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Miguel Cordon · · 1 min readSG platform for developers nets funding from Japanese fund
Singapore-based Sentient, a startup that offers solutions that help developers to build AI and data-driven solutions more easily, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in its latest round.
More funding details
- Lead investor: Japan’s Real Tech Fund, a joint venture fund between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- Stage: Series B1
More company updates
- Sentient said its AI and data platform has over 60 functions that software developers can “assemble like Lego blocks.”
- The firm plans to use the fresh capital to scale its platform and expand its business into more Asia-Pacific markets, including Japan. Sentient is the third company Real Tech Fund has invested in.
- To date, the Singapore-based firm has raised more than US$6 million in funding since it was established in May 2017. Its backers include A*ccelerate Technologies and Beenext, as well as Japan-based companies such as Digital Garage Group and ABC Dream Ventures.
- The latest round follows Sentient’s series A raise last year, which the firm planned to use in order to meet increasing demand related to digital transformation and for setting up sales offices in Japan.
For more coverage of the company, head here. You can also click on the link below to view key details about the company, as well as its funding history.
Editing by Collin Furtado
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