Toku Launches Makimoto, an Open-Source Conversational AI Initiative for Asia-Pacific
Tembusu Partners portfolio company Toku has announced the launch of Makimoto, its new open-source initiative designed to advance conversational AI infrastructure across Asia-Pacific while addressing growing data residency and regulatory requirements.
The first release, Makimoto Kawa (Kawa), will offer a Singapore-hosted transcription API from July 2026, enabling enterprises to process customer conversations within-country and meet evolving compliance requirements across regional markets.
Built with a composable architecture, Makimoto allows AI components to be swapped and upgraded over time, helping organisations avoid vendor lock-in while maintaining flexibility as AI technologies rapidly evolve.
As part of this initiative, Toku is also opening ten Singapore-based roles for recent graduates, supporting the development of local AI talent and strengthening the region’s open-source ecosystem.
Makimoto reflects Toku’s continued commitment to building enterprise-grade AI infrastructure tailored for the needs of Asia-Pacific markets.
About Toku
Headquartered in Singapore, Toku Ltd. (SGX Catalist: TKU) is a cloud-native, AI-powered customer experience platform purpose-built for enterprises operating in complex, multi-national environments.
Trusted by leading enterprises and public-sector organisations, Toku helps organisations streamline operations, scale customer engagement and deliver consistent experiences in fragmented markets worldwide.
For more information about Toku, visit toku.co
About Makimoto
Makimoto is Toku’s open-source initiative, operated through Makimoto Technology Pte Ltd, dedicated to building composable conversational AI infrastructure for Asia-Pacific. Its first release, Makimoto Kawa, is an MIT-licensed orchestration framework for production-grade transcription pipelines.
For more information about Makimoto, visit makimoto.ai
