Zest AI

Zest AI

Burbank, California, USA
3 employees
AI
Series D · $393M

About Zest AI

Zest AI makes the power of machine learning safe to use in credit underwriting. The Zest Model Management System enables lenders to analyze vast amounts of credit data to help increase approval rates and reduce the risk of faulty credit decisions. The platform also provides the ability to explain data modeling results to measure business impact and help comply with regulatory requirements. Lenders using Zest AI software make better decisions and better loans—increasing revenue, reducing risk, and automating compliance.

Company details

Team Size3
LocationBurbank, California, USA
IndustryAI

Funding

Total raised

$393M

Last stage

Series D

Investors

Insight Partners
Citi Ventures
CCMFG Ventures
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Flybridge Capital Partners

Founders

DM

Douglas Merrill

Former CIO at Google; co-founded ZestFinance (now Zest AI) in 2009 to apply machine learning to credit underwriting.

SB

Shawn Budde

Co-founded Zest AI (originally ZestFinance) in 2009.

Mike de Vere

Mike de Vere

Current CEO of Zest AI; sets the strategic vision and leads the company's mission to harness AI for modern lending.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.