Naver - About the company
Naver is a series D company based in Seongnam-si (South Korea), founded in 1999. It operates as a Provider of a keyword based search engine platform. Naver has raised $1B in funding. The company has 197 active competitors, including 12 funded and 20 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like DuckDuckGo, Sohu.com and Brave.
Company Details
Provider of a keyword based search engine platform. The platform enables users to search for various information by providing keywords. Also, users can get daily news, weather forecasts, entertainment data, and more. It also offers other solutions such as communication and online shopping.
- Website
- www.naver.com/
- Phone Number
- +82 **********
- Registered Address
- VASANTHAM GARDENS,OLD VILLAGE NO.121, NEW VILLAGE NO.93,THATHANOOR VILLAGE, Kancheepuram, SRI PERUMBUDUR, Tamil Nadu, India, 602105
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$1B in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
8th among 197 active competitors
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Naver
Naver is associated with 6 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HWASEUNG FOOTWEAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U15209TN2025FTC176064 , India, Active | Jan 13, 2025 | - | - | |
SEELA INFRATECH PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900DL2013PTC262067 , India, Active | Dec 12, 2013 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 35 (As on Feb 29, 2024) | |
SHIN TRADERS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51909DL2018PTC337404 , India, Active | Aug 10, 2018 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
AJU TECH PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U29308PN2016FTC167586 , India, Active | Dec 20, 2016 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 7 (As on Feb 29, 2024) | |
LMD INDIA ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U45309TG2016PTC112158 , India, Active | Sep 26, 2016 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 6 (As on Mar 31, 2024) | |
NARIE CONSTRUCTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U45200TN2007PTC065892 , India, Active | Dec 31, 2007 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 13 (As on Dec 31, 2023) |
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Naver's funding and investors
Naver has raised a total funding of $1B over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Oct 30, 2026 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Naver has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Naver:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 30, 2026 | 7831765 | Series D | 1028963 | 1182500 | 9077585 | 8286089 |
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Naver's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Naver include DuckDuckGo, Sohu.com and Brave. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Naver, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B | Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy | $113M | 80/100 | |
2nd | Online media, search and game service company | $159K | 76/100 | ||
3rd | Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy | $7M | 76/100 | |
4th |  Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools | $6.8M | 75/100 | |
5th | Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | - | 74/100 | ||
6th | Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired | Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle | $25M | 74/100 | |
7th | Provider of a data security search engine to filter results | $57.3M | 71/100 | ||
8th | Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series D | Provider of a keyword based search engine platform | $1B | 77/100 | |
9th | AI-enabled keyword-based search engine | $101M | 68/100 | ||
10th |  Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services | - | 68/100 |
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Naver's Investments and acquisitions
Naver has made 61 investments in companies including TraceWeave and Hurotics. Naver has also acquired 6 companies including Dunamu and Wallapop.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 21, 2026 | Investments | 2025 | Seoul (South Korea) | |
Oct 15, 2026 | Investments | 2022 | Seoul (South Korea) | |
Sep 18, 2026 | Investments | 2017 | Palo Alto (United States) |
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Reports related to Naver
Here is the latest report on Naver's sector:
News related to Naver
Filter this listMedia has covered Naver for a total of 217 events in the last 1 year, 101 of them have been about company updates and 35 about partnerships.
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Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in NaverKorea Herald•Oct 30, 2026•Nvidia, Naver, Brookfield Asset Management, NAVER
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FuriosaAI Secures 820 Billion Won in Series D Funding, Valued at 3.8 Trillion WonDigitalToday•Oct 29, 2026•Fsc, Infinitum Partners, Furiosa, Cisco Investments and 9 others
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Naver Secures $9 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal With BrookfieldBusinesskorea•Oct 28, 2026•Naver, Brookfield Asset Management, KB Kookmin Bank
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Alberta data centre proposal advances: Boreal Technology Hub in Parkland County seeks approvalCalgary Herald•Oct 24, 2026•Brookfield Asset Management, CPP Investments, Naver
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Naver D2SF Invests in On-Device AI Startup TraceWeave, Securing 3 Billion Won in Seed RoundVenture Square•Oct 21, 2026•Naver
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Huromotics Secures Series A Funding of 25 Billion Won, Expanding Wearable Robot Business with Daewoong, Naver, and LotteVenture Square•Oct 15, 2026•Lotte, Naver, co.kr, Atinum Investment and 1 other
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Naver Map to Offer Voice Guidance on Meta, Google, Samsung Smart GlassesThe Korea Times•Oct 12, 2026•Naver
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