ZhenFund

ZhenFund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in China. It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including e-commerce, consumer, education, artificial intelligence, enterprise services, mobile internet, media, entertainment, sports, virtual reality, fintech, and healthcare. ZhenFund supports its portfolio companies with mentorship and resources such as biannual demo days for top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, and fundraising assistance, complemented by a large CEO network facilitated through a WeChat platform. It maintains a sizable portfolio network with hundreds of companies and more than 30 unicorns, and has been recognized as a leading early-stage investor in China for multiple years.

Yusen Dai

Managing Partner

Anna Fang

Partner

Grace Gu

Principal and Head of Eastern China

Li Yi

Investment Associate

Yuan Liu

Partner

Past deals in Speech Recognition

Recurrent.ai

Venture Round in 2021
Recurrent.ai is a Chinese company that specializes in AI-enabled corporate services aimed at enhancing sales efficiency. The company utilizes advanced machine learning technologies to analyze sales calls and conversations, transforming voice interactions into text for comprehensive analysis. Its offerings include a self-study engine for sales dialogue, which allows businesses to generate detailed big data dialogue analysis reports and maintain customer portrait records. By automating these processes, Recurrent.ai helps organizations reduce time and labor costs, improve sales conversion rates, and enhance overall decision-making capabilities.

AI Rudder

Series A in 2021
AI Rudder is an AI startup that develops AI-powered voice solutions to improve B2C communications. AI Rudder helps call centers reduce costs by automating repetitive tasks and lowering agent workload. This frees up agents to focus on things only humans can do. With more than a decade of experience developing AI solutions, AI Rudder is revolutionizing customer engagement by combining humans and AI to make the customer experience seamless.

AI Rudder

Seed Round in 2020
AI Rudder is an AI startup that develops AI-powered voice solutions to improve B2C communications. AI Rudder helps call centers reduce costs by automating repetitive tasks and lowering agent workload. This frees up agents to focus on things only humans can do. With more than a decade of experience developing AI solutions, AI Rudder is revolutionizing customer engagement by combining humans and AI to make the customer experience seamless.

Recurrent.ai

Series A in 2019
Recurrent.ai is a Chinese company that specializes in AI-enabled corporate services aimed at enhancing sales efficiency. The company utilizes advanced machine learning technologies to analyze sales calls and conversations, transforming voice interactions into text for comprehensive analysis. Its offerings include a self-study engine for sales dialogue, which allows businesses to generate detailed big data dialogue analysis reports and maintain customer portrait records. By automating these processes, Recurrent.ai helps organizations reduce time and labor costs, improve sales conversion rates, and enhance overall decision-making capabilities.

Aibee

Angel Round in 2018
Aibee is a prominent AI startup founded in November 2017 by Dr. Yuanqing Lin. Specializing in speech recognition, big data analysis, and natural language processing, Aibee focuses on providing comprehensive AI solutions to enhance and modernize vertical industries, particularly in the retail sector. The company aims to transform the operational efficiency and business value of its clients by integrating advanced technologies, including computer vision and predictive analytics. By thoroughly understanding the specific challenges and needs of various industries, Aibee crafts tailored solutions that empower clients to harness the potential of artificial intelligence. This strategic approach not only addresses current pain points but also facilitates the discovery of new business opportunities, positioning Aibee as a key player in the AI landscape in China.

Aibee

Seed Round in 2017
Aibee is a prominent AI startup founded in November 2017 by Dr. Yuanqing Lin. Specializing in speech recognition, big data analysis, and natural language processing, Aibee focuses on providing comprehensive AI solutions to enhance and modernize vertical industries, particularly in the retail sector. The company aims to transform the operational efficiency and business value of its clients by integrating advanced technologies, including computer vision and predictive analytics. By thoroughly understanding the specific challenges and needs of various industries, Aibee crafts tailored solutions that empower clients to harness the potential of artificial intelligence. This strategic approach not only addresses current pain points but also facilitates the discovery of new business opportunities, positioning Aibee as a key player in the AI landscape in China.

CastBox

Series A in 2017
Founded in 2016, CastBox operates a global spoken audio platform offering personalized recommendations for listeners of podcasts, on-demand radio, and audiobooks. Its application is accessible across mobile devices, desktops, and smart home devices, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and San Francisco.

CastBox

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, CastBox operates a global spoken audio platform offering personalized recommendations for listeners of podcasts, on-demand radio, and audiobooks. Its application is accessible across mobile devices, desktops, and smart home devices, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and San Francisco.

CastBox

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2016, CastBox operates a global spoken audio platform offering personalized recommendations for listeners of podcasts, on-demand radio, and audiobooks. Its application is accessible across mobile devices, desktops, and smart home devices, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and San Francisco.

Mosaix

Angel Round in 2015
Mosaix develops a dynamic language artificial intelligence platform that enables enterprise customers to create intelligent voice assistants capable of answering queries in multiple languages. Based in Palo Alto, California, the company provides AI and machine learning powered voice assistance, mobility, and information retrieval solutions, with a focus on localization for global services. Its platform learns user patterns to deliver quick, accurate responses and aims to replace cumbersome text-based search with a natural language voice interface for diverse languages and regional contexts.

Mobvoi

Series C in 2015
Founded in 2012, Mobvoi specializes in artificial intelligence technologies for Chinese language speech recognition, natural language processing, and vertical mobile search. It offers a Chinese Smart Watch Operating System with voice search capabilities across various platforms. The company has a strategic agreement with Volkswagen Group.

Mobvoi

Series A in 2013
Founded in 2012, Mobvoi specializes in artificial intelligence technologies for Chinese language speech recognition, natural language processing, and vertical mobile search. It offers a Chinese Smart Watch Operating System with voice search capabilities across various platforms. The company has a strategic agreement with Volkswagen Group.

Mobvoi

Series A in 2012
Founded in 2012, Mobvoi specializes in artificial intelligence technologies for Chinese language speech recognition, natural language processing, and vertical mobile search. It offers a Chinese Smart Watch Operating System with voice search capabilities across various platforms. The company has a strategic agreement with Volkswagen Group.
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