The Tencent-backed enterprise automation technology supplier has raised hundreds of millions of renminbi in a round led by CMB Telecom.

Guiji Zhineng, a China-based automation technology developer backed by internet group Tencent, completed a nine-figure renminbi (RMB100m = $14m) series B-plus round led by CMB Telecom, part of China Merchants Bank, yesterday.

Founded in 2017, Guiji Zhineng provides technologies that enable enterprise customers to automate tasks using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as natural language processing and voice recognition.

The company originally focused on robotic call centre systems but has diversified to offer four main products which include an AI-aided…