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Zest AI

Brand · Financial Services

4.7

Company overview

Since 2009, Zest AI has been innovating and perfecting AI technology with a mission to broaden access to lending using smarter, more efficient AI. Serving more than $5.6T in managed assets with over 900 active models, Zest AI has been a proven partner to banks, credit unions, and specialty lenders, helping them decrease risk and boost growth opportunities throughout the lending process. Zest AI leads the industry, powering thriving lending ecosystems with innovative, intelligent solutions across credit underwriting, fraud detection, lending intelligence, and more. With over 50 issued and pending patents across automation, accuracy, performance, and model explainability, this US-based technology-as-a-service company serves its clients from its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, and across the country.
Founded in 2009
Burbank, California, USA
228 employees (15 in marketing)
95% recommend to a friend
96% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$25 – $30

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

1 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +18% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$357.7M

Last raise

Series Unknown, 7 months ago

Funding history

Nov 2025

Venture Round Zest AI

Dec 2024

Series G Zest AI · $200M

Jul 2024

Secondary Market Zest AI

Nov 2022

Series F Zest AI · $50.6M

Jun 2021

Funding Round Zest AI · $23M

Oct 2020

Series E Zest AI · $15M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
28K
Month over month+40.3%
Quarter over quarter+15.8%
Top sourceDirect (49.9%)
Ad budget per month$29.7
Average search rank33.1
Traffic source mix
Direct
49.9%
Search
34.4%
Referral
10.1%
Social
3.7%
Paid referral
1.5%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

124.3K

12-mo growth

+72.8%

Monthly growth

+3.5%

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