[Market Focus] AI Firm Nota, Backed by Samsung, LG, Naver, and Kakao, Sees Strong Gains

Shares of Nota, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) optimization and lightweighting technologies, are showing strong performance. Expectations for growth have increased as the company has attracted investments from major global players such as Nvidia, as well as leading domestic firms including Samsung Electronics, LG, Naver, and Kakao.

As of 9:24 a.m. on November 12, 2025, Nota's share price stood at 44,400 won, up 5.59% from the previous day. After being listed on November 4 and achieving a "double"-twice its IPO price-the stock hit the upper limit for two consecutive days before pausing, and is now rebounding.

Nota was founded in 2015 by graduate students from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). The company possesses technology that enhances efficiency when providing AI services by equipping hardware such as smartphones and laptops with AI semiconductors.

Its clients include Samsung Electronics, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (MS), Nvidia, ARM, Qualcomm, and Intel. Fabless companies like Nvidia utilize Nota's solutions to make AI models deployed on semiconductors more lightweight, while AI data center operators such as AWS and MS use Nota's solutions to optimize and streamline their cloud services. Nota is recognized as the only startup to have secured strategic investments from nearly all major domestic IT conglomerates, including Samsung, LG, Naver, and Kakao.

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