WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) company pioneering the enterprise application of large language models (LLMs) in Southeast Asia, has announced the successful closing of its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of USD.
WIZ.AI said in a statement on Wednesday that the round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).
It saw participation from new strategic investors, including Beacon Venture Capital (the venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank) and SMIC SG Holdings.
Existing investors, including Singtel Innov8 (the venture arm of Singtel Group) and Granite Asia, also deepened their commitment, reaffirming their confidence in WIZ.AI’s technological leadership and market vision.
The new funding will accelerate enhancements to WIZ.AI’s core AGI platform and support strategic expansion into new emerging markets.
This investment will extend the company’s AI capabilities across a wider range of customer engagement scenarios.
Additionally, WIZ.AI will further develop its AI Partner Solutions, providing end-to-end AGI implementation services tailored for the Southeast Asian market.
These solutions ensure seamless technology integration and measurable business outcomes for enterprises across the region.
“This funding is a powerful endorsement of our ‘local-first’ strategy and our role as a pioneer in applying LLMs to solve real-world business challenges in the region,
“It will empower us to further enhance our platform’s capabilities, in delivering even more secure, scalable, and human-like AI solutions, and in completing Wiz.AI’s AI Transformation Strategy for enterprises. Furthermore, we are excited to deepen our market penetration and expand into new frontiers like Latin America,” said Jianfeng Lu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of WIZ.AI.
WIZ.AI is a voice agent company specializing in AI-powered omnichannel customer engagement.
The firm aims to build leading AI products for emerging markets, helping enterprises to operationalize AI safely, efficiently, and at scale.
Since its inception in 2019, WIZ.AI has demonstrated a consistent trajectory of robust growth, with revenue surging by over 100 percent in the most recent 2024-2025 period.
This growth is driven by its ability to deliver tangible business outcomes through AI.
“SMBC Group has positioned AI at the core of its business transformation strategy to reimagine customer experience,
“We believe WIZ.AI’s human-like voicebot solution—capable of adapting to diverse local languages, regional nuances, and accents—will serve as a critical enabler in accelerating our transformation across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region,” said Keiji Matsunaga, General Manager of the Digital Strategy Department at SMBC.
Meanwhile, Thanapong Na Ranong, Beacon VC’s Managing Partner, said the firm believes this solution has the potential to transform the economy.
“By shifting repetitive tasks, WIZ.AI is providing the workforce with the flexibility to upskill into more creative or critical roles. Crucially, the technology itself, while localized, is inherently scalable, designed to onboard clients in new sectors and geographies,
“Beacon VC sees this investment as more than just a financial opportunity; it’s a chance to accelerate a paradigm shift in employment and economic output, positioning WIZ.AI as a critical enabler of the future of work,” he added.
Sharan Makhija, Sr. Director of Investments at Singtel Innov8, also said WIZ.AI’s human-like voice AI solutions have been adopted and have demonstrated good outcomes across a range of use cases within the Singtel Group.
“We look forward to continuing our journey with WIZ.AI,” he added.