What does Config Intelligence do, and how does it gather data for robotic AI?

The two-year-old startup develops data technologies for training and deploying AI systems for robots. Its Seoul and Hanoi data factories use more than 30 robots across at least 10 types to collect up to 150,000 hours of data.

How is Samsung Electronics’ C-Lab supporting startups outside the Seoul metropolitan area?

Twelve of the 30 startups selected this year are based outside the Seoul metropolitan area. Samsung has operated C-Lab hubs in Daegu and Gwangju since 2023 to foster regional economic development.

Samsung supports 1,000 startups, helping attract $1.6 bil. in investment

Q: How does Samsung Electronics’ C-Lab work with startups selected this year?

Samsung selected 30 companies for the initiative. Fifteen are conducting technology verification projects with Samsung Electronics, which is seeking further opportunities for business collaboration.

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Summary

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has supported 1,000 startups, helping them attract 2.2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in cumulative investment. The company selected 30 startups for its C-Lab initiative this year, including 15 conducting technology verification projects with Samsung. Twelve selected startups are based outside the Seoul metropolitan area. At a Tuesday event in southern Seoul, representatives from six startups shared growth stories and examples of business collaboration.

Key Facts

Samsung has operated regional C-Lab hubs in Daegu and Gwangju since 2023 to foster regional economic development.
Config Intelligence is developing data technologies to train and deploy artificial intelligence systems for robots.
Config Intelligence has attracted more than 50 billion won in cumulative investment and is estimated to be valued at more than 300 billion won.
The startup operates data factories in Seoul and Hanoi, where more than 1,000 workers collect up to 150,000 hours of data using more than 30 robots across at least 10 types.

By Yonhap

Published Nov 10, 2026 11:41 am KST

Samsung Electronics hosts a demo day for its C-Lab program at its R&D center in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it has supported 1,000 startups, helping attract a cumulative 2.2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) in investment.

Notably, the Korean tech giant selects promising entrepreneurs and startups for its C-Lab initiative, choosing 30 companies this year, the company said.

Of the selected startups, 15 are currently conducting technology verification projects with Samsung Electronics, with the company seeking to identify further opportunities for business collaborations.

Twelve of the startups are based outside the Seoul metropolitan area, Samsung said.

Samsung has operated regional C-Lab hubs in the central city of Daegu and the southwestern city of Gwangju since 2023 to foster regional economic development.

At an event held Tuesday at its R&D center in southern Seoul, representatives from six startups took the stage to share their growth stories and examples of business collaboration.

One of the startups was Config Intelligence, a two-year-old startup, is developing data technologies to train and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) systems for robots.

The company has attracted more than 50 billion won in cumulative investment and is estimated to be valued at more than 300 billion won.

It operates data factories in Seoul and Hanoi, where more than 1,000 workers collect up to 150,000 hours of data using more than 30 robots across at least 10 different types, providing data essential for training and improving robotic AI systems.

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