CarbonSix Secures $40M Series A

CarbonSix, a Physical AI company specializing in robotic intelligence and automation for manufacturing, has successfully raised $40 million (approximately KRW 60 billion) in a Series A funding round. The investment was co-led by PKS Investments and PKS Investments, with additional participation from new investors including IMM Investment, South Korea — Korea Development Bank, PKS Investments, Cortentia, and ASQ. All existing seed-round investors, such as Foothill Ventures, Storm Ventures, Zeitgeist Capital, Xquared, and CarbonBlack Fund, also provided follow-on investments. This capital infusion will enable CarbonSix to aggressively invest in talent acquisition, infrastructure scaling, and global market expansion. The company differentiates itself by focusing on deploy-ready solutions that generate immediate revenue and leverage a 'data flywheel' business model to continuously refine its AI models based on real-world operational data. The founding team, including CEO Tae-yeon Terry Moon, CTO H. J. Terry Suh, and CHO Kim Je-hyeok, brings deep expertise in industrial AI, robotics, and hardware engineering.