CLICKA Closes Seed Funding Round

CLIKA, a San Jose, California-based company that specializes in AI model compression and deployment, has closed seed funding round.

The round included Accenture Ventures, IQT, Milemark Capital, and Golden Gate Ventures.

The company will use the funding to accelerate its mission of simplifying and securing AI deployment across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments.

Founded in 2021 by Ben Asaf and Nayul Lina Kim, CLIKA is an AI compression platform purpose-built for fast, secure, and scalable model deployment. Its main product is an automated SDK that reduces the size of AI models and accelerates their deployment on various hardware. By automatically compressing and compiling AI models, CLIKA enables compact, accelerated, and hardware-ready deployment across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments. With origins in Seoul, South Korea, and an office in San Jose, California, CLIKA’s mission is to make AI deployment radically simpler and more accessible, especially in scenarios where real-world performance and control are critical.

Funding Details

Company: CLIKA, Inc.

Raised: Undisclosed

Round: Seed

Funding Date: August 2025

Lead Investor: Accenture Ventures

Additional Investors: IQT, Milemark Capital, Golden Gate Ventures

Company Website: https://www.clika.io/

Software Category: AI Model Compression / Deployment Infrastructure