By Naver

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

- Provides comprehensive testing of pronunciation, emotion, noise tolerance, and persona alignment for both AI model developers and service providers

- NAVER D2SF continues strategic investments in "AI for AI" tools across the full AI value chain

SEONGNAM, South Korea , Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVER D2SF announced a new investment in Podonos, a North America–based startup specializing in voice AI model evaluation and benchmarking. This pre-seed round, led by U.S.-based Serac Ventures, marks Podonos's first institutional funding, with NAVER D2SF and KAIST Venture Investment Holdings also participating from Korea.

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