SAPEON, a Korea-based AI semiconductor company, is commencing business collaborations across various fields to expand practical use cases for its AI services after securing a KRW 60 billion Series A investment.

In the Series A investment round led by Ascent Equities Partners, GS affiliates, Daebong Information & Communication, Hana Financial Group, Mirae Asset Venture Investment & WeVenture, and E1 participated. This round valued SAPEON at over KRW 500 billion.

Built on AI semiconductors, SAPEON follows a full-stack AI strategy, providing AI services spanning hardware to software.

Notably, the SAPEON X220 has demonstrated effective performance in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) models, vital for stability and accuracy in financial sector image processing systems.

In tandem with its close business collaboration with GS Group, SAPEON is driving innovation across diverse domains utilizing AI technology. Additionally, SAPEON seeks to bolster its market position through technological innovation and plans to offer enhanced performance through the ‘X330,’ an inference NPU scheduled for release in the latter half of this year.

SAPEON CEO Ryu Sujeong emphasized, “The involvement of diverse investments, including Ascendant Equities Partners, acknowledges applicability not only in technology validation but also across various business sectors.” She conveyed the intent to strengthen collaborations to provide high-quality AI services across diverse domains through this partnership.