PR Newswire · Apr 2026
Celtic Bank announced it selected Casca to power its SBA lending program, highlighting rapid deployment, cloud-first architecture, and automation of data entry, document collection, and compliance workflows.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Casca (Cascading AI, Inc.) is a San Francisco-based AI-native loan origination platform for banks and lenders. It automates borrower application intake, AI-assisted follow-up, document collection, KYB checks, underwriting, and loan origination workflows for small business, SBA, and commercial lending.
Primary product
Casca AI-native loan origination platform (including Casca Apply and AI Loan Assistant Sarah)
Founded
2023
Headquarters
564 Market St. Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
Team size
30-40
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI lending / loan origination software
Offices
564 Market St. Ste 700, San Francisco, CA 94104
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
sales-led custom-quote licensing
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder / CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Co-Founder & Builder
Co-Founder / CTO
Work & culture
Mission-driven, high-intensity startup culture emphasizing ownership, integrity, transparent communication, and close in-person collaboration in San Francisco.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
Publicly advertised compensation includes salary, benefits, and potential equity; the careers page also mentions performance-based compensation.
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)
Flexible PTO
Daily meals
Snacks and drinks onsite
Commuter support
Product & market
Pricing
Custom quote / request-a-demo enterprise pricing
Differentiators
- —AI-native loan origination built specifically for business and SBA lending
- —24/7 AI loan assistant for borrower Q&A and follow-up
- —5-minute digital application flow
- —30+ native integrations
- —40+ automated KYB checks
- —Automated document analysis for 100+ document types
- —Integrated document generation
- —Cloud-first deployment designed to reduce manual origination work
- —Human-in-the-loop responsible AI positioning
- —Sales-led implementation for banks and lenders
Technology
Cloudflare
Zapier
Buildkite
Boolean
JavaScript
Helpdesk
GitHub
Terraform
LinkedIn Recruiter
React
TypeScript
Docker
Vercel
Python
Postman
Kubernetes
Helm
SQL
Jenkins
Figma
Customers
Bankwell Bank
Live Oak Bank
Huntington National Bank
Celtic Bank
FDIC-insured community banks
regional banks
nationally leading lenders
Competitors
Origence
Lama AI
Numerated
nCino
Lenders Cooperative
Baker Hill
MeridianLink
Biz2Credit
Conductiv
Vikar Technologies
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
under $1M
Estimated monthly visits
15.4K
Latest news
American Banker · Apr 2026
American Banker reported Casca expanding beyond design-partner banks into broader go-to-market, with Celtic Bank joining Live Oak and Huntington as customers.
Morningstar / PR Newswire · Apr 2026
Tax Guard announced a partnership with Casca to integrate verified IRS tax transcript data into Casca’s lending workflow for stronger due diligence and faster credit decisions.
PR Newswire · Aug 2025
Casca announced a $29M Series A, bringing total funding to about $33M and naming flagship customers and investors including Live Oak Bank, Huntington National Bank, Bankwell Bank, Canapi Ventures, Y Combinator, and Peterson Ventures.
American Banker · Aug 2025
American Banker covered Casca’s financing and the plans by Live Oak and Huntington to deploy Casca software for SBA 7(a) lending, including workflow automation and borrower-facing AI support.
Jobs and careers at Casca
8 jobs at Casca
Founding Security Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco; San Francisco, California, United States
3d ago
On-site
Full-time
Head of Security & Compliance
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Technical Recruiter
On-site
Recruiting
San Francisco
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
7mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Staff Software Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
9mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Don't See the Perfect Fit?
On-site
General
San Francisco
1y ago
On-site
Full-time