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Korean gov't, investors pour 640 billion won into AI chip startup Rebellions in pre-IPO funding

Korea’s government and private investors have backed AI chip startup Rebellions with a 640 billion won ($420 million) pre-IPO funding round, valuing it at 3.4 trillion won, the company said Tuesday.

2026.3.31

Sapeon's X330 AI chip is unveiled for the first time during the SK Tech Summit 2023 at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 16, 2023. [NEWS1]

3 ex-Sapeon employees charged over leaked 'key' AI technology

Three former employees of Korean AI chipmaker Sapeon have been charged with leaking state-designated key technology related to AI chips ahead of the firm’s merger with rival Rebellions.

2025.8.6

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AI chip startup Rebellions established a Japanese unit in capital city Tokyo. [REBELLIONS]

AI chip startup Rebellions forms Japanese unit to expand in data center market

AI chip startup Rebellions established a Japanese unit as it looks to expand its presence in the country’s AI data center market, the firm said Monday.

2025.3.31

Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won, left, and Rebellions founder and CEO Park Sung-hyun pose for a photo after signing a strategic partnership for business expansion in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 10 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [NAVER CLOUD]

Naver Cloud, Rebellions to partner on sovereign AI for Saudi Arabia

Naver Cloud and AI chip design startup Rebellions signed a memorandum of understanding on co-developing infrastructure for sovereign AI in Saudi Arabia.

2025.2.13

Rebellions, Sapeon merge to create 1.3 trillion won AI chip unicorn

AI chip designers Rebellions and Sapeon Korea merged to form a 1.3 trillion won unicorn with the aim of breaking into the AI data center market.

2024.12.2

SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang, left, and Park Sung-hyun, Rebellions CEO and co-founder, pose for a photo after signing a definitive merger agreement between the two companies. [SK TELECOM]

Rebellions, Sapeon merger agreement finalized

Rebellions and Sapeon, Korea's two leading AI chip designers, finalized their merger deal with a definitive agreement, the companies said Sunday.

2024.8.18

AI chip designer Rebellions secures $14M from Aramco

Korean AI chip designer Rebellions secured an investment of 20 billion won ($14.4 million) from Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco, with a plan to set up an incorporated unit in the Middle Eastern country.

2024.7.23

박성현 리벨리온 대표가 지난 4월 분당 리벨리온 본사에서 진행된 코리아중앙데일리와의 인터뷰 후 포즈를 취하고 있다. 박상문 기자.

[단독] 사피온과 합병 리벨리온 박성현 대표 "엔비디아보다 성능은 3배, 가격은 3분의1이 목표"

리벨리온 박성현 대표는 사피온과 합병 계획에 대해 치열한 글로벌 경쟁에서 대한민국을 대표할 AI반도체 기업으로 재탄생해 제대로 맞붙어보겠다고 했다.

2024.6.13

Rebellions' ATOM chip is deployed on kt cloud's system. [KT]

Rebellions and Sapeon to merge for Korea's AI chip triumph

Korea's two leading AI chip designers, the startup Rebellions and SK-founded Sapeon, agreed to merge in an effort to take advantage of a golden opportunity.

2024.6.12

Rebellions CEO Park Sung-hyun poses after an interview at the AI chip startup's headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi in March. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Why Rebellions’ strategy against Nvidia is not so outrageous

Korean startup Rebellions aims to take the lead in chips for AI inference through a turnkey partnership with Samsung Electronics.

2024.5.7