Zenzap, a private messenger with AI agents that aims to replace apps like WhatsApp in the workplace, raised $44M from Bessemer, Lightspeed, and others (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Zenzap, a private messenger featuring AI agents, has raised $44 million in funding. Investors in the round include Bessemer, Lightspeed, and The Garage, along with individual investors Wix president Nir Zohar and former GM of EY Yoram Tietz. The company was founded in 2022 by Guy Weiss, Noam Neumann, and Jonatan Bien.

According to TechCrunch, Weiss aims to provide companies with a communication tool that provides organizational context while adhering to IT and security rules. The platform is intended to serve as a workplace alternative to consumer-facing chat applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, or iMessage, which many businesses currently use to coordinate staff and exchange data.

Weiss previously bootstrapped the e-commerce marketing platform StuccoMedia before selling it to Market Group in 2015. After a period as an investor, he founded Zenzap, initially working out of Bessemer’s office using his own capital.

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