Artificial intelligence startup Nami Technology (also known as NamiTech) raised $4 million in a funding round from Toho Gas, one of the largest gas and energy companies in Japan; and existing investor Thien Viet Securities (TVS), a Vietnamese investment banking and private equity company.
The round follows NamiTech’s $2 million pre-Series A investment from TVS in 2023.
NamiTech was spun off in 2022 by FPT, one of Vietnam’s largest publicly listed ICT companies, to meet the growing demand for AI-based customer relationship management (CRM) solutions.
The startup develops neural signal processing, voice technologies, biometric solutions and natural language processing. Its main products include VoiceDNA, a voice biometric authentication solution, conversation analysis tool NamiSense and CrystalSound, a conference call experience booster.
The startup claims to have served customers from Vietnam, Japan and the United States in the financial services, insurance, retail and telecommunications sectors.
Global IT services provider FPT Software signed a memorandum of understanding with Toho Gas in 2023, marking a significant milestone for FPT Software in providing services and solutions for the energy and utility sector and reaffirming the company’s established position in the Japanese market.
Toho Gas has made a foray into the Vietnamese market by acquiring a 40% stake in Phuc Sang Minh Trade Engineering Services (PSE), which sells compressed natural gas for industrial use, liquefied petroleum gas and gas equipment.
TVS is one of the best-known securities companies in Vietnam. Its investment activities have supported companies in the fintech, education, healthcare and media sectors, with prominent names including MoMo, Finhay, MindX, Galaxy Education and Nhi Dong 315.
televisions has also actively provided venture debt over the past 12 to 18 months, including in UpBase, Ecomobi and Nha Khoa ParkWay, according to the company’s 2026 Investment Outlook report.
Last year, TVS announced the successful sale of its entire stake in Nhi Dong 315, the largest private pediatric healthcare channel in Vietnam.