AI 반도체 기업 딥엑스가 사모펀드 기관들의 신규 투자를 중심으로 1,100억 원 규모의 신규 투자 유치를 마무리했다고 10일 밝혔다.

▲DeepX CEO Kim Nok-won / (Photo: DeepX)
Skylake Becomes DeepX's Second Largest Shareholder
Attracting new investments from private equity funds and institutions
AI semiconductor company DeepX announced on the 10th that it has completed attracting new investments worth 110 billion won, centered on new investments from private equity firms.
DeepX forecasted that it will further accelerate the mass production of its first-generation products for entry into the global market and the development and launch of next-generation products for LLM on-device.
This investment involved private equity firms such as existing shareholders Timefolio Asset Management, Skylake Equity Partners, BNW Investment, and Aju IB investing in DeepX.
The unique feature of this investment is that while the previous investment round was centered on venture capital, this round was centered on private equity funds. It was pointed out that new investors accounted for most of the investment, and that the investors were comprised of experts with specialized knowledge and experience in the semiconductor industry and a wealth of networks.
Skylake, which led this investment and became DeepX's second largest shareholder, is a leading domestic private equity fund established by former Minister of Information and Communication Jin Dae-je, also known as 'Mr. Semiconductor.' Chairman Jin Dae-je is a symbolic figure of the Korean semiconductor industry, having played a leading role in the development of the world's first 16MB and 256MB DRAM memory semiconductors during his tenure at Samsung Electronics.
In addition, BNW Investment Chairman Kim Jae-wook served as President of Samsung Electronics' Memory Manufacturing Technology, leading innovation in the memory manufacturing process and contributing to making Samsung Electronics the world's No. 1 memory company.
DeepX is a company that possesses the original technology for on-device AI semiconductors and AI computing solutions. It has developed and launched a product line of AI semiconductors that can operate AI with low power, high performance, and low cost in various applications such as physical security, robots, home appliances, smart mobility, smart cameras, artificial intelligence of things, factory automation, and AI servers.
It is reported that the company is currently providing hardware and software to around 100 global companies to conduct pre-production verification and is planning to mass produce the product this year.
Through this investment, DeepX believes that its corporate value has grown by more than eight times compared to the previous round. DeepX believes that it is very unusual for a conservative private equity fund to have recognized its high corporate value and completed investment attraction in a situation where the venture investment cold spell continues.
It is expected that this investment attraction will provide momentum for expanding the scope for mass production of first-generation products and for launching next-generation new technologies and products for LLM.
Kim Nok-won, CEO, stated, “This investment round began with the request for investment because I believed he was the best expert who could most accurately assess the technological potential that DeepX has built up.” He added, “I consider this investment to be a command to achieve the long-awaited task of establishing the AI semiconductor source technology, which is a global strategic asset, and the first global fabless company in Korea, and I intend to boldly challenge the global market.”