Nota AI
Category: AI Infrastructure
An end-to-end AI model optimization platform that automates the compression and deployment of high-performance computer vision models on edge devices. Nota AI was founded in 2015. The company is led by Myungsu Chae. Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 50-150. Total funding raised: $42.6M. Latest round: Series C, $19.9M, 2024-06-01, led by Undisclosed. Key investors include Stonebridge Ventures, LB Investment, Samsung Venture Investment, Naver D2SF, Stick Ventures, Mirae Asset Securities.
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Team size
- 50-150
- Total funding
- $42.6M
Value proposition
Reduces AI model size and latency by up to 90% while maintaining accuracy, enabling complex AI to run on low-power edge devices without requiring specialized AI engineers.
Products and solutions
NetsPresso, Nota DMS (Driver Monitoring System), Nota ITS (Intelligent Transportation System), On-Device Generative AI Solutions
Unique value
Proprietary 'Hardware-Aware AutoML' technology that automatically searches for and generates the optimal AI model architecture for a specific target hardware (NPU, GPU, CPU).
Target customer
Hardware manufacturers, Automotive OEMs, Security/Surveillance firms, and AI application developers requiring on-device processing.
Industries served
Automotive & Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Security & Surveillance, Robotics, Healthcare
Technology advantage
Drastically shortens the AI development lifecycle from months to days by automating the manual trial-and-error process of model tuning and offers 'Zero-touch' deployment.
How they differentiate
Automates optimization specifically for target hardware architectures (Hardware-Aware AutoML) rather than generic compression; significantly reduces development time.
Key partnerships
Samsung Electronics, NVIDIA, ARM, STMicroelectronics, Renesas, Kakao Enterprise, Qualcomm, Sony, FuriosaAI, LG AI Research, Wind River, DEEPX, EverFocus, Advantech, Dubai RTA
Notable customers
Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm, Sony, Renesas, NVIDIA, Dubai RTA
Major milestones
Founded 2015, Samsung C-Lab spin-off, Series C raise June 2024, KOSDAQ IPO November 2025, Exynos 2600 AI optimization supply agreement Dec 2025, CB Insights Top 100 AI Startups 2025
Growth metrics
Raised $19.9M in June 2024; Total funding ~$42.6M; KOSDAQ IPO Nov 2025 at ~$462M valuation; Revenue $5.89M (2024) targeting $10.17M (2025); ~120 employees.
Market positioning
Leading hardware-aware AI optimization platform; First Korean AI optimization company listed on KOSDAQ; Samsung C-Lab Spin-off and SAFE Partner.
Geographic focus
Global (HQ: Seoul; Offices: Berlin, Sunnyvale)
Patents and IP
Approximately 37 registered patents (Neural Architecture Search, model compression, lightweighting algorithms).
About Myungsu Chae
Founder of Nota AI with a background as a Research Scientist at KAIST Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He holds a Master's degree from KAIST and specializes in hardware-aware AI model optimization.
Official website: https://www.nota.ai/