OneByZero raises US$20M Series A to help enterprises move AI from pilots to production

Artificial intelligence (AI) deployment in large enterprises across Southeast Asia faces challenges beyond access to models and cloud infrastructure. Singapore-based OneByZero (OBZ) aims to address this gap, raising US$20 million in Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures. OBZ, described as a "frontier AI deployment company," places engineering teams inside organizations to deploy AI technology into existing workflows and ensure ongoing improvement.

The focus of OBZ is on regulated and operationally complex sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and retail. These industries often struggle with quickly moving AI pilots to production, due to legacy systems, fragmented data, and potential reputational or regulatory consequences.

Niket Vaidya, CEO and co-founder of OBZ, emphasizes that while AI access is now available, the real value lies in its integration within business systems, governed by company rules, and continuously improving. The Series A funding will allow OBZ to expand its deployment services across more markets and industries.

The deployment challenges for enterprises are addressed by OBZ's AI deployment platform, NEO. NEO acts as the control layer for enterprise AI workforces, providing reusable components and governance features to define AI agent actions, require human approval when needed, and track system activities. This governance is crucial as AI agents move beyond chatbots and copilots into systems capable of taking actions such as updating records, generating responses, and routing cases.

OBZ plans to use the Series A funding to expand its forward-deployed engineering teams and deepen customer relationships across its current markets of Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the US, and Vietnam. Additionally, OBZ aims to enter Japan, one of Asia's largest enterprise technology markets.