US-headquartered AI and enterprise technology firm Lightworks has launched a Singapore entity as part of a wider Asia Pacific expansion strategy, according to The Manila Times, targeting large-scale AI adoption and control-plane engineering for highly regulated enterprises across the region.

As part of the expansion, Lightworks has appointed Ian Donaldson as its initial principal consultant in Singapore. Donaldson brings more than a decade of experience delivering cloud, data and AI initiatives for regulated enterprises across Southeast Asia, including a prior role as principal engineer at Oliver Wyman and leadership of the ASEAN consulting practice at Sourced Group.

The Singapore launch follows Lightworks securing up to US$12 million (approximately €10.1 million) in financing led by Round13 Capital earlier this year to accelerate the deployment of AI agents at scale for regulated enterprises, with active engagements spanning North America, Australia and Asia Pacific.

Founder and CEO John Painter said: "We've spent over a decade helping regulated Singapore enterprises absorb new technology without breaking what already works. AI and the control systems around it are the next chapter of that work, and we have a fond relationship with Singapore, where institutions move deliberately, and when they move, they move at scale."

He added: "Southeast Asia is home to some of the most sophisticated regulated enterprises in the world, including banks, carriers, and government institutions managing technology at enormous scale. That requires exceptional practitioners which is the standard our team set in the region years ago, and the standard we're returning to uphold."

The Lightworks team brings on-the-ground experience across Singapore and the broader APAC region, having previously supported organisations across financial services, aviation and security through large-scale cloud transformation programmes.

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