Established in 2000, KT Venture Group is an innovative venture fund that provides an unparalleled and unique value to entrepreneurs and startup companies. It focuses on investing in companies with disruptive technology in semiconductor process/manufacturing and services. The company also explores non-semiconductor markets where core competencies in image processing, inspection and measurement and yield management technologies can add significant value. Its corporate partner, KL-Tencor Corporation provides process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries with specific core competencies in imaging and image processing. KT Venture Group portfolio companies include AISI, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC), Pyxis Technology, Tela Innovations and Teseda Corporation.