Nota (CEO Chae Myeong-su), an AI model optimization and lightweight technology company, announced on the 11th that it has been selected for the 'Next Generation Digital Leading Company' fostering project promoted by Daejeon City and the Daejeon Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency for the third consecutive year.
This selection was made based on a comprehensive evaluation of the company's technological competitiveness, actual commercialization performance, and regional growth potential. Nota, an AI technology company founded in Daejeon in 2015 by researchers at KAIST, has been developing and commercializing its technology through collaborations with local research institutes and industries. Since its founding, the company has continuously expanded its R&D workforce and participated in the formation of an AI industry ecosystem centered in Daejeon.
The Next-Generation Digital Leaders Program is designed to foster regional digital companies into globally competitive mid-sized enterprises. The program operates over three years, with a phased evaluation process that gradually reduces the number of selected companies. Nota participated in the program starting with the selection of eight companies in 2024, and was selected as one of five companies in 2025 and a final three companies in 2026.
In this evaluation, Nota's AI model lightweighting and optimization technology and its automated platform, NetsPresso®, were recognized as key competitive advantages. NetsPresso is a platform that supports the compression, optimization, and deployment of AI models for various hardware environments. Its ability to reduce model size by up to 90% while maintaining performance makes it a valuable tool for developing lightweight models for on-device AI and physical AI implementations.
Recently, we signed a contract to supply optimized technology for Samsung Electronics' Exynos 2600 and Furiosa AI's Renegade AI semiconductor, securing technology application cases in the global and domestic AI semiconductor environments.
Applications in industrial settings were also reflected in the evaluation. Nota's Vision and Language Model (VLM)-based video surveillance solution, "Nota Vision Agent (NVA)," provides situational awareness and anomaly detection capabilities through real-time video analysis and is being utilized in manufacturing sites and industrial safety fields.
Furthermore, Nota, a Daejeon-based company, has been recognized for contributing to the development of local industries by expanding the recruitment of local talent and participating in local projects. The company continues to operate locally, participating in projects such as the Daejeon ITS construction project and public infrastructure projects.
Nota CEO Chae Myeong-su said, “Nota is an AI company that has grown by pursuing both technology development and industrial application, centered in Daejeon,” and added, “We plan to expand our competitiveness in the global market based on optimization technology that enables efficient execution of AI models in actual device environments.”
Meanwhile, as the AI semiconductor and on-device AI markets have recently expanded, industry interest in AI model lightweighting and optimization technologies is also increasing.
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