Samsung Electronics’ C-Lab, launched about 14 years ago, has supported 1,000 startups and helped them attract a cumulative 2.2 trillion won (US$1.6 billion) in investment. The program includes in-house ventures and external startups and is the largest single private incubation program by cumulative company count in South Korea. Samsung selected 30 companies this year, including 15 conducting technology-verification projects with the electronics maker as it explores further business collaborations. Twelve selected startups are based outside the Seoul metropolitan area. Samsung has operated C-Lab hubs in Daegu and Gwangju since 2023 to support regional economic development. At an event at its southern Seoul R&D center, representatives from six startups presented their growth and collaboration cases. Config Intelligence, a two-year-old participant, is developing data technologies for training and deploying artificial intelligence systems for robots. The company has raised more than 50 billion won, is valued at more than 300 billion won, and runs 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.