fileAI secures strategic capital from SMBC fund and Singtel Innov8

On August 27, 2026, Singapore-based enterprise AI company fileAI announced new investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the corporate venture arm of Japan’s SMBC, and Singtel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of Singtel Group. The undisclosed round will fund fileAI’s expansion in Japan and the rollout of fileScout, an AI-native unstructured data mapping product aimed at reducing token costs and enabling governed agentic workflows over complex enterprise documents. ([prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/smbc-asia-rising-fund-and-singtel-innov8-back-fileai-as-enterprise-ai-adoption-accelerates-across-asia-302860674.html))