Naver AI
Everything you need to know about Naver AI — from their funding history to who's backing them.
Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
South Korea
Founded
2013
Stage
Corporate
Team
10000+
About Naver AI
Naver AI develops HyperCLOVA X, one of the largest Korean-language foundation models, and operates CLOVA, the company AI platform that powers search, voice assistant, and enterprise AI services for the 40 million monthly active users of Naver, South Korea dominant search and content platform. The Seoul company has the most comprehensive Korean language dataset of any AI organisation, derived from…
Key Facts
- Naver AI was founded in 2013 by Choi Su-yeon and is headquartered in South Korea.
- Naver AI employs approximately 10000+ people.
- Naver AI operates in the Foundation Models category and is currently at the Corporate stage.
- Naver AI has an Awaira Score of 68/100, ranking it among the tracked AI companies on Awaira.
- Naver AI's most recent funding round was a Series A of $48.89M closed in January 2014.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
N/A
Post-money
Total Raised
N/A
All rounds
Awaira Score
68/100
Founded
2013
10000+ employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Strong Awaira Score of 68/100
Large team of 10000++ employees
Established market presence (founded 2013)
Considerations
Valuation not publicly disclosed
Limited disclosed funding
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Funding Velocity
2
Total Rounds
$28.76M
Avg Round Size
1.0yr
Funding Span
Naver AI raised 2 rounds over 1.0 years, averaging $28.76M per round — a pace of roughly one round every 6 months.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
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Funding Rounds
Inactive$48.89M
Jan 2014
$8.63M
Jan 2013
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