Artificial intelligence startup Nami Technology (also known as NamiTech) has raised $4 million in a funding round from Toho Gas, one of the largest gas and energy firms in Japan; and existing investor Thien Viet Securities (TVS), a Vietnamese investment banking and private equity firm.
The round follows NamiTech’s $2-million pre-Series A investment from TVS in 2023.
NamiTech was spun off from FPT, one of Vietnam’s largest publicly listed ICT companies, in 2022 to address increasing demand for AI-driven customer relationship management (CRM) solutions.
The startup develops neural signal processing, voice technologies, biometric solutions, and natural language processing. Its core products include VoiceDNA—a voice biometric authentication solution, conversation analysing tool NamiSense, and CrystalSound—a conference call experience booster.
The startup claims to have served clients from Vietnam, Japan, and the US in the financial services, insurance, retail, and telecommunication sectors.
Global IT services provider FPT Software, in 2023, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Toho Gas, marking an important milestone for FPT Software in delivering services and solutions for the energy and utilities sector and further affirms the company’s established position in the Japanese market.
Toho Gas forayed 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 most well-known securities firms in Vietnam. Its investment business has backed companies in fintech, education, healthcare, and media, with prominent names featuring MoMo, Finhay, MindX, Galaxy Education, and Nhi Dong 315.
TVS has also been actively providing venture debt over the past 12-18 months, including in UpBase, Ecomobi and Nha Khoa ParkWay, according to the firm’s Investment Outlook Report 2026.
Last year, TVS announced the successful divestment of its entire stake in Nhi Dong 315, the largest private paediatric healthcare chain in Vietnam.
