# Junhwan Kim

> Junhwan Kim is the CEO of STRADVISION, a South Korean AI perception company building the vision software that teaches cars to see. After selling his facial recognition startup Olaworks to Intel in 2012 - the first full acquisition of a Korean firm by Intel - he pivoted into automotive AI and helped build STRADVISION into a company with over 3 million cumulative production units deployed, $331M in total funding, and a pending KOSDAQ IPO. His flagship product, SVNet, runs on 50+ vehicle models across 13+ OEM partners and can identify pedestrians, lanes, traffic signs, and obstacles in real time on low-power edge chips.

- **Role:** CEO at STRADVISION
- **Organizations:** STRADVISION, Olaworks, Intel
- **Nationality:** South Korean
- **Education:** B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- **Known for:** Led sale of Olaworks to Intel in 2012 - Intel's first full acquisition of a Korean company, Built STRADVISION to 3M+ cumulative production units across 50+ vehicle models, Secured $331M+ in total funding including Series D

## Career timeline

- **~2010** — Co-founded Olaworks, a facial recognition technology company in South Korea
- **2012** — Olaworks acquired by Intel for ~35 billion KRW (~$31M USD) - Intel's first full acquisition of a Korean firm
- **2012-2014** — Held Principal Engineer and Manager, Engineering roles at Intel following acquisition
- **2014** — STRADVISION founded; Junhwan Kim joins as co-founder and CEO
- **2019** — STRADVISION raises $27M Series B led by Posco Capital
- **2022** — STRADVISION raises $88M Series C from ZF and Aptiv
- **2024** — STRADVISION surpasses 3 million cumulative production units; posts $24.1M revenue
- **2025** — SVNet 3D Perception Network debuts at CES 2025; STRADVISION wins 2025 AI Breakthrough Award
- **2025** — STRADVISION raises Series D round ($169.36M latest tranche)
- **2026** — STRADVISION files for KOSDAQ IPO; receives preliminary approval April 2026

## Achievements

- Led sale of Olaworks to Intel in 2012 - Intel's first full acquisition of a Korean company
- Built STRADVISION to 3M+ cumulative production units across 50+ vehicle models
- Secured $331M+ in total funding including Series D
- Developed SVNet auto-labeling technology that automates 97% of data annotation
- Led STRADVISION to win 2025 AI Breakthrough Award (alongside NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft)
- Won Frost & Sullivan 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award
- Won Gold Award at AutoSens Awards (2021 and 2022) for Best-in-Class Software for Perception Systems
- Filed for KOSDAQ IPO with preliminary approval received April 2026
- Achieved ~60% CAGR in deployments between 2023 and 2025
- Built SVNet to be compatible with 30+ SoC platforms, including low-tier chips

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — STRADVISION filed for KOSDAQ IPO, targeting 7 million shares at KRW 12,400-14,800 per share
- **2025-04** — STRADVISION closed Series D round with $169.36M
- **2025-01** — SVNet 3D Perception Network production-ready version debuted at CES 2025
- **2025-01** — STRADVISION won 2025 AI Breakthrough Award for SVNet
- **2025-01** — STRADVISION surpassed 3 million cumulative production units

## Links

- Website: https://stradvision.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/junhwan-kim-825a23b
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/stradvision
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/stradvision/

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Last updated: 2026-05-26