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Zenyum develops and provides smile cosmetic solutions, primarily focusing on 3D-printed invisible dental aligners. The company leverages technology and innovation to deliver personalized orthodontic treatments, aiming to make quality dental care accessible. Its platform integrates digital solutions with dental expertise to streamline the process of achieving aesthetic dental improvements.
Zenyum was founded in 2018 in Singapore by Julian Artopé. Artopé, drawing on his background in marketing and technology, identified an opportunity to modernize and enhance the consumer dental experience. His insight centered on evolving traditional dental routines into more engaging and accessible rituals, driven by the belief that a better smile should be within everyone's reach.
Zenyum serves individuals seeking cosmetic dental enhancements, offering a contemporary approach to orthodontic care. The company's long-term vision is to transform the dental care landscape by making advanced smile solutions convenient and affordable. It aims to empower a broader demographic to pursue aesthetic dental improvements, establishing a prominent consumer brand in the Asian dental market.
Zenyum has raised $55.6M across 3 funding rounds.
Zenyum has raised $55.6M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Zenyum is a Singapore-based consumer healthcare company specializing in Smile Cosmetics, particularly 3D-printed invisible braces and oral care products, aimed at making dental treatments affordable and accessible across Asia.[1][2][3] It serves the rising Asian middle class by partnering with over 1,000 dentists in nine markets—including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia—solving pain points like high costs, medical jargon, and inconvenient appointments while transforming dental routines into engaging experiences.[1][2][3] With nearly 500,000 smiles transformed and over $60 million in funding from investors like Partech Partners and L Catterton, Zenyum demonstrates strong growth momentum through tech-driven personalization and expansion.[1][5]
Founded in 2018 in Singapore by a team of dentists and experienced tech entrepreneurs, Zenyum emerged from the idea of combining professional dental expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-quality, affordable invisible braces.[1][2][3] The founders addressed the gap in accessible cosmetic dentistry for Asia's growing middle class, starting with 3D-printed aligners matched via professional dentists and expanding into a broader oral care lineup.[1][4] Early traction came from rapid market penetration, now spanning nine Asian countries with thousands of satisfied customers and strategic tech partnerships, like Appier for personalized marketing, boosting conversion rates by 47% in Taiwan and Japan.[2]
Zenyum rides the wave of direct-to-consumer (DTC) healthtech and tele-dentistry trends in Asia, capitalizing on rising middle-class demand for cosmetic enhancements amid smartphone penetration and e-commerce growth.[2][3] Timing aligns with post-pandemic shifts toward convenient, at-home health solutions, amplified by market forces like aging populations and aesthetic-focused youth demographics in Southeast and East Asia.[1] By blending medtech (3D printing) with consumer branding, Zenyum influences the ecosystem through investor-backed scaling—via firms like L Catterton—and tech integrations that set benchmarks for personalized healthcare delivery.[2][5]
Zenyum is poised for accelerated expansion into untapped Asian markets and product diversification, potentially deepening AI personalization and entering adjacent wellness categories amid sustained DTC healthtech funding.[1][2] Trends like regulatory easing for tele-dentistry and generative AI for treatment planning will shape its trajectory, evolving its influence from regional disruptor to pan-Asian leader in smile cosmetics.[3][5] This positions Zenyum to further democratize confident smiles, building on its tech-fueled mission to make Asia smile more.
Zenyum has raised $55.6M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Series B in May 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2021 | $40M Series B | Anjana Sasidharan | Febe Ventures, Partech, Pieter Kemps, RTP Global, Seeds Capital, TNB Aura | Announced |
| Nov 28, 2019 | $13.6M Series A | — | — | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2019 | $2M Seed | — | DST Global, Trifecta Growth Equity, Finn AGE Haensel, Munish Varma, Oskar Hartmann, Philipp Freise | Announced |
Zenyum has raised $55.6M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Zenyum's investors include Anjana Sasidharan, FEBE Ventures, Partech, Pieter Kemps, RTP Global, SEEDS Capital, TNB Aura, DST Global, Trifecta Growth Equity, Finn Age Haensel, Munish Varma, Oskar Hartmann.
