recently released its Motif-3 large language model with open weights.
• RLWRLD: A physical AI startup with presences in Seoul, San Francisco, and Tokyo. The company develops robotics foundation models that train humanoid and industrial robots to execute precise, five-finger manipulation tasks—such as kitting parts from moving conveyors, threading nuts onto bolts, and inserting delicate components.
• Upstage: A prominent enterprise AI startup in South Korea known for its Solar family of language models and document AI solutions, which assist enterprises in automating data extraction from complex documents and deploying day-to-day AI workflows.

Expanding Support for Korean AI Innovation

The funding initiatives mark an expansion of NVIDIA’s engagement with South Korea's startup and venture ecosystem. The chipmaker noted that more than 1,000 South Korea-based startups have joined NVIDIA Inception, a global program providing early-stage companies with technical guidance, preferred pricing on hardware and software, and direct introductions to venture investors.