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).
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 28
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.11.2025 | AI Innovation Asia 2025 to guide executives from insight to impact in the AI economy | SINGAPORE, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Economist Impact will host the 2nd annual AI Innovation Asia on December 2nd at The Four Seasons Singapore. This premier event returns to address a central challenge: while businesses know AI can driv... |
| 28.08.2025 | Deals in brief: Blitz and Tazapay raise funding, Rezolve.ai acquires ViSenze, 11 new China investments, and more | Indonesia’s Blitz secures pre-Series A funding Blitz Electric Mobility, an Indonesia-based electric vehicle logistics platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A funding round led by Malaysia’s Vynn Capital, with participat... |
| 07.04.2025 | AI in E-commerce: The Ultimate Guide to Growth & Automation | Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a competitive necessity in e-commerce. From product recommendations and customer support to inventory forecasting and dynamic pricing, AI is reshaping how online retailers attract, convert, a... |
| 25.09.2024 | YouBiz and CloudMile Launch Strategic AI & Cross-Border Payments Partnership: Boosting Singapore’s Digital Transformation | SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 25 September 2024 – YouBiz, a leading multi-currency corporate card and spend management platform for businesses by YouTrip, and CloudMile, a leading cloud and AI service provider, hosted a panel discus... |
| 07.05.2024 | NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show Asia Pacific Unveils Expanded Line-up with Top Global Brands and Esteemed Speakers Set to Transform the Industry | Expanded Speaker Line-up includes luminaries from Domino's, Li & Fung, Moët Hennessy, Nike, Wumart, and more SINGAPORE, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global event organiser Comexposium today announced the expanded line-up of world-renowne... |
| 13.01.2023 | ViSenze announces the launch of a new Multi-Search capability for Retailers | Integrated text and image search designed to improve the product search and discovery experience for consumers and help retailers increase revenue. NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, January 13, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ViSenze, the leading search ... |
| 30.08.2022 | ViSenze Launches New Session-Based Personalized Recommendations | Session-based Recommendations allow Personalization with More Privacy for Shoppers SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, August 30, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ViSenze, the leading product discovery platform, announced today a new personalized ecommerce pro... |
| 20.02.2019 | Gobi Partners co-leads $20m Series C for SG-based AI startup ViSenze | Premium Shanghai- and Kuala Lumpur-based venture capital firm Gobi Partners and Europe-based corporate venture investor Sonae IM have co-led a $20-million Series C funding round for ViSenze, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup... |
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