Hyunsoo Kim
Hyunsoo Kim | |
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김현수 | |
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| Born | 1990 South Korea |
| Education | Duke University (BS, PhD dropout) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founding Superb AI |
Hyunsoo Kim (Korean: 김현수; born 1990)[1][2] is a South Korean entrepreneur and chief executive officer (CEO) of Superb AI,[3] a data training platform that he co-founded in 2018.[4]
Early life and education
Kim was born in South Korea in 1990.[2] In the fifth grade, he moved to Singapore, where he attended middle school and high school.[5]
He graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude.[6][7] At Duke, he then pursued a Ph.D. in computer science, focusing on AI and robotics, which he later dropped out of.[8]
Career
Early career
During his Ph.D., Kim was recruited by SK Telecom in 2016, where he worked as a research engineer.[9]
Superb AI
In April 2018, Kim co-founded Superb AI with colleagues from SK to lower the barrier to entry for developing production-grade artificial intelligence.[10] The company initially focused on automating data labeling.
In 2019, Superb AI joined Y Combinator, and has raised $37 million in total funding as of October 2024.[11]
In 2021, Kim became the youngest member of the Special Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.[2]
Recognition
In 2020, Kim was listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Asia under the Enterprise Technology category.[8] In 2021, he was listed on the MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.[12]
References
- ^ "모든 회사가 AI 쓸 수 있게... 美 듀크대 수석졸업한 청년의 도전". 슈퍼브 블로그 : AI 및 MLOps, DataOps 에 대한 인사이트를 전합니다. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 기자, 최태범 (10 May 2021). "'90년대생 최초·최연소' 4차 산업혁명위 민간위원 누구?". 머니투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Nam, Hyun-woo (26 August 2025). "Utopia or dystopia? Governance, social consensus to shape future led by physical AI - The Korea Times". www.koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Kang, John. "30 Under 30 Asia 2020: The Startups Leveraging AI And Machine Learning To Transform Businesses". Forbes. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "[AI기업/슈퍼브에이아이] "라벨링 코어 기술 세계적...AI대중화 열어 갈 것"". zdnet.co.kr (in Korean). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Park, Ji-hyun (27 May 2020). "김현수 슈퍼브에이아이 대표". Forbes Korea. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Lee, Ju-sang (23 September 2020). "[The AI 창간특집 기획] 김현수 슈퍼브에이아이 대표 "소수기업 독점보단 산업 전반 커지길"". The AI.
- ^ a b "Hyunsoo Kim". Forbes. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "김현수 슈퍼브에이아이 대표 "인공지능(AI) 플랫폼 고도화로 미래시장 선도"". 글로벌이코노믹 (in Korean). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ 김현수 (28 May 2024). "[人사이트]김현수 슈퍼브에이아이 대표, "AI 개발·적용 비용 낮추고 현장 적용 앞당긴다"". Superb AI Blog (in Korean). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ Kang, John. "YC-Backed AI Startup Raises Series C From Korea's Doosan And Hyundai". Forbes. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Hyunsoo Kim". MIT Technology Review.