Salient, an innovator in AI-based financial services technology company, has raised $60 million in funding from notable firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Michael Ovitz, and Y Combinator. This investment will help expand Salient’s loan servicing platform, which transforms how lenders manage collections, compliance, and customer communications.
The loan servicing sector has remained outdated, with many lenders struggling to address inefficiencies and regulatory challenges. Salient’s AI-native platform aims to address these issues, having processed over $1 billion in transactions and reduced handling times by 60% since its launch in 2023. The company is already collaborating with major borrowers, including Westlake Financial and three publicly listed banks.
Salient’s platform includes three key offerings:
- AI Agent Platform: Automates customer communications for consistent interactions.
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AI Compliance Monitoring Suite: Ensures adherence to regulatory requirements.
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Servicing Automation Platform: Provides insights into portfolio performance and automates workflows.
The funding will enable Salient to enhance its platform with advanced solutions for credit dispute resolution and other complex servicing operations. Designed for the consumer finance sector, Salient has already engaged millions of U.S. consumers since its launch and is backed by leading venture capital firms and industry leaders from companies like Tesla and Stripe.
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“We’re fundamentally changing how financial institutions approach loan servicing. Our AI-powered platform doesn’t just automate customer interactions – it intelligently handles complex downstream workflows while ensuring regulatory compliance. We’re enabling lenders to improve recovery rates, reduce operational costs, and enhance customer experiences simultaneously.”
“The funding allows us to accelerate development of comprehensive automation tools that address the full spectrum of loan servicing challenges. Our vision is to create an end-to-end AI-powered loan servicing ecosystem that handles everything from initial customer onboarding through charge off. Working hand in hand with some of the most tech forward lenders has allowed to accelerate development significantly.”
Ari Malik, CEO and co-founder of Salient
“Salient has been an amazing early partner for our organization. Their AI platform has helped generate savings of $12 million per year. What’s remarkable is that we’ve achieved these operational efficiencies while actually reducing customer friction. The AI handles routine interactions flawlessly, allowing our remaining human agents to focus on complex cases that require personal attention.”
Ian Anderson, CEO at Westlake Financial
“Salient has delivered to us a best practices AI Lending Platform that has enabled us to effectively scale our business during a growth period that has resulted in cost efficiencies we never could have realized in years past. The Salient team is creative, timely and professional. The sky is the limit for this company, and I am excited to implement future AI based programs that they develop into our lending platform. I trust the team and the technology.”
Mike Lavin, President at Consumer Portfolio Services
“Salient has been an amazing partner for American Credit Acceptance as we are learning the power of Artificial Intelligence to unlock new opportunities in our business. From significant compliance enhancements to an improved customer service experience, the power of the Salient product has been transformational for our company. Importantly, the Salient team is amazing in their ability to integrate their products into our existing operation with relative ease. We look forward to continuing to utilize Salient to enhance company performance.”
Curt Sidden, Chairman of American Credit Acceptance
“As early adopters of AI solutions, we initially saw it as a supplemental part of our daily operations. We were pleasantly surprised by the versatility of Salient’s platform and how seamlessly it could be implemented across various functions. With the rapid pace of Salient’s technological advancement, the potential use cases now feel virtually limitless. While cost reduction was a key motivator, the real value has been in the platform’s ability to help drive revenue and deliver a more consistent, high-quality experience for our end users.”
Pete Agostinelli, President of Mid-Atlantic Finance
