ECGI Holdings (OTC: ECGI), announced that its investment arm, Uplist Ventures, has made a strategic investment in AuraChat.ai, a sales and marketing automation platform powered by more than 25 proprietary AI models. The deal comes ahead of AuraChat's planned September 2025 launch of AuraConnect 2.0, a competitive-intelligence upgrade expanding into sectors including automotive, real estate, and retail. AuraChat provides AI-driven voice, video, and messaging solutions in over 50 languages, delivering 24/7 customer service, lead follow-up, scheduling, and analytics. With nearly $400,000 in annual recurring revenue and recognition as one of UCLA Anderson School of Business's Top 10 Startups, the company's addressable market spans from a $65 billion automotive segment to more than $460 billion across targeted verticals. ECGI said the investment aligns with its strategy to build a portfolio of early-stage companies with strong growth potential in emerging markets like AI.

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About ECGI dba Uplist Ventures

ECGI Holdings, Inc., through its Uplist Ventures initiative, is a diversified holding company that blends elements of venture capital and private equity. The company focuses on early-stage startups in artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare technology, blockchain, vertical software, and other innovation-driven sectors. Uplist Ventures seeks out companies with strong fundamentals and long-term potential to thrive in the public markets through accelerated, alternative paths to scale.

ECGI's Current Investments:

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