Cnaps.AI
Category: AI Developer Tools
An AI workflow automation and orchestration platform that utilizes 'Intelligence Mapping' technology to connect and optimize multiple AI models based on cost and performance. Cnaps.AI was founded in 2025. The company is led by Innfarn Yoo. Based in Fremont, California, United States. Team size: 1-20. Total funding raised: Undisclosed. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Naver D2SF, Bluepoint Partners, Laguna Investment, Joyakdol Fund.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Fremont, California, United States
- Team size
- 1-20
- Total funding
- Undisclosed
Value proposition
Reduces the complexity bottleneck of AI deployment by automatically selecting and connecting the most cost-effective and high-performing models among 150+ global AI options, with on-prem/hybrid options for data sovereignty.
Products and solutions
CNAPS Studio (No-code visual AI workflow builder), Intelligence Mapping Engine (Proprietary model selection/orchestration), Multi-Model Connector (150+ pre-trained models across image, video, text, audio), On-Premise / Hybrid deployment & On-Premise RAG
Unique value
Founded by elite researchers from Google Research and NVIDIA, the company replaces manual model selection with an automated 'Intelligence Mapping' system that optimizes the ROI of AI implementation.
Target customer
Businesses in the e-commerce, entertainment, and digital content sectors looking to integrate AI into their workflows efficiently.
Industries served
E-commerce, Entertainment, Digital Content Creation, AI Infrastructure & Developer Tools
Technology advantage
Orchestrates 150+ specialized AI models in a no-code visual workflow, balancing cost vs quality via Intelligence Mapping; supports multimodal (image/video/text/audio) and on-prem/hybrid deployment.
How they differentiate
Proprietary 'Intelligence Mapping' technology that automatically selects and orchestrates over 50 global AI models based on real-time performance-to-cost ratios, specialized for e-commerce and entertainment workflows.
Main competitors
Martian, Not Diamond, Relevance AI, LangChain
Key partnerships
Naver D2SF (Lead Investor & Strategic Partner), Bluepoint Partners, Laguna Investment, Joyakdol Fund, DeepPixel (vision AI model integration into CNAPS Studio)
Notable customers
E-commerce Sector (Confidential), Entertainment & Digital Content Creators
Major milestones
Founded in October 2025 by former Google Research and NVIDIA engineers., Launched 'Cnaps Studio' platform in early 2026., Secured first institutional Seed funding led by Naver D2SF in February 2026.
Growth metrics
Launched CNAPS Studio early 2026; scaled model library to 150+ (image/video/text/audio); selected for TIPS (via Laguna); showcased at CVPR 2026; DeepPixel vision-model integration (Aug 2026).
Market positioning
Seed-stage AI infrastructure and orchestration layer provider.
Geographic focus
South Korea (Primary), North America (Strategic expansion via Global Model Support)
Patents and IP
Proprietary IP focused on 'Intelligence Mapping' (Specific patent registration numbers not disclosed as of early 2026).
About Innfarn Yoo
Innfarn Yoo (In-hwan Ryu) is a veteran AI researcher and engineer with over 15 years of experience at elite tech institutions. He previously served as a Senior Research Engineer at Google Research and a Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA. He holds a Ph.D. and has extensive expertise in computer vision, reinforcement learning, and high-performance computing.
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Official website: https://cnaps.ai