CLIKA
Category: AI Infrastructure
CLIKA provides an all-in-one platform for AI inference optimization, making AI models significantly smaller and faster. CLIKA was founded in 2021. The company is led by Nayul Lina Kim. Based in San Francisco, USA & Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: Over $1.1 million (Seed round amount undisclosed). Latest round: Seed Round. Key investors include Golden Gate Ventures, Milemark Capital, Kimsiga Lab, Dodam Ventures, D-Camp, Lee Sanghee (angel investor).
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA & Seoul, South Korea
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- Over $1.1 million (Seed round amount undisclosed)
Value proposition
To dramatically reduce the size and increase the speed of AI models while preserving their performance, enabling the commercialization of AI solutions on any device and lowering inference costs.
Products and solutions
A SaaS platform featuring a toolkit with a proprietary compression engine that automatically optimizes AI models., An API to serve lighter and faster AI models.
Unique value
CLIKA's core innovation lies in its proprietary AI compression engine that intelligently reduces model size while maintaining performance, offered through an automated, easy-to-use platform.
Target customer
Enterprises and AI developers who need to deploy AI models efficiently, particularly on edge devices with limited computational resources.
Industries served
AI Infrastructure, MLOps, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Any industry requiring efficient AI model deployment on edge devices.
Technology advantage
The company possesses the technology to compress machine learning models to an optimal ratio, making them suitable for deployment on microscopic and resource-constrained devices. This enables faster and more cost-effective AI inference at the edge.
How they differentiate
CLIKA differentiates itself through its proprietary Auto Compression Engine (ACE), which automates the optimization and compression of AI models. Unlike competitors that may require more manual intervention, CLIKA's platform statistically analyzes model architecture to predict the impact of different optimizations, enabling significant model size reduction and faster inference speeds with minimal performance loss. This allows complex AI models to be deployed efficiently on resource-constrained edge devices.
Main competitors
Latent AI, Weights & Biases, OctoML
Key partnerships
Accenture (Investment and partnership through Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight), Samsung Electronics (Selected for the C-LAB Outside startup acceleration program)
Notable customers
Not publicly available.
Major milestones
Closed a pre-seed funding round of $1.1 million in 2022., Selected to participate in the Battlefield 200 competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023., Successfully closed a strategic Seed funding round in August 2025 with Accenture Ventures, IQT, Milemark Capital, and Golden Gate Ventures., Selected for Samsung C-LAB Outside startup acceleration program., Awarded $50K grant from City of San Jose (August 2025)., Showcased AI Patrol Car project with Korean National Police Agency at MTX 2026 in Singapore.
Growth metrics
Not publicly available.
Market positioning
CLIKA is positioned as a specialized provider of AI infrastructure tools, focusing on MLOps and TinyAI. The company targets enterprises that need to deploy large, sophisticated AI models in environments with limited compute power, such as mobile devices, IoT hardware, and automotive systems. They offer an all-in-one platform for AI inference optimization, aiming to make AI deployment faster and more scalable.
Geographic focus
CLIKA was founded in Seoul, South Korea, and has a significant presence in San Jose, California. With investors from both Asia and the United States, the company appears to have a dual focus on the North American and Asian markets. The nature of their software product gives them a global reach.
Patents and IP
The company reportedly has five patents, with two pending.
About Nayul Lina Kim
Co-founder and CEO of CLIKA, an AI infrastructure startup. Previously served as CSO and Project Manager at DBDB LAB Corp., and has experience in international business development.
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Official website: https://www.clika.io/