# Aiden Kim

> Aiden Kim, also known as Youngjun Kim, is the founder and CEO of B GARAGE, a San Jose robotics company that combines autonomous drones, computer vision, inventory software and automatic battery swapping to count warehouse stock. His path runs from computer science at KAIST and graduate research in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford to software engineering at Neowiz, Google and Oracle, followed by a 2017 startup that eventually focused on the costly, labor-intensive work of warehouse inventory checks.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at B GARAGE
- **Organizations:** B GARAGE, Oracle, Google, Neowiz, Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- **Education:** Bachelor's studies in computer science and aerospace engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads B GARAGE, which develops a vertically integrated autonomous warehouse inventory system., Completed a Stanford Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics in 2016., Published doctoral research on planning under uncertainty with rare catastrophic events, including a wildfire-surveillance application using unmanned aircraft.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Worked as a software engineer at Neowiz.
- **2007** — Worked as a software engineering intern at Google.
- **2010-2016** — Worked as a senior software engineer at Oracle.
- **2015** — Received a Stanford Centennial Teaching Assistant Award.
- **2016** — Completed a Stanford Ph.D. dissertation titled 'Optimal Planning with Rare Catastrophic Events.'
- **2017** — Founded B GARAGE in the United States to develop autonomous-flight technology.
- **2019** — Conversations with industry experts helped redirect B GARAGE toward automated warehouse inventory.
- **2021** — B GARAGE announced an 8 billion won investment round led in part by SoftBank Ventures Asia.
- **2023** — B GARAGE raised a $20 million Series A and reported a Kenco Innovation Lab pilot.
- **2024** — Kim described commercial warehouse deployments, the company's vertically integrated system and its subscription model in a Forbes Korea interview.
- **2025** — B GARAGE reported deploying its autonomous inventory system at a Hyundai Glovis logistics center.
- **2026** — Kim was announced for an Ewha Womans University lecture on robots, physical AI and drones.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads B GARAGE, which develops a vertically integrated autonomous warehouse inventory system.
- Completed a Stanford Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics in 2016.
- Published doctoral research on planning under uncertainty with rare catastrophic events, including a wildfire-surveillance application using unmanned aircraft.
- Received a Stanford Centennial Teaching Assistant Award in 2015.
- Raised a $20 million Series A for B GARAGE in 2023, bringing reported total funding at that time to $30 million.
- Commercialized B GARAGE's inventory automation with Kenco Logistics, according to later company and press accounts.
- Supplied a drone-based inventory system to a Hyundai Glovis logistics center in 2025, according to a company announcement reported by DataNet.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Ewha Womans University announced Kim as the speaker for a public lecture on robots, physical AI and drones.
- **2025-08** — B GARAGE reported supplying its autonomous drone inventory system to a Hyundai Glovis logistics center, with 99% inventory accuracy and more than 90% less inspection time than visual checks.
- **2025-05** — Kim was announced for an Ewha Womans University lecture on drones, autonomous flight and logistics.
- **2025-01** — Kim said B GARAGE was pursuing a 10-13 billion won Series A bridge round for hiring and research and development.
- **2024-11** — Kim spoke about entering the U.S. startup market at an event reported by The Bell.
- **2024-10** — Forbes Korea published a detailed interview with Kim about B GARAGE's warehouse focus, vertical integration and subscription business model.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bgarage.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiden-kim

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Last updated: 2026-08-17