Lama AI raises $10M to accelerate automated loan originations
Artificial intelligence-native loan origination startup Lama AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $10 million capital infusion, bringing its total amount raised to date to more than $20 million after growing its revenue over threefold in the last year. The Series A round was led by EJF Ventures and saw participation from new [...
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- SiliconANGLE UPDATED 09:00 EDT / JUNE 23 2026 AI Lama AI raises $10M to accelerate automated loan originations by Mike Wheatley Artificial intelligence-native loan origination startup Lama AI Inc.
The Series A round was led by EJF Ventures and saw participation from new investors Fin Capital and 1st & Main, plus existing investors Viola Ventures, Hetz Ventures and SixThirty, with additional participation from a number of banking industry veterans.
- One of the best opportunities for such banks lies in the small-business lending industry, including government-guaranteed loans.
Lama AI says these kinds of loans are attractive for banks and credit unions and also the small, local businesses they serve, but the economics can be difficult.
- Existing tools, such as static forms, rigid workflows and professional-services heavy implementations cannot easily account for the unique circumstances of each borrower, the policy nuances, document exceptions and other differences that characterize small business lending.
Lama AI gets around these intricacies with its AI-native loan origination platform, which helps banks to automate and accelerate lending workflows.
- Moreover, the platform can be set up to account for each bank's individual policies, credit standards, compliance requirements and approval processes, all while humans remain in the loop.
According to co-founder and Chief Executive Omri Yacubovich (pictured, left, alongside co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Ran Magen), it's about helping banks to scale loan originations without having to replace human judgment.
- , Gate City Bank and Luminate Bank, helping them to process billions of dollars in loan volume since it launched in late 2022.
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- #said today it has closed on a $10 million capital infusion, bringing its total amount raised to date to more than $20 million after growing its revenue over threefold in the last year.
- #said today it has closed on a $10 million capital infusion, bringing its total amount raised to date to more than $20 million after growing its revenue over threefold in the last year.
SiliconANGLE UPDATED 09:00 EDT / JUNE 23 2026 AI Lama AI raises $10M to accelerate automated loan originations by Mike Wheatley Artificial intelligence-native loan origination startup Lama AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $10 million capital infusion, bringing its total amount raised to date to more than $20 million after growing its revenue over threefold in the last year. The Series A round was led by EJF Ventures and saw participation from new investors Fin Capital and 1st & Main, plus existing investors Viola Ventures, Hetz Ventures and SixThirty, with additional participation from a number of banking industry veterans.
The startup has developed an AI-native loan origination platform that's aimed at helping smaller community and regional-sized banks digitize their loan operations in an effort to be more competitive with their larger rivals. For many of these banks, it's a big challenge to be able to grow their capacity to lend money and improve their borrower's experience without raising their headcounts and compromising their credit discipline. Yet their leaders often face pressure to expand their lending operations as a means of achieving new growth.
One of the best opportunities for such banks lies in the small-business lending industry, including government-guaranteed loans. Lama AI says these kinds of loans are attractive for banks and credit unions and also the small, local businesses they serve, but the economics can be difficult. The challenge is that underwriting smaller loans costs as much as it does to underwrite a much larger one.
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