Gaon Platform

What Gaon Platform does

Gaon Platform is a privately held Korean software vendor founded in March 2019 by CEO Cho Man-young and headquartered in Daejeon. The company builds AI-based industrial safety management software that combines IoT sensor analytics, deep-learning video analysis, and natural-disaster monitoring into a single platform sold under three flagship products: IPCM (Intelligence Plant Condition Management) for predictive equipment diagnostics, AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Video Analysis) for real-time CCTV-based safety and crime detection, and NGAD (Nature Guardian Against Disaster) for facility-level disaster response. Supporting modules include the DIAH heterogeneous-system interface, the SSSS unidirectional security gateway, the PMIS public-safety management platform, and a generative AI knowledge platform (Hy-NuRI) deployed with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.

The company monetizes through enterprise software licensing (subscription or perpetual), system integration and implementation services, and government-funded R&D contracts via agencies such as NIPA, KOICA, and the Ministry of Science and ICT. Its core customer base is Korean state-owned utilities and local governments, anchored by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Korea Western Power, Korea East-West Power, Korea Gas Corporation, Korea Railroad Corporation, Sejong Special Self-Governing Province, Daejeon Metropolitan City, and Gwangju Metropolitan City, with international pilots in Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Canada. Gaon Platform positions itself as a domestic alternative to imported industrial monitoring systems, citing approximately KRW 106 billion in budget savings delivered to Korea East-West Power through full localization of its operation information system.

Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supplemented by government export channels (KOTRA, NIPA, KOICA) and major industry trade shows (CES, IFA, Smart City Expo, APEC K-Nuclear). The company participates in Korea's SMR Alliance consortium within a KRW 400 billion R&D umbrella, holds INNO-BIZ and Global IP Star Enterprise certifications, and has accumulated 12+ industry and government awards between 2019 and 2024, including the 2022 ICT Patent Management Award from the Commissioner of the Korean Patent Office and selection among the Government's Top-10 Public Innovation Projects for nuclear AI operations.

Name

Gaon Platform

Legal name

가온플랫폼 주식회사

Website

https://gaonpf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gaon Platform builds AI-based industrial safety management software combining IoT sensor analytics, CCTV video analysis, and natural-disaster monitoring for Korean power utilities, government agencies, and selected international public-safety and nuclear operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial AI Safety Software

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Cybersecurity for OT (ICS Security, Monitoring, Hardening) (IMAGABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF), OT/ICS & Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Services (BPAKAHAN)

Keywords

• Industrial safety software
• Predictive maintenance solutions
• AI video analytics
• Smart city safety systems
• Power plant monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Daejeon

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: AI-based industrial safety management software licensing model, including predictive diagnostic systems (IPCM), video analysis systems (AIVA), and disaster monitoring systems (NGAD). Provided to power plants, government agencies, and industrial facilities on subscription or perpetual license basis.
2. System Integration and Implementation Services: Custom integration and deployment services for AI-based monitoring and safety management platforms at customer facilities, including sensor integration, system configuration, and operational training.
3. Government R&D Project Contracts: Revenue from government-funded R&D projects coordinated through agencies such as NIPA, KOICA, and Ministry of Science and ICT for technology development and pilot deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gaon Platform develops and sells AI-based industrial safety management software for process plants (nuclear, thermal, and renewable energy power facilities), smart cities, smart factories, and smart defense sectors. Its core offerings combine IoT sensor data analytics with deep learning-based CCTV video analysis to deliver predictive equipment diagnostics, real-time anomaly detection, and natural disaster monitoring solutions to power companies, government agencies, and industrial operators in Korea and selected international markets.

Product overview

Gaon Platform offers an AI-powered industrial safety management software platform with three core products: IPCM (Intelligence Plant Condition Management) for equipment predictive maintenance, AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Video Analysis) for real-time video-based safety monitoring, and NGAD (Nature Guardian Against Disaster) for natural disaster monitoring. The IPCM platform integrates IoT sensor data with AI diagnostic algorithms for real-time equipment status monitoring and anomaly detection, while AIVA leverages existing CCTV infrastructure with deep learning-based object and behavior analysis. Additional offerings include communication security modules (DIAH, SSSS), nuclear decommissioning solutions, and the PMIS public safety management platform for integrated emergency response systems. The company serves process plants, smart cities, smart factories, and smart defense sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IPCM: Intelligence Plant Condition Management - AI-based equipment condition monitoring and predictive diagnostics solution for industrial facilities
• AIVA
• NGAD
• DIAH
• SSSS
• PMIS

Products and services

• IPCM (Intelligence Plant Condition Management) AI-based predictive diagnostic platform that collects IoT sensor data, performs big data analysis, and uses AI diagnostic algorithms to monitor equipment status in real-time and predict anomalies to prevent accidents in industrial facilities such as nuclear and thermal power plants.
• AIVA (Artificial Intelligence Video Analysis) Real-time intelligent video analysis solution that uses existing CCTV infrastructure to perform deep learning-based object and behavior analysis, providing safety accident and crime prevention event detection information with reported accuracy above 98%.
• NGAD (Nature Guardian Against Disaster) Natural disaster monitoring solution that monitors real-time natural disaster conditions and provides response manuals for facility safety measures, enabling proactive disaster response in industrial and public safety environments.
• DIAH (Data Interface for Automation Hub) Communication interface solution enabling data integration and security across heterogeneous industrial control systems.
• SSSS (Security Solution for System Separation) Unidirectional security solution that enables secure data transfer while maintaining air-gap isolation between networks for safety-critical industrial environments.
• PMIS (Public-safety Management Intelligence System) Integrated public safety management platform covering 112 emergency reporting, GIS-based situation display, AI-based decision support, and statistical analysis functions for integrated public safety management.
• AI-based Smart Water Management Solution AI-based smart water management solution for municipalities covering leak detection, flood prevention, and water pipeline monitoring, with reported pipeline leak detection time reduced from 6+ hours to under 1 hour and detection accuracy improved from 40% to 80%+.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevented approximately KRW 168 billion in losses through 11 early anomaly detections at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power facilities
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered key, flagship, core and supporting.

• CAL (Computer Associated Laboratory, Inc.)keyGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Japanese IT and engineering company established in 1986, providing software development, IT infrastructure, system operations, and mechanical/electrical design services. Partnership established for joint market entry in Japan, leveraging CAL's engineering execution capabilities and local customer network combined with Gaon Platform's AI technology.
• SMR Alliance (소형모듈원전 얼라이언스)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium of 42 companies including SK, Hyundai, Doosan, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power formed to lead SMR (Small Modular Reactor) market development. Gaon Platform participates as an SME member providing AI-based predictive diagnostic solutions for nuclear and power plant operations within the alliance's KRW 400 billion R&D program.
• Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) / National Disaster Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership with Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency for smart city disaster safety solutions and engineering services. Collaboration includes next-generation smart control system development, national integrated disaster management information system, and localization of Korean emergency response processes.
• ETRI-WonITech Consortium (한국전자통신研究院-위니텍 컨소시엄)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Three-party consortium with ETRI (project lead) and WonITech for KOICA public cooperation project 'Mongolia Emergency Reporting Integration and Public Safety Management Capacity Building.' Gaon Platform responsible for PMIS-based integrated platform and AI video/data analysis technology.
• Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026KOICA ODA projects in Mongolia including the 'Mongolia Emergency Reporting Integration and Public Safety Management Capacity Building' project. Gaon Platform supplies AI technology through consortium with ETRI and WonITech.
• Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (한국수력원자력)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Core customer and strategic partner for AI-based nuclear plant operations. Gaon Platform supplies IPCM technology for Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power's AI-based nuclear plant operation innovation project, contributing to the E-Tower integrated monitoring system and the 'Hy-NuRI' generative AI knowledge platform.
• GIST AI Research Institute (광주과학기술원 인공지능연구소)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024MOU signed for joint R&D on AI and big data integrated platform for smart industry realization. Gaon Platform established an attached research institute on GIST campus to conduct collaborative research development with AI Research Institute, focusing on AI video analysis and security solutions platform development.
• Daejeon Metropolitan City (대전광역시)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for AI-based smart water management including leak detection, flood prevention, and water pipeline monitoring under Daejeon's digital water industry regional specialization initiative. Gaon Platform developing AI solutions for water infrastructure management.
• Gwangju Metropolitan City (광주시)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Business cooperation agreement with 8 AI companies for AI business ecosystem creation in Gwangju. Gaon Platform to establish local office and pursue AI technology development and commercialization, contributing to job creation and AI talent development in the region.
• Korea Water Resources Corporation (한국수자원공사)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration through Daejeon's digital water industry initiative, leveraging K-water's headquarters presence in Daejeon to advance AI-based water management solutions.
• Korea Transportation Agency (한국교통안전공단)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Collaboration on AI-based infrastructure monitoring and safety management solutions.
• Korea Development Institute (KDI) / Korea Software Policy InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on policy research and technology commercialization support for AI-based industrial safety solutions.
• Korea Western Power (한국동서발전)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partner for successful localization of power plant operational information systems, achieving approximately KRW 106 billion in budget savings. Ongoing collaboration on predictive maintenance and facility monitoring at multiple power generation facilities.
• Sejong Special Self-Governing Province (세종특별자치시)keyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on smart city safety infrastructure including IoT-based structural safety monitoring at Ieung-dari bridge and surrounding waterfront park. Gaon Platform and Sejong Techno Park jointly building public facility disaster safety management system.
• Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (한국산업단지공단)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on smart industrial complex solutions and digital transformation of manufacturing facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Emerging players

• Uptake: Uptake provides industrial AI for asset performance management and predictive maintenance in energy, rail, and heavy industry. Direct functional overlap with Gaon Platform's IPCM predictive diagnostics and Korea Railroad Corporation deployment.
• C3.ai: C3.ai provides an enterprise AI application platform with strong use cases in energy, manufacturing, and public sector. Comparable to Gaon Platform's broader industrial AI stack (IPCM, AIVA, PMIS), though C3.ai is more horizontal while Gaon Platform is vertically specialized.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell (Forge / Connected Plant): Honeywell's Forge platform and Connected Plant solutions provide AI-driven process optimization, asset monitoring, and predictive maintenance for power plants and process industries. A broad incumbent competing with Gaon Platform in the same OT/industrial AI space, with significantly larger resources.
• GE Vernova (Predix): GE Vernova's Predix and GridOS platforms deliver AI-based asset performance management and digital solutions for power generation and grid operations. Broad incumbent directly comparable to Gaon Platform's industrial AI for power plants, with much greater global scale.
• Siemens Energy / MindSphere: Siemens Energy provides AI-based monitoring, digital twin, and predictive maintenance solutions for power generation, while MindSphere offers industrial IoT/AI. A broad incumbent whose installed base in nuclear and thermal power competes directly with Gaon Platform's IPCM and digital twin modules.

Direct peers

• Darktrace: Darktrace applies AI to detect anomalies across IT and OT environments, including industrial control systems. Comparable to Gaon Platform in the AI-based anomaly detection layer of IPCM, though Darktrace is broader (IT + OT) and not specialized in power-plant predictive maintenance.
• Dragos: Dragos provides OT/ICS cybersecurity and monitoring for industrial control systems, including power plants and critical infrastructure. Highly comparable to Gaon Platform's IPCM and SSSS offerings, though Dragos focuses primarily on threat detection rather than predictive maintenance.
• Nozomi Networks: Nozomi Networks delivers OT and IoT security and visibility for industrial control systems, with strong penetration in power and utilities. Comparable to Gaon Platform in the OT monitoring layer of its IPCM platform, though Nozomi is globally focused rather than Korea-anchored.
• SparkCognition: SparkCognition builds industrial AI solutions for predictive maintenance, asset performance, and operational optimization in energy and manufacturing. Closest direct peer to Gaon Platform's IPCM AI predictive diagnostics for power plants.

Regional players

• Igloo Security (S2W): Igloo Security (formerly S2W) is a Korean cybersecurity company specializing in OT/ICS security, threat intelligence, and dark web analysis. Regional peer comparable to Gaon Platform's SSSS unidirectional security and OT monitoring work, primarily operating in the Korean market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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