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Anibridge and Finders AI secure South Korean government R&D funding
Two South Korean technology startups have been selected for government-backed research and development programs.
Anibridge, a KAIST professor-led startup, has secured seed investment from The Ventures and was selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' TIPS program. The company develops software designed to reduce AI inference costs by 40% to 70%. Their technology creates an execution environment that automatically assigns AI inference tasks to the most efficient hardware, such as GPUs, NPUs, or PIM, depending on speed and cost requirements. Anibridge plans to launch its formal product by 2027.
Finders AI, a retail solution provider, has been selected for the 2026 TIPS R&D Deep Tech Track. Supported by Kkulim Ventures, the company will receive up to 1.5 billion KRW over three years to enhance its 'Vision Check-Out' (VCO) technology. The project aims to improve product recognition accuracy by training AI models on both 2D images and 3D shapes, while also reducing hardware manufacturing costs through model lightweighting. Finders AI currently provides unmanned store solutions to major retailers like CU, GS25, and 7-Eleven Singapore.
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Anibridge · Finders AI · KAIST · Ministry of SMEs and Startups · The Ventures
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anibridge plans to release its formal product in 2027. platum.kr
- [● 2 SOURCES] Finders AI was selected for the 2026 TIPS R&D Deep Tech Track. besuccess.com · zdnet.co.kr
- [● 2 SOURCES] Finders AI is developing an AI model that learns from both 2D images and 3D shapes. besuccess.com · zdnet.co.kr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anibridge received seed investment from The Ventures. platum.kr
- [● 2 SOURCES] Finders AI has accumulated 12.7 billion KRW in investment. besuccess.com · zdnet.co.kr
- [● 2 SOURCES] Finders AI will receive up to 1.5 billion KRW over three years. besuccess.com · zdnet.co.kr