ECGI Holdings Inc. (OTC: ECGI) today announced that its investment arm, Uplist Ventures, has closed a strategic investment in AuraChat.ai, an award-winning sales and marketing automation platform using over 25 proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) models.
The deal comes ahead of AuraChat’s planned September 2025 launch of its competitive-intelligence upgrade, AuraConnect™ 2.0, which is designed to accelerate growth and extend the platform’s reach into sectors including automotive, real estate, and retail.
AuraChat delivers enterprise-grade AI voice, video, and messaging solutions that enable human-quality customer interactions in more than 50 languages. Its AI agents provide 24/7 customer service, lead follow-up, appointment scheduling, and competitive intelligence, all integrated with real-time analytics. Already building momentum in Latin America’s automotive sales sector, AuraChat is preparing to scale in the U.S. and expand its footprint into additional industries such as travel and tourism and e-commerce.
Rapid Growth and Recognized Innovation
In less than 12 months, AuraChat has achieved nearly $400,000 in annual recurring revenue, a 22% increase since July, and was named one of the UCLA Anderson School of Business’s Top 10 Startups. The company’s leadership includes alumni of Amazon, Microsoft, and Warner, bringing deep enterprise experience to its growth strategy.
Large and Expanding Market Opportunity
AuraChat’s addressable market in automotive sales alone is estimated at $65 billion, growing to more than $460 billion across its targeted verticals. The upcoming AuraConnect™ 2.0 will expand these capabilities with advanced tools to monitor more than 250 competitor data points, giving clients deeper market insights to support acquisition and retention strategies.
Strategic Fit with Uplist Ventures’ Vision
“Our focus is building a portfolio of early-stage companies that demonstrate strong execution today and are positioned for significant future growth,” said Simon Yu, CEO of ECGI Holdings and Managing Director of Uplist Ventures. “AuraChat’s proven revenue growth, advanced technology, and experienced leadership team make it an exciting addition to our portfolio.”
Enrique Partida, Founder and CEO of AuraChat, added: “We are excited to join Uplist Ventures’ portfolio. This investment supports our expansion into new markets and helps us scale our AI solutions to empower businesses to grow faster, smarter, and more competitively.”
This investment reflects ECGI’s strategy to build a portfolio of innovative, market-ready companies positioned to capitalize on emerging trends, with AI a clear growth driver in the small-cap and OTC markets in 2025.
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