Kastle builds AI employees for banks, serves 10 of top 25 mortgage servicers, raises $24M
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-18
Kastle builds "AI employees" whose agents automate mortgage servicing and consumer lending back-office operations. It works with 10 of the top 25 US mortgage servicers, has processed over $2 billion in transactions, and recently raised a $24M Series A two years after YC. The YC Founder Firesides episode covers restarting a month before Demo Day, cracking one of the hardest industries for AI deployment, and making agents reliable enough for real financial transactions.
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