WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based AI company leading the use of large language models (LLMs) for businesses in Southeast Asia, has completed its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of US dollars.
The funding round was led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the venture capital arm of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). New investors such as Beacon Venture Capital (part of Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank) and SMIC SG Holdings also joined the round.
Existing investors, including Singtel Innov8 (the venture arm of Singtel Group) and Granite Asia, also increased their investment, showing their strong belief in WIZ.AI’s technology and market vision.
WIZ.AI is one of the first companies in Southeast Asia to launch enterprise GenAI and large language model (LLM) solutions, setting a new standard for smart customer engagement. Its platform is known for being highly accurate and offering natural, human-like conversations in local languages and dialects, giving customers a smooth and culturally relevant experience.
Built to handle the needs of large businesses, WIZ.AI’s technology is designed with strong security and proven reliability. One of its biggest strengths is its flexible system which allows companies to scale up or down quickly, helping them stay agile in fast-changing markets.
“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,” said Jianfeng Lu, Founder and CEO of WIZ.AI. “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.”
Highlighting the strategic alignment, Keiji Matsunaga, General Manager of the Digital Strategy Department at SMBC, commented: “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 APAC region.”
Beacon VC’s Managing Partner, Thanapong Na Ranong, expressed profound confidence in the startup’s mission and technology. “We believe this solution has the potential to transform the economy,” stated Thanapong. “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.”
WIZ.AI is a leading voice agent company that focuses on AI-powered customer engagement across multiple channels. Its mission is to create advanced AI products for emerging markets, helping businesses use AI safely, efficiently, and at scale.
The company helps global enterprises communicate better with their customers by sending the right message at the right time through channels like phone calls, chat, messaging apps, and email.
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