Greenlite AI Raises $15M Series A to Scale Trusted Compliance AI Agents

Greenlite AI, a leading AI agent platform for financial services, today announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $20 million. Trusted by OCC-regulated banks, SEC-regulated broker-dealers, and Fortune 500 firms, Greenlite AI automates mission-critical compliance tasks such as Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and sanctions screening.
1. AI Agents Built on Regulatory Trust
- Greenlite AI’s proprietary Trust Infrastructure embeds U.S. federal banking regulations into its AI agents, ensuring workflows meet strict validation, testing, and accuracy standards.
- This foundation allows financial institutions to scale AI-based compliance staffing with confidence and regulatory alignment.
2. Addressing Compliance Challenges at Scale
- The platform reduces manual workload on compliance teams by automating complex, high-stakes processes like alert triage, risk scoring, and transaction monitoring.
- Clients include Ramp, Mercury, Betterment, Gusto, RSM UK, and several U.S. banks, all benefiting from accelerated workflows and auditability.
3. Market Validation and Client Impact
- An OCC-regulated bank cut Enhanced Due Diligence review time by 70%.
- A fintech client reduced routine alert handling by 90%.
- An SEC-regulated broker expanded into 12 new markets using Greenlite’s agents to handle thousands of additional compliance alerts monthly.
4. Strategic Use of Funding
- The new capital will be invested in scaling the Trust Infrastructure, developing new AI agent types, expanding regulatory coverage, and growing engineering, go-to-market, and partnerships teams.
- Greenlite AI aims to set the industry standard for generative AI accuracy and compliance model validation.
5. Endorsements from Industry Leaders and Investors
- Seth Rosenberg, Partner at Greylock, praised Greenlite AI’s ability to reduce manual compliance burdens and enhance scalability without adding headcount.
- Thomson Reuters Ventures highlighted Greenlite AI’s precision and reliability as critical for financial crime and AML risk teams.
- Tim Mayopoulos, former CEO of Fannie Mae and angel investor, underscored Greenlite AI’s focus on transparency, auditability, and regulatory alignment as key to effective compliance.
Leadership Quotes
Will Lawrence, CEO and Co-founder, emphasized, “Compliance teams need automation that’s not just powerful, but accountable. Greenlite AI delivers AI agents built on a foundation of regulatory trust, ready to take on the front lines of financial crime and compliance.” Seth Rosenberg added, “We’re proud to double down on Greenlite AI as they raise the bar for trustworthy compliance in today’s AI era.”
Greenlite AI is redefining compliance operations by offering scalable, explainable, and regulator-aligned AI solutions. With its robust Trust Infrastructure and growing client base, Greenlite AI is poised to become the default way financial institutions staff compliance functions — driving efficiency, accuracy, and regulatory confidence in the fight against financial crime.