NVIDIA has announced an investment in Korean startup Point2 and outlined planned investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD, and Upstage. The company revealed the funding plans at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum hosted at COEX alongside Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT.
Startup investments across the AI stack
NVIDIA announced an investment in Korean startup Point2 alongside planned investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD, and Upstage. According to NVIDIA, the selected companies represent technologies spanning the full AI stack, from infrastructure to models to robotics applications.
Point2 Technology develops radio frequency-based interconnects that transfer data between chips and racks in AI factories. NVIDIA described the company's technology as an alternative to traditional copper and optical solutions for AI cluster scale-up, aimed at providing the reach, performance, and efficiency required for AI infrastructure.
Foundation models and physical robotics
Motif Technologies, an AI lab based in Seoul, builds foundation models designed for AI agents that execute complex tasks. Its portfolio includes Motif-3, a large language model released with open weights.
RLWRLD, an AI startup operating out of San Francisco, Seoul, and Tokyo, focuses on robotics foundation models for physical AI. NVIDIA stated that the company's models enable humanoid and industrial robots to perform tasks requiring five-finger dexterity, including component insertion, threading nuts onto bolts, and kitting parts from moving conveyors.
Upstage, a Korean enterprise AI firm, develops Solar language models alongside document AI tools intended to help businesses extract information from documents, streamline operational workflows, and build applications.
Partnership with Korean ministry
The investments were announced during the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum at COEX, co-hosted with Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT. Ryu Je-myung, Korea's vice minister of science and ICT, joined NVIDIA leaders to meet with over 20 Korean startups working in foundation models, physical AI, AI infrastructure, and AI semiconductors.
NVIDIA stated that the planned investments build on its work across Korea's startup ecosystem, noting that more than 1,000 Korea-based companies currently participate in the NVIDIA Inception program, which offers technical expertise, preferred pricing, and investor introduction opportunities.
Key facts and where they come from
- NVIDIA announced an investment in Point2 and planned investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD, and Upstage.
NVIDIA also announced an investment in Korean startup Point2, with additional investments planned in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage.
- South Korea's vice minister of science and ICT and NVIDIA leaders met with more than 20 startups across multiple AI sectors.
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.
- Point2 Technology designs radio frequency-based interconnects to move data between chips and racks.
Point2 Technology, an AI interconnect company, builds scalable, radio frequency-based interconnects that move data between chips and racks in AI factories
- More than 1,000 Korea-based members participate in the NVIDIA Inception startup program.
more than 1,000 Korea-based members of NVIDIA Inception, a program that helps startups grow with access to preferred pricing, technical expertise and opportunities for investor introductions.
