PYLER
Category: AI in Cybersecurity
An AI video understanding platform that uses multimodal AI to provide brand safety, content moderation, and contextual targeting for digital advertising and media industries. PYLER was founded in 2021. The company is led by Oh Jae-ho (JaeHo Oh). Based in Seoul, South Korea. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $26.2M. Latest round: Series A ($7.86M, Jan 2024). Key investors include Hyundai Investment Partners, QUAD Ventures, HANSAE YES24 PARTNERS, Helio Investment, Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center, Stonebridge Ventures, Korea Development Bank, SV Investment, KT Investment.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $26.2M
Value proposition
Automates real-time video content analysis to protect brand reputation, prevent harmful ad placements, detect AI-generated misinformation/deepfakes, and enable contextually relevant advertising—processing 3 million videos daily with multimodal AI.
Products and solutions
AiD (Ad Intelligence Defense) - Brand safety and harmful content detection, AiM (Ad Intelligence Match) - Contextual targeting and ad placement optimization, Measure - Video-based market intelligence platform, Antares - Multimodal video understanding AI engine (visual, audio, text analysis)
Unique value
Develops proprietary multimodal video understanding AI (Antares) that simultaneously analyzes visual, audio, and text content to detect harmful material, deepfakes, hate speech, misinformation, and unsafe content at enterprise scale (3M+ videos/day). First South Korean company to adopt NVIDIA DGX B200 AI system and first Korean member of IAB Tech Lab global standards organization.
Target customer
Enterprise brands, digital advertisers, advertising agencies, media platforms, and content publishers requiring brand safety and content moderation at scale
Industries served
Digital Advertising & Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Brand Safety & Trust & Safety, Content Moderation, AI Safety & Governance, Digital Publishing
Technology advantage
Combines multimodal deep learning with NVIDIA's AI Blueprint for Video Search and Summarization to deliver real-time brand safety verification, deepfake detection, and contextual ad targeting—deployed on cutting-edge NVIDIA DGX B200 infrastructure. Published research at CVPR 2023 and received awards at ICCV, demonstrating academic rigor alongside commercial application.
How they differentiate
Video-first brand safety platform with proprietary multimodal AI (Antares) that simultaneously analyzes visual, audio, and text content in real-time. First South Korean company to adopt NVIDIA DGX B200 system, providing superior processing power for handling 3 million videos daily. Specializes in Asian market content with Korean language expertise, deepfake detection capabilities, and contextual targeting specifically designed for video advertising ecosystems.
Main competitors
DoubleVerify (DV), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Twelve Labs
Key partnerships
NVIDIA, SingleStore, IAB Tech Lab, Samsung Electronics, KT, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, Nongshim, Kenvue, Lotte Wellfood
Notable customers
Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors, Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, KT, Nongshim, Kenvue, Lotte Wellfood, Cheil Worldwide, Innocean, BYD
Major milestones
Founded in 2021 by Oh Jae-ho at age 19, Series A funding of KRW 10.5 billion ($7.86M) raised in January 2024, Bridge/series funding of KRW 22 billion ($16.9M) in July 2024; total raised $26.2M, Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 recognition for CEO Oh Jae-ho (2024), Won NVIDIA Inception Startup Grand Challenge 2025 - First place among 80+ global competitors, First South Korean company to adopt NVIDIA DGX B200 AI system (Feb 2025), First Korean member of IAB Tech Lab global standards organization, CVPR 2023 research paper publication, ICCV award recipient for video understanding research, Minister's Award from Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Selected as sole Korean startup for NYC AI Landingpad (Lightspeed/Supermomos/Anthropic partners); opened first US office on Madison Avenue (May 2026)
Growth metrics
Winner of NVIDIA Inception Startup Grand Challenge 2025; ~35–36 employees (mid-2026); processing 3M+ videos daily; $26.2M total raised with Series B in progress; sole Korean selectee NYC AI Landingpad (May 2026) with Madison Ave US office; enterprise clients including Samsung and Hyundai
Market positioning
Korean market leader in AI-based video brand safety and content moderation, positioned as a specialized challenger to global ad verification giants by focusing exclusively on video content analysis. Expanding from regional dominance to global markets with enterprise-grade solutions.
Geographic focus
South Korea and Asia-Pacific core; active North America expansion with first US office on Madison Avenue (NYC AI Landingpad, May 2026) and Europe discussions underway
Patents and IP
5 registered patents (THE VC registry; registration dates include 2022-06-16, 2024-10-18, 2025-05-21, 2026-06-05)
About Oh Jae-ho (JaeHo Oh)
Founded PYLER in 2021 at age 19 while a freshman at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). Named to Forbes Asia's '30 Under 30' list in Marketing & Advertising category (May 2024). Led company to win NVIDIA Inception Startup Grand Challenge 2025, beating 80+ global competitors. Published video search technology research at CVPR 2023.
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Official website: https://pyler.tech
