FuriosaAI is expanding its business beyond semiconductor supply into the enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure market. The company is integrating its neural processing units (NPUs) into Samsung SDS cloud services and developing on-premises AI equipment for businesses with LG U+. It has also established a customer support hub in Singapore to serve Asia-Pacific clients.
The strategy goes beyond demonstrating chip performance to supporting the operating environments customers need to use NPUs in real-world business operations. FuriosaAI is focused on broadening its supply base in the enterprise AI inference market by combining semiconductors, software and technical support.
Expanding Supply Through Cloud and On-Premises Equipment, Combining Commercial Launches With Joint Development
According to industry sources on the 19th, Samsung SDS launched an NPU-as-a-service (NPUaaS) offering in July this year based on FuriosaAI’s second-generation NPU, Renegade (RNGD). The service provides AI computing resources powered by a domestically developed NPU through the Samsung Cloud Platform. It is seen as opening a supply channel that does not require customers to purchase chips and build their own servers.
FuriosaAI is also working with LG U+ to develop a “sovereign AI appliance” that processes data within corporate facilities. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on AI infrastructure cooperation at MWC 2026, held in Barcelona, Spain, in March.
The sovereign AI appliance is an integrated system combining LG U+’s enterprise AI platform, EXAONE, an AI model developed by LG AI Research, and FuriosaAI’s NPU. It processes data on-site rather than sending it to an external cloud. The goal is to offer a ready-to-use product that can be operated by connecting power and a network, without requiring a complex server configuration.
LG U+ is designing the operating framework to support internal document search and summarization, as well as workflow automation. FuriosaAI will use Renegade to improve EXAONE’s inference performance and power efficiency. Key target markets include government, defense, health care and finance, where the use of external cloud services is restricted.
Singapore Customer Support Hub Established; Final Funding Payment and Additional Supply Remain Key
Overseas, FuriosaAI is strengthening its customer-focused support. On the 11th of last month, the company announced the establishment of a Singapore subsidiary. The local entity will handle business development, sales and technical support across Asia-Pacific, under the leadership of Addison Chi, vice president of Asia-Pacific sales.
From Singapore, the company plans to expand cooperation with regional businesses, government agencies, cloud service providers (CSPs) and infrastructure companies. It also plans to increase local staffing to support customers from initial technical validation through deployment in live commercial environments.
FuriosaAI is also working to secure funding to support its expansion. In a policy briefing last month, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said an investment round targeting about $533 million, involving the Advanced Strategic Industry Fund and other participants, was in the final stages of completion. FuriosaAI also said, “The $533 million round is in its final stages, and we are preparing for the final payment.”
Cisco, UAMCO, NH Venture Investment, Mirae Asset Securities and NH Investment & Securities have been cited as participants in the funding round.
However, significant challenges remain in turning the large fundraising round and partnerships into tangible business results. As cooperation with LG U+ is still at the joint development stage, it will need to lead to formal purchase orders (POs) and mass-production supply contracts.
“Service expansion by cloud partners and actual delivery records for deployable equipment will be the benchmarks for proving the company’s future value,” an industry official said. “The key questions are whether cloud service expansion will lead to additional NPU adoption and whether the jointly developed equipment will result in supply contracts.”
