Broz Selected for Major Corporate Collaboration Projects
"Ongoing Discovery of Outstanding Startups"
DGIST (President Lee Geonwoo) announced on July 16 that student-founded startups are accelerating the spread of technology-based entrepreneurship by achieving outstanding results, such as securing seed investments, collaborating with large corporations through open innovation, and being consecutively selected for government and private startup support programs. The companies currently attracting attention are SE Innovations Co., Ltd. and Broz Co., Ltd., both recognized for their unique technological capabilities in the fields of cyber-physical AI and spatial artificial intelligence, respectively.
SE Innovations Co., Ltd. (Co-CEO Hyungsuk Park, doctoral student) has proven both its technological prowess and business potential by raising a total of 1.4 billion KRW in seed funding from four institutions, including Quantum Ventures Korea, within just one year of its founding. With the slogan "Pioneering Cyber-Physical AI," the company is developing software-centric solutions to address logistics automation challenges in manufacturing environments. In particular, the "cyber-physical AI" concept proposed by CTO Kyungjun Park (Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Computer Science at DGIST), a global authority in smart factories and cyber-physical systems, is drawing attention as an innovative approach that connects and controls AI and physical systems in real time.
Professor Kyungjun Park of DGIST (right) and Hyungsuk Park, Co-CEO of SE Innovations, are discussing the research outcomes.
SE Innovations Co., Ltd. is currently developing the "S-FMS (Fleet Management System)," which can integrate and control autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from various brands. This system is expected to dramatically simplify the complexities traditionally associated with AMR adoption. The company stated, "We aim to secure a leading position in the mid-sized manufacturing market in the APAC region, with Daegu as our base," and added, "We will grow into a leading company in the global manufacturing solutions market based on practical software strategies."
Broz Co., Ltd. (CEO Seungyun Kim, undergraduate student) has been consecutively selected for three private open innovation projects through its spatial artificial intelligence technology and has also been named in major domestic and international startup support programs. Recently, the company was chosen for two large corporation-collaboration projects: the Kolon LSI-linked "Tourism Open Wave" initiative and a project in partnership with Daekyo and Kolon Benit. Additionally, Broz was selected for a program organized by the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation, earning recognition for both its technological and planning capabilities.
In 2024, Broz Co., Ltd. enhanced operational efficiency by applying digital twin and XR content-based smart space management solutions through a joint project with Hoban Construction. This achievement led to its final selection as an outstanding case of open innovation. Recently, Broz has also been selected for several prestigious technology startup acceleration programs, including the "2025 Global Corporate Collaboration Program (N-UP)" by NVIDIA and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the "Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project - MICRO DIPS (AX Acceleration)," and the "AI Startup Accelerator 3rd Cohort" by SK Telecom. These selections are strengthening the foundation for product advancement and global expansion.
Broz Co., Ltd. is building a proof-of-concept (POC)-based collaboration model that can be practically applied to industrial sites, with its core technology being the AI-based 3D spatial automatic generation solution "FAVIEW." Through this, the company is directly addressing the digital transformation needs of large corporations and plans to become a key partner in driving the transformation of industries and cities based on AI, XR, and digital twin technologies.
Meanwhile, DGIST is fostering a creative startup ecosystem based on convergent technologies and is enhancing regional and national industrial competitiveness by promoting student entrepreneurship and supporting technology commercialization. Going forward, DGIST will continue to discover outstanding startups based on innovative ideas and technologies and nurture science and technology entrepreneurs who can compete in the global market.
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