Problem Statement
Small business loans are the backbone of the global economy. Yet, the inefficiency of traditional lending processes stifles innovation and imposes significant drag.
In an era of volatile tariffs and unpredictable trade policies, small business owners face sudden tax liabilities that arise post-inventory acquisition... often fluctuating daily and creating massive cash shortfalls of thousands of dollars that demand immediate cash.
The conventional loan approval process, spanning weeks (to months!) of protracted discussions and manual reviews, is ill-equipped to address these needs. As financial volatility (massively) intensifies, the speed of short-term capital access becomes critical. Our team is here to help.
Our Solution: Fundly
Fundly is an AI-driven platform that revolutionizes short-term lending by compressing multi-week approval cycles into a single, automated process.
Borrowers: Submit applications verbally, with the AI capturing all required data, analyzing financial documents, performing real-time background checks via web scraping, and generating a comprehensive risk-grade assessment. Applicants can then just check the information and submit, knowing they will receive offers soon.
Lenders: Access the integrated Loaner Marketplace to browse, evaluate, and fund pre-vetted opportunities with efficiency - because some of the research is already done, and they can find the financing opportunities that fit best.
No competitor matches Fundly’s end-to-end work.
How It Works: Technical Edge
Voice AI Agents (ElevenLabs API): Conduct natural, structured conversations without hallucination or deviation, ensuring complete and accurate data collection. Document / Risk Analysis (Engineered LLMs via Anthropic API): Instantly parse financial statements, assess creditworthiness, and produce graded loan profiles. Automated Due Diligence: Real-time web scraping for background verification. Frontend Experience: Built with React and Next.js for intuitive, responsive borrower and lender interfaces. Database: Supabase with RLS for security.
Team:
Harish Chandran (harishc2048@gmail.com) Jago Stokes (jagofinstokes100@gmail.com) Tejas Sukesh (tejassukesh@gmail.com) Cam Scoglio (cameron.scoggs@gmail.com)
Built With
- css
- elevenlabs
- html
- javascript
- next
- openai
- postgressql
- react
- supabase
- typescript
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