ViSenze powers visual commerce with artificial intelligence at scale for retailers, brands and publishers.
Built on deep learning and computer vision, we deliver intelligent solutions that simplify the consumer journey on search, discovery and recommendation of products. Retailers like Rakuten, Uniqlo and Zalora use ViSenze to convert images into immediate product search opportunities, simplifying search experiences and uplifting conversion rates.
Brands and publishers use ViSenze to turn any image or video into an engagement opportunity, driving new and incremental dollars. Over 300 million shoppers today experience exciting visual commerce on hundreds of shopping sites powered by ViSenze's visual search technology, both online and in-store.
Built by A.I. engineers and web entrepreneurs, venture-backed by Rakuten Ventures and WI Harper, and supported by MasterCard Startpath and Unilever Foundry, ViSenze's breakthrough technology and innovations are widely acknowledged, including:
- AWS Technology Partner Award 2020
- Top 20 Artificial Intelligence Companies 2016 by Datamation
- VentureBeat: 5 deep learning companies to watch in 2017
- Interbrand Breakthrough Brands 2017
- Best AI Product in Retail by CognitionX London 2017
- Frost & Sullivan 2017 New Product Innovation leader in AI based product search
- Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2017 Winner @ University of Tokyo & Mitsui
Originating as a R&D spin-off from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University of China in 2012, ViSenze's aim is to simplify the way people search and discover the visual world.
ViSenze has a global presence with offices across the US, Ireland, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia, and Singapore (HQ).
Location: Ireland, Dublin
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $34M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 4
Date | Name | Website |
- | Bright Pix... | brpx.com |
- | Gobi Partn... | gobi.vc |
- | Tembusu Pa... | tembusupar... |
- | WI Harper ... | wiharper.c... |
Funding Rounds 3
Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
19.02.2019 | Series C | $20M | - |
15.09.2016 | Series B | $10.5M | - |
19.02.2014 | Series A | $3.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 23
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13.01.2023 | ViSenze announces the launch of a new Multi-Search capabilit... | Integrated text and image search designed to improve the product search and discovery experience for... | einpresswi... |
30.08.2022 | ViSenze Launches New Session-Based Personalized Recommendati... | Session-based Recommendations allow Personalization with More Privacy for Shoppers SINGAPORE, SINGAP... | einpresswi... |
20.02.2019 | Gobi Partners co-leads $20m Series C for SG-based AI startup... | Premium Shanghai- and Kuala Lumpur-based venture capital firm Gobi Partners and Europe-based corpor... | dealstreet... |
20.02.2019 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, February 20 | AN IPO DROUGHT Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content What you need to know about growing ... | fortune.co... |
20.02.2019 | Daily funding roundup - February 20th, 2019 | ThinkGenetic has raised $1.5M; Staytuned raised $2.5M; Senseon raised $6.4M; ParkHub raised $13M Th... | vator.tv/n... |
19.02.2019 | Top startup news for today, Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Tuesday, February ... | techstartu... |
19.02.2019 | ViSenze raises $20 million to further develop its AI product... | Artificial intelligence (AI) in retail is having a moment. Spurred by growth in automated merchandis... | venturebea... |
19.02.2019 | Image recognition startup ViSenze raises $20M Series C | ViSenze, a startup that provides visual search tools for online retailers like Rakuten and ASOS, ann... | techcrunch... |
19.02.2019 | ViSenze Raises $20M in Series C Funding | ViSenze, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company powering visual commerce, raised $20m in ... | finsmes.co... |
19.02.2019 | ViSenze raises $20 million to further develop its AI product... | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn m... | venturebea... |
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