NVIDIA announces investment in Korean startup Point2
NVIDIA announced an investment in the interconnect developer Point2 and plans separate investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage.
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NVIDIA announced an investment in the interconnect developer Point2 and plans separate investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage.
Sole source: NVIDIA. NVIDIA announced an investment in Korean startup Point2 and said it plans additional investments in Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage. The company did not disclose the amounts, ownership stakes, financing terms or closing details.
The plans build on NVIDIA’s existing work with Korean startups. Its NVIDIA Inception program has more than 1,000 Korea-based members and offers preferred pricing, technical expertise and opportunities for introductions to investors, the company said.
In a separate announcement, NVIDIA said it and partners were establishing a Korean startup alliance through Inception, offering computing infrastructure, software and expertise with cloud and venture-capital partner support. It also described work with the science ministry on sovereign language models, with Upstage among the participants; enterprises, researchers and startups can contribute to and use the models to build AI agents.
Point2 Technology builds radio frequency-based connections that move data between chips and racks in superintelligence (SI) computing facilities. NVIDIA describes the connections as an alternative to copper and optical links.
NVIDIA said Seoul-based Motif Technologies develops foundation models—general-purpose models that can be adapted for different tasks—for software agents that carry out complex work. RLWRLD, based in San Francisco, Seoul and Tokyo, develops models for humanoid and industrial robots. NVIDIA said those models enable tasks requiring five-finger dexterity, such as threading nuts onto bolts.
Upstage, a Korean enterprise AI company, develops Solar language models and document tools that NVIDIA said help businesses extract information, streamline workflows and build applications.
NVIDIA made the announcement at a forum it hosted with South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT at COEX. Vice minister Ryu Je-myung joined NVIDIA leaders to meet more than 20 Korean startups working in fields including models, robotics, infrastructure and semiconductors.
NVIDIA has not specified dates or conditions for proceeding with the three planned investments.
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