AI & Enterprise
National Growth Fund bets 800 billion won on FuriosaAI, backs SK Bioscience too
South Korea\'s National Growth Fund will support domestic AI chipmaker FuriosaAI to expand mass production and develop next-generation chips, while also providing funding to Smilegate for an AI data centre project and to SK Bioscience for vaccine development and plant expansion. The Financial Services Commission approved five projects worth 4.14 trillion won, raising the fund\'s cumulative approvals to 12.5 trillion won across 16 projects. Support also includes loans for L&F Plus and funding for switchboard maker Geunu.