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AI & Enterprise
Twelve Labs raises $100 million in additional funding, expands AWS alliance
Video-understanding AI foundation model developer Twelve Labs said on Tuesday it raised $100 million in Series B funding to pursue general intelligence beyond basic video understanding. The round was co-led by NEA and Naver Ventures, with participation from Amazon, Radical Ventures, Korea Investment Partners, Index Ventures, Kadriyu Capital and Red Bull Ventures. Twelve Labs said its total funding has surpassed $207 million and it will deepen cooperation with Amazon Web Services.
AI & Enterprise
Enhance secures strategic investment from Naver Ventures
Enterprise agentic AI startup Enhance said on Sunday it had secured a strategic investment from Naver Ventures, Naver\'s Silicon Valley corporate venture capital unit. Enhance said it is building an industry-specialised AI operating system based on ontology technology and provides services to about 30 global enterprise customers including Samsung Electronics. It said it is currently carrying out on-site work in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Games & Commerce
Naver, Kakao-backed K-startups head to CES 2026 in global test
Startups backed by Naver and Kakao will take part in CES 2026 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6 to 9, with 16 teams attending through Naver D2SF and Kakao Ventures. Six teams have won CES innovation awards. Naver D2SF is sending nine teams focused on infrastructure and AI, while Kakao Ventures is backing seven companies with solutions in digital healthcare, logistics, XR and manufacturing.