Zest AI Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2009

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 183

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $200M

  • Investors
  • 40

Zest AI General Information

Description

Operator of an online financial platform intended to improve credit underwriting. The company's platform makes fair and transparent credit available to everyone and gives lenders a better understanding of risk and offers its products and services to more people at lower prices, enabling clients to make proper credit decisions.

Contact Information

Website
www.zest.ai
Formerly Known As
ZestCash, ZestFinance
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 3900 West Alameda Avenue
  • Suite 1600
  • Burbank, CA 91505
  • United States
+1 (323)
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Other Financial Services
Corporate Office
  • 3900 West Alameda Avenue
  • Suite 1600
  • Burbank, CA 91505
  • United States
+1 (323)

Zest AI Timeline

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Zest AI Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
13. Later Stage VC 13-Dec-2024 $200M Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series F) 02-Nov-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Secondary Transaction - Private 30-May-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series F) 24-Jun-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Later Stage VC (Series E) 20-Oct-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Debt - PPP 27-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Jan-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series D) 18-Jul-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Debt - General 06-Oct-2015 $150M $262M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC 25-Jun-2015 $112M Completed Generating Revenue
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Zest AI Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series F-1
Series F-2
Series F-3B
Series F-3A
Series E
Series D
Series C
Series B 11,851,090 $0.000010 $0.19 $2.42 $2.42 1x $2.42 10.45%
Series A 10,158,096 $0.000010 $0.12 $1.44 $1.44 1x $1.44 8.95%
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Zest AI Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Operator of an online financial platform intended to improve credit underwriting. The company's platform makes fair and
Financial Software
Burbank, CA
183 As of 2025

New York, NY
 

Baltimore, MD
 
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Zest AI Competitors (9)

One of Zest AI’s 9 competitors is Scienaptic, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in New York, NY.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Scienaptic Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Cerebro Capital Venture Capital-Backed Baltimore, MD
Gopay Vietnam Payment Services Corporate Backed or Acquired Cau Giay, Vietnam
Giromatch Venture Capital-Backed Frankfurt, Germany
CreditVidya Formerly VC-backed Mumbai, India
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Zest AI Patents

Zest AI Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240386492-A1 Systems and cache-based methods for explaining tree-based models using interventional shapley values Pending 17-May-2023
EP-4465211-A1 Systems and cache-based methods for explaining tree-based models using interventional shapley values Pending 17-May-2023
US-20240046349-A1 Machine learning model correction Pending 05-Aug-2022
US-20230359944-A1 Automated systems for machine learning model development, analysis, and refinement Active 03-May-2022
EP-4283537-A1 Automated systems for machine learning model development, analysis, and refinement Pending 03-May-2022 G06N20/20
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Zest AI Signals

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Zest AI Investors (40)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Golden 1 Credit Union Corporation Minority
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Corporation Minority
nCino Corporation Minority
Origence Corporation Minority
Suncoast Credit Union Corporation Minority
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Zest AI FAQs

  • When was Zest AI founded?

    Zest AI was founded in 2009.

  • Where is Zest AI headquartered?

    Zest AI is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

  • What is the size of Zest AI?

    Zest AI has 183 total employees.

  • What industry is Zest AI in?

    Zest AI’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Zest AI a private or public company?

    Zest AI is a Private company.

  • What is Zest AI’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Zest AI is .

  • How much funding has Zest AI raised over time?

    Zest AI has raised $577M.

  • Who are Zest AI’s investors?

    Golden 1 Credit Union, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, nCino, Origence, and Suncoast Credit Union are 5 of 40 investors who have invested in Zest AI.

  • Who are Zest AI’s competitors?

    Scienaptic, Cerebro Capital, Gopay Vietnam Payment Services, Giromatch, and CreditVidya are some of the 9 competitors of Zest AI.

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