Samsung Electronics fosters 1,000 startups... Support for investment attraction and expansion of cooperation

Samsung Electronics held the '2026 C-Lab Startup Demo Day' at the Samsung Electronics Seoul R&D Campus in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 10th and began supporting startups in attracting investment and expanding business cooperation.

This event, which was organized to share the technology and achievements of 30 startups of the 8th C Lab Outside, fostered by Samsung Electronics over the past year, was attended by more than 400 people, including Park Seung-hee, president of CR at Samsung Electronics, Lim Moon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Mok Seung-hwan, head of the Startup and Venture Innovation Office at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and Lee Yong-woo, CEO of the Economic Plus Research Institute.

Samsung Electronics has so far discovered and fostered a total of 1,000 in-house ventures and startups through C-Lab.

On this Demo Day, 6 of the 8 startups took the stage and presented their growth experiences through C-Lab and cases of business cooperation with Samsung Electronics.

'Pia Space', a multi-modal artificial intelligence (AI) company that analyzes language and video simultaneously, participated in 'C Lab Outside Consulting' in conjunction with Samsung Electronics' Win-Win Cooperation Academy this year, received advice on development and quality, and concreted its business strategy through the Samsung Human Resources Development Institute's creative problem-solving program.

'Nanoforgy', an AI-based new material design and synthesis automation solution company, announced a case of new material development technology verification (PoC) in progress with Samsung Electronics.

Samsung Electronics is currently conducting technology verification with 15 8th generation startups and discovering additional business cooperation opportunities.

This year, 12 of the 8 C Lab Outside companies are local foster companies. To revitalize the local startup ecosystem, Samsung Electronics is operating a 'C Lab Outside' nurturing base in Daegu, Gyeongbuk, and Gwangju starting in 2023, and is directly discovering and nurturing promising local startups.

Startups selected for C Lab Outside are provided with business support of up to 100 million won and dedicated work space without acquiring shares, and are supported with customized consulting for each stage of growth, business cooperation with Samsung Electronics, and participation in domestic and overseas exhibitions.

After the training program is completed, follow-up growth opportunities such as investment and business cooperation are provided through the 'C Lab Family' system.