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NAVER D2SF Invests in Podonos, a Voice AI Model Evaluation Startup Based in North America

NAVER D2SF invested in Podonos, a North America-based startup that specializes in evaluating voice AI models, marking Podonos's first institutional funding with participation from Serac Ventures and KAIST Venture Investment Holdings.
Podonos aims to meet growing demand for voice AI evaluation by offering tests on pronunciation, emotion, noise tolerance, and persona alignment, supported by a network of 150,000 evaluators.
Yang Sang-hwan of NAVER D2SF highlighted Podonos's capability in validating voice AI performance, asserting that they can significantly influence the global voice AI landscape.
Podonos's CEO stated that the funding would be used to enhance automated analysis tools and expand hiring as they collaborate with NAVER D2SF.

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NAVER D2SF Invests in Podonos, a Voice AI Model Evaluation Startup Based in North America

Amid the rapid proliferation of AI models, Podonos addresses growing demand for performance evaluation and validation, especially in the voice AI domain

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