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SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Kastle raises $24M led by Insight Partners
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Kastle
AI agent platform for consumer lending workflows — mortgage origination, servicing, and collections — at banks and mortgage servicers, operating across their existing core systems.
Deal value$24M invested
OwnershipVC-backed · Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Commerce Ventures, Fifth Wall
Capital raised$24M
Headcount11 FTEs
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Leadership
Rishi Choudhary, Co-Founder and CEO
INVESTOR
Insight Partners
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Deal team
Rebecca Liu-Doyle, Managing Director
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Apax Digital Funds (Apax Partners LLP) invests in Wematch Capital Markets & TradingSEP 17
Wematch – securities lending and total return swap workflow software for sell- and buy-side capital markets firms, digitising matching, negotiation, and trade lifecycle management 
ISPnext (Nedvest) merges with Dynatos (Cronos) Billing & RevenueSEP 16
Dynatos – e-invoicing, accounts payable and receivable automation, and Source-to-Pay software for European finance and procurement organisations, processing over 45 million invoices per year via its Routty SaaS platform 
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BUCS Analytics – FP&A data integration and consolidation platform connecting ERPs, payroll, CRMs and operational systems for CPA firm CAS practices, PE firms, and mid-market companies 
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