CLIKA, an AI model lightweight platform, announced on August 22 that it has secured its first seed investment from global strategic investors, following Flip in the US.
This round of investment was participated by Accenture Ventures; In-Q-Tel (IQT), a non-profit strategic investment firm serving the U.S. and allied national security communities; Milemark Capital, a Boston-based deep-tech investment firm; and Golden Gate Ventures, a U.S.- and Singapore-based venture capital firm representing Southeast Asia. The investment amount was not disclosed.
CLIKA provides technology that automatically compresses and edits AI models, converting them into a form optimized for hardware environments. This allows for reliable deployment of these models across various platforms, including the cloud, on-premise (on-premise servers), and edge environments, accelerating inference speeds while maintaining performance and security.
As AI utilization rapidly increases, the scale of AI models continues to grow, but the actual operating environments remain limited and distributed. CLIKA attracted this investment in recognition of its technological prowess in bridging this gap.
Based on this investment, CLIKA plans to accelerate the development of its global B2G (business-to-government) and B2B (business-to-business) businesses in collaboration with IQT and Accenture Ventures, strategic investors in the United States.
Kim Na-yul, CEO of CLIKA, said, “While existing solutions are focused on API-type pre-compression models or manual services, CLIKA is a fully automated solution that allows user control, and will become a key infrastructure for implementing real-time intelligence.”
“This investment will provide strategic support to Cliqa as it brings its advanced model to global enterprise customers,” said Tom Lounibos, Global Lead at Accenture Ventures.
“Cliqa is solving today’s AI challenges, which require high-performance model deployment in resource-constrained environments,” said Justin Wilder, Managing Director of IQT Singapore. “Cliqa’s on-prem lightweight toolkit enables reliable AI implementations in real-world environments where control, performance, and integrity are essential.”
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