Unique Research · Company / financing · June 8, 2023
On June 2, 2023, conversational marketing-cloud vendor Juzi.bot (句子互动) closed a multi-million USD Pre-A led by ZhenFund (真成投资), with MiraclePlus (奇绩创坛) following. Use of funds: LLM-driven next-gen conversational marketing cloud.
Founded 2019; RPA+AI across WeCom, Feishu, 5G messaging, WhatsApp, Xiaohongshu. Prior: PreAngel, Plug and Play, Y Combinator, TSVC, Alpha Commune. CEO Li Jiarui co-authored open conversational RPA framework Wechaty; 2017 Juzi Interactive on WeChat; 2018 YC China — IM marketing conversion with conversational RPA.
Jan 2023: LLM rebuild of smart-dialog module — early Azure OpenAI marketing lander in China. Four iterations: WeChat OA free trial → enterprise LLM API → WeCom SCRM → private-knowledge-base module (GPT-3.5/4 + LangChain-compatible models). Import chat logs/PDFs/web → auto knowledge base (optional human review) — labeling cost claimed ~20× lower (“grading homework vs writing it”). Human+AI or full-auto modes; high-value leads webhook into client IM. Live: Delun Dental, Tencent Ads, Guangdong Mobile, Qiyan Digital, Jiushili. Upsell strong; new logos arriving.
Product Juzi Miaohui unifies multi-IM ops; APIs to CRM/CDP/ecommerce/outbound bots; private deploy / iframe. Revenue ~2× YoY; monthly cash flow positive last month. Hundreds of large clients: State Grid, PICC, China Life, Xueqiu, L’Oréal, P&G, Genki Forest, babycare. Thesis: SaaS sells best practices — engineering speed + full-funnel solutions win vs point tools; next: cross-border + overseas after domestic upsell.
ZhenFund’s Li Jianwei: open-source + AI app depth + fast knowledge-base product post-LLM open.
Images for financing history charts; attach on ingest. Author Jiacheng · Review Ski.
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