Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Zenzap raises $44 million for workplace messenger

Zenzap, a private messenger with AI built by Guy Weiss, has raised $44 million in funding from investors including Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The Garage, as well as individual investors Wix president Nir Zohar and former EY GM Yoram Tietz. The app targets companies that currently rely on consumer chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, or iMessage to coordinate staff, exchange documents, and share data.

Weiss previously bootstrapped e-commerce marketing platform StuccoMedia in 2012 and sold it to Market Group in 2015. He initially funded Zenzap himself and worked out of Bessemer's office before partner Adam Fisher convinced him the company needed venture capital to scale. Zenzap was founded in 2022 with co-founders Noam Neumann and Jonatan Bien.

Free and paid tiers with AI features

Zenzap's free tier includes group chats, direct messages, task management, calendar integration, schedule management, AI-powered voice chat, and search. Paid plans start at $51 per month for up to 20 users and unlock voice and video calls, smart task sorting, task templates, higher file storage limits, workspace-wide AI search, and the ability to turn messages into tasks.

The company also offers AI agents for workflow automation and AI-aided voice note and call transcriptions, priced through a credit-based system.

Clients and hiring plans

Zenzap lists FedEx, Dollar General, Taco Bell, Starbucks, Casey's, and Regal as clients. Weiss said branches of fast food chains like IHOP and McDonald's often use the platform to coordinate shifts and discuss supply. The startup has 50 staff across the U.S., Tel Aviv, and Europe, with plans to hire in its product and R&D departments.

Bessemer's Fisher said the venture firm itself uses the messenger within its investment team to discuss and manage deal flows. He argued that Zenzap targets the employees who use personal messaging apps rather than work platforms like Slack, noting that the adoption of personal and work agents makes a clear separation of work and personal life imperative.

Sources: TechCrunch