Nvidia on November 9, 2026 announced an investment in Korean chip-interconnect startup Point2 Technology and disclosed plans to invest in three additional companies, according to the company1.
Nvidia described the companies as covering work across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to models to robotics applications. The announcement, made at the MSIT-NVIDIA AI Startup Partnership Forum in Seoul co-hosted with Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT, names Motif Technologies, RLWRLD and Upstage as planned recipients. The post does not state whether the Point2 deal has closed, and it does not include investment amounts, financing stages or timelines for any of the four.
Nvidia’s Korean startup program already exceeds 1,000 members through its Inception initiative, which offers preferred pricing, technical expertise and investor introductions. At the Seoul forum, Vice Minister Ryu Je-myung joined Nvidia leaders to meet with over 20 Korean startups working across foundation models, physical AI, AI infrastructure and AI semiconductors.
Nvidia said Point2 Technology builds radio-frequency-based interconnects that move data between chips and racks in AI factories. The company frames the technology as an alternative to conventional copper and optical connections, stating it can deliver “the reach, performance and efficiency needed for next-generation AI infrastructure.” No comparative performance measurements were supplied.
The three companies Nvidia plans to invest in target different parts of the AI stack. Motif Technologies, a Seoul-based AI lab, builds foundation models for AI agents that carry out complex tasks; its releases include Motif-3, a large language model published with open weights. RLWRLD, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Tokyo, develops robotics foundation models for humanoid and industrial robots and targets tasks requiring five-finger dexterity, including inserting components, threading nuts onto bolts and kitting parts from moving conveyors. Upstage produces Solar language models and document AI tools aimed at helping businesses extract information from complex documents and build AI applications for everyday operations.
The descriptions of the startups’ technologies come solely from Nvidia’s November 9 post. The announcement includes no independent test results for any of the companies’ products and does not disclose the governance or financial terms of the investments.