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building
what’s next.

Backing founders turning frontier technology into real-world impact.

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Pre-founders. Lab spinouts. First believers. You don’t have to have it all figured out.

CONVICTION, IN THE REAL WORLDSELECTED INVESTMENTS ↘
A starting point for our partnership
01
Stage
Seed – Series A
primary focus
02
First check
₩1B+
initial check size
03
Decision
≈ 4 weeks
first meeting → term sheet
04
After the check
Follow-on. Talent. Customers.
Client introductions · Scale-up / Global TIPS
The people in your corner

Deep understanding.
Shared conviction.

Jinyoung Park

Director
Frontier Tech · Robotics · Software

Backing founders building frontier technology for the real world.

Seunggyu Lee

Associate
Semiconductors · Advanced Components

Digging into the technology with founders who can turn it into a business.

What makes a lasting partnership
01
Integrity
The value we place above all else and never compromise on.

We look for founders whose integrity holds under pressure and shows most when the stakes are highest. We would rather miss a great deal than trust the wrong person.

02
Built for the long haul
Founders driven not by a quick exit, but by the resolve to see one hard problem all the way through.

The transformations we back take years to unfold. What carries a company through is not endurance alone, but the conviction to keep pushing until the problem is solved.

03
Founders who shift the paradigm
Founders building technology deep enough to change how a market works, not merely optimize the one that exists today.

Often, they are researchers who have pushed the frontier of their field, now ready to carry that breakthrough from the lab into the world.

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Investment Thesis
2025
Physical AI Infrastructure
Our investment thesis, 'Physical AI Infrastructure' focuses on the foundational layers required to deploy AI in the physical world. As robots, autonomous systems, and embodied AI move from lab to production, the critical bottleneck shifts from algorithms to infrastructure: simulation & world models, middleware & OS, edge compute, system testing & V&V, and cybersecurity for physical AI. We invest 2–3 years ahead of mainstream adoption into the infrastructure startups that will become deployment prerequisites, at the intersection of software and hardware in regulated enterprise markets.
2023
AI-Driven Deep Tech Transformation
Our investment thesis centers on the transformation of deep tech sectors including manufacturing, energy, semiconductors, and space, where traditional software is increasingly replaced or enhanced by AI-driven solutions. Tasks currently dependent on human labor and expertise, as well as processes relying on conventional software systems, are rapidly transitioning to AI-powered alternatives.
2021
Redefining Humanity
Our investment thesis, 'Redefining Humanity' centered on the transformative potential of AI, robotics, semiconductors, and advanced technologies, the innovations poised to revolutionize industries and liberate humanity from the constraints of labor, paving the way for a future defined by creativity and higher purpose.
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Chips & QuantumChips & Quantum
HardwareHW
SoftwareSW
AI ModelAI Model
ApplicationApp
Compute & Energy Value Chain →
PORTFOLIO
Ideas2Silicon
Semiconductor IP Design
Kovis Technology
Semiconductor MI Equipment
Panmnesia
CXL/PCIe Fabric & Controller
OQT
Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing
Rio M&C
Subsea & Grid Cable Materials
SCOUTING
HBM & Advanced Packaging Tools
Hybrid bonding · inspection · thermal
Process tools and materials that raise yield in 3D-stacked memory and chiplets.
Inference Memory & KV Fabric
KV reuse · memory tiers
Reuse computational state across memory tiers without compromising isolation or latency.
Optical I/O & Packaging
Optics · packaging · test
Optical links need reliable packaging, alignment and production test to reach scale.
Edge Inference & Model Optimization
Compilers · on-device runtimes
Model compilation and deployment across constrained, heterogeneous edge hardware
Inference Serving & Routing
Model routing · SLOs
Schedule model inference across compute and memory within cost and latency targets.
AI Power & Cooling
Power delivery · cooling
Deliver and remove energy efficiently at the rack, row and data-center level.
Compute–Power Flexibility
Workloads · grid flexibility
Coordinate compute, storage and grid demand while preserving service quality.
Physical AI Value Chain →
PORTFOLIO
Smart Radar System
4D Imaging Radar
IPO (KOSDAQ)
CSO
[Space] High-Resolution Optical Camera
Cupix
Spatial Intelligence for infrastructure
SuperbAI
Vision Intelligence for the physical world
SolverX
Physics Intelligence for Engineering
RideFlux
Autonomous Driving
Faraday Dynamics
Humanoid Actuator
UEL
[Space] Rover
SCOUTING
Industrial Digital Twins
Factory models · processes
Validated factory models for repeatable decisions, from line changes to commissioning
Robot Data & Learning
Data curation · policy adaptation
Curate useful experience and adapt policies to new robots, tasks and sites.
World Models & Policy Evaluation
Action fidelity · policy testing
Evaluate actions and failure modes with models that stay grounded in real robot behavior
Tactile Sensing & Contact-Rich Control
Touch sensing · force feedback
Fingertip, gripper and wrist feedback for slip detection, insertion and assembly
Humanoid & Mobile Manipulation
Useful work · field learning
Integrated platforms that earn their place in a specific customer workflow
Robot Runtime & Middleware
Real-time execution · transport
Run and update robot skills across hardware, with clear timing and failure behavior
Industrial Robot Connectivity
Wireless · TSN · time sync
Timing and connectivity tools for robots operating under real factory network conditions
Robot Fleet Operations
Fleet health · recovery
Keep deployed robots productive and turn field incidents into faster recovery
Robot Validation & Safety
Testing · safety evidence
Repeatable testing and traceable evidence as robot software and applications change
Robot Security & Update Assurance
Identity · secure updates
Secure robot access, software updates and recovery across the installed fleet
Agentic AI Value Chain →
PORTFOLIO
Not a core focus: we back the infrastructure and applications built around foundation models.
Allganize
Enterprise LLM Platform
Cognica
AI-native DB
for hybrid search
& RAG
QueryPie
Data/Server
Access Control &
Governance
Tynapse
AI Agent Runtime Trust & Safety Layer
Hopae
eID Verification & Identity Infra
Doodlin
[HR] ATS · TRM Solution
Mckinleyrice
[HR] Recruiting Platform
Cenacle
[Healthcare] Cloud EMR/PHR
M&A (NAVER CLOUD)
VoyagerX
[Consumer] AI Services
Amaze
[K-Culture] Global K-POP VR Concert Platform
Contents Technologies
[K-Culture] Music IP · Entertainment
SCOUTING
Governed Agent Memory & Context
Updates · access · provenance
Keep knowledge useful, current and permissioned across sessions.
Durable Agent Execution
Resume · approvals
Resume interrupted work and preserve approvals, history and recovery across environments.
Reliable Tool & Browser Execution
API / MCP · browser / GUI
Complete authorized actions across APIs and interfaces, verify outcomes and recover failed steps.
Agent Evaluation & Reliability
Task outcomes · total cost
Turn real failures into regression tests and verify task outcomes before deployment.
Agent Identity & Access Governance
Agent identities · runtime authorization
Give every agent a governed identity and authorize each action in context.
Industrial Workflow Agents
MES / PLM / QMS agents
Complete bounded industrial workflows with approvals, auditability and recovery.
Rights-Native K-Culture AI
Consent · royalties · localization
Make permission, attribution and settlement part of AI media production.
Scouting landscape reviewed · September, 2026