Cascading AI

Casca is an AI-native platform transforming small business lending by enabling banks and lenders to originate 10x more loans with 90% less manual effort.

cryptoLending and credit Crypto x AI InsuranceY CombinatorPlug and Play

Latest funding

$29M Series A · August 19, 2025

Led by Canapi Ventures · Source: cascading.ai

Total raised: $33.4M* across 3 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: cascading.ai.

X: @cascadingai · 83 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Lending and credit Crypto x AI Insurance.

Sectors: Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Conversational Banking, Machine Learning, Finance.

Stage: Series A.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Total raised: $33.4M* in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Aug 19, 2025 · 450 days ago.

Team: 40 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@cascadingai · created Jan 30, 2024 (2 years old) · 83 followers

Website registeredJun 30, 2023 (3 years old)

About Cascading AI

Our solutions streamline the entire loan process—from customizable application forms and secure applicant portals to AI-powered assistants, automated document collection, KYB checks, and underwriting.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Cascading AI | 224 days from website to first raise on record

@cascadingai·Raised $33M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

August 19, 2025
Series A · $29M
CCanapi Ventures (lead)
Source: cascading.ai
February 9, 2024
Pre Seed · $3.9M
PPeterson Ventures (lead), CClocktower Technology Ventures, SSarah Smith Fund, YY Combinator
Source: fundraisingfox.com
January 30, 2024
X account created
Silicon Valley Fintech batch 20
PPlug and Play · batch
Source: public.dxp.playbook.vc
June 30, 2023
Website created
Date unknown
Round · $500K*
YY Combinator
Source: ycombinator.com

Founders and team

LH
Lukas Haffer CEO & Founder

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
IW
Isaiah Williams Founder

Investors

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Canapi Ventures portfolio →

Sources and API

Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/cascading-ai (get a free API key).