Coupang helps invest in AI innovation through AMI Labs

SBVA, a major venture capital firm that counts Coupang among its supporters, announced a €30 million ($34.9 million USD) commitment in the seed round of AMI (Advanced Machine Intelligence), a global frontier AI lab founded by Meta’s former chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun.

AMI is working on world models, which learn from reality rather than language. The venture will be staffed by leading researchers and engineers from U.S. tech companies including Meta and Google DeepMind, along with other globally renowned technology organizations. Other notable investors include Cathay Innovation, Bezos Expeditions, Temasek, and NVIDIA.

Coupang’s partnership with SBVA, including Coupang’s commitment to SBVA’s Alpha Korea Sovereign AI Fund, is focused on identifying companies that can accelerate the adoption of next-gen AI.  This funding round is part of the global race among investors and tech leaders to build the next big AI breakthrough.

Coupang Leads on Global AI Innovation

Coupang has long been a global leader in AI innovation, investing billions to expand AI technologies, machine learning, advanced robotics, smart logistics, cloud computing, and other innovations. The company was recently named to LexisNexis’s 2026 Top 100 list of global innovators for the second year in a row, and currently employs more than 700 inventors.

Coupang’s world class end-to-end logistics system leverages AI-driven services to redefine global supply chains and provide an unparalleled consumer experience, including lower prices and faster delivery timelines. These advancements help Coupang predict what customers will want by forecasting demand, determining the most efficient path to deliver a customer’s order, and automating the fulfillment process through adoption of driverless forklifts, sorting robots, and other AI-optimized logistics.

Coupang is proud to support innovators and inventors around the world in our shared efforts to reimagine the power and capabilities of AI.