‘2026 GS Ventures Tech Day’ held Chairman Huh Tae-soo: “We will broaden our engagement with startups to grow the domestic AI data center ecosystem.”
Chairman Huh Tae-soo of GS attends the 2026 GS Ventures Tech Day held at GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 15th. Provided by GS Group.
GS is expanding cooperation with startups as it moves forward with plans to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Donghae, Gangwon Province, with an investment of KRW 120 trillion.
GS announced on the 16th that GS Ventures, the group’s corporate venture capital (CVC) unit, held the “2026 GS Ventures Tech Day” on the theme of “AI Data Center” at GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 15th. The event was attended by GS Chairman Huh Tae-soo, seven startups with technologies related to AI data centers, and executives and employees from major GS affiliates including GS Energy, GS Caltex, and GS Engineering & Construction. Chairman Huh stated, “The innovative technologies of startups can provide clues to resolving the technological bottlenecks of AI data centers,” adding, “By expanding the points of contact between GS and startups, we will jointly foster the domestic AI data center technology ecosystem.”
GS has been discovering and investing in startups in various fields such as energy, semiconductors, and cooling, centered on GS Ventures. Among the companies participating in the event, Synergia is developing technologies to enhance the stability of power supply to data centers and improve energy efficiency. Vincen is working on hydrogen fuel cell technology for data centers, Exina on next-generation memory semiconductors, and CoolMicro and SDT are developing cooling solutions to dissipate server heat.
These startups used Tech Day to present the technologies they are currently developing and to network with representatives from GS affiliates. CEO Do Hyun-soo of GS AI Infra, the dedicated GS subsidiary for the AI data center business, and his working-level staff also took part to discuss how these technologies could be integrated into the business.
GS has previously announced that it is pursuing the establishment of an AI data center with a capacity of 2.4GW (gigawatts) in Donghae by 2029. The plan is to first build 1.2GW by 2028 and then add another 1.2GW. It is expected that investment of up to KRW 120 trillion will be made, making it the largest single AI data center in Asia in terms of scale.
Park Hyun-ik
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