NAVER subsidiary NAVER D2SF announced an investment in Clone Labs, a startup focused on building AI systems that understand user intent and context. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Clone Labs is developing what it calls a “User Model,” an AI system designed to learn, in real time, computer and AI agent usage patterns to predict and execute users’ next actions. The company aims to reduce what it describes as “agent management” fatigue, in which users are repeatedly required to review outputs and provide feedback to increasingly capable AI agents.
According to the announcement, Clone Labs’ technology is structured around three layers: Recording, which captures computer usage patterns; Memory, which stores and analyzes contextual information and preferences; and Prediction, which anticipates and executes next actions. The company also uses a confidence-based gating system that automatically performs tasks when prediction confidence is high, while routing uncertain or sensitive decisions back to users.
Clone Labs recently launched two products, “Clone Desktop” and “Clone Plugin,” designed for AI native builders who work with multiple AI agents simultaneously.
The startup was founded by undergraduate students from Seoul National University and has published seven research papers related to AI agents, including collaborations with Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University. The team has also conducted research in areas such as Computer Use Agents (CUA), long term memory systems, and privacy preserving memory architectures.
NAVER D2SF first identified Clone Labs through the 2025 NAVER D2SF Campus Startup Competition. The startup entered NAVER D2SF’s incubation program in January 2026 and secured investment three months later.
KEY QUOTE:
“As AI technology advances rapidly, entirely new bottlenecks and market opportunities are emerging alongside it. Clone Labs quickly recognized that productivity is increasingly constrained by the bottleneck between humans and AI agents, and the team is tackling this challenge with strong research expertise and exceptional execution. NAVER D2SF will continue to support founders who identify and experiment on the frontlines of the AI era, while expanding collaboration opportunities with NAVER.”
Sanghwan Yang, Head of NAVER D2SF
