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Naver

South Korean internet and AI conglomerate operating the country's dominant search engine, e-commerce, cloud, and enterprise AI platforms (Naver Cloud, HyperCLOVA X).

Enterprise SaaSPublic · 035420Seongnam, South KoreaFounded 1999Founders: Lee Hae-jinPublic companyWebsite ↗
Last verified Sep 1, 2026

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Market cap
$23.72B
As of Sep 1, 2026companiesmarketcap.com

Company Snapshot

Naver is a Enterprise SaaS company, based in Seongnam, South Korea, founded 1999 by Lee Hae-jin. Market cap $23.72B (As of Sep 1, 2026, companiesmarketcap.com).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 1, 2026First reported market cap: $23.72B companiesmarketcap.com
  2. Jul 27, 2026Acquired for $1B Investing.com
  3. Jul 27, 2026Nvidia Buys $1B Stake In Naver For AI Data Centers Pulse story

Funding History

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DateEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jul 27, 2026acquisition$1B
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Latest Pulse

  1. Sovereign Wealth Is Becoming Silicon Valley's Biggest LPG42 backing Nvidia's security alliance, Nvidia taking a $1B stake in Naver, and Angola's own state IPO all point the same direction: state and sovereign capital is now a structural, not occasional, funder of the AI buildout.
  2. Nvidia Buys $1B Stake In Naver For AI Data CentersNvidia agreed to buy $1 billion of newly issued Naver shares for a 4.5% stake, funding an expansion of the South Korean company's AI data center capacity.
  3. Nvidia, SK Group Unveil $500B+ Korea AI BuildoutNvidia and South Korea's SK Group unveiled a more than $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative spanning a 2-gigawatt SK Telecom data center, a new SK Hynix memory partnership, and a $1 billion Nvidia investment in Naver.

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  1. FUNDINGSovereign Wealth Is Becoming Silicon Valley's Biggest LP
  2. FUNDINGNvidia Buys $1B Stake In Naver For AI Data Centers
  3. AINvidia, SK Group Unveil $500B+ Korea AI Buildout

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