AIR, a New York-based AI-powered credit intelligence platform for public and private markets, has raised $6.1 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was co-led by Work-Bench Ventures and Lerer Hippeau, with participation from additional investors.
Work-Bench is a New York–based early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, backing founders at the seed stage in areas such as AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and developer tools. It provides extensive support for go-to-market (GTM) strategy, helping startups navigate enterprise sales, hiring, and early customer acquisition.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City. The firm invests primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on both enterprise (B2B) and consumer (B2C) startups. It aims to help turn early-stage, category-defining ideas into long-term, industry-transforming businesses.
AIR Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to advance product innovation, expand its team, and build strategic partnerships to modernize credit risk assessment.
About AIR
AIR is a full-stack AI credit intelligence company transforming how credit is measured across public and private markets. Powered by advanced AI trained on decades of financial and alternative data, the platform continuously detects early warning signs and re-rates companies in real time, giving investors, banks, and asset managers transparent, bias-free insights. AIR serves financial institutions managing more than $4 trillion in assets, including banks, CLOs, BDCs, pension funds, Fortune 500 enterprises, and regulatory bodies. Its mission is to redefine how institutions understand and manage credit risk.
Funding Details
Company: AIR PLATFORMS, INC.
Raised: $6.1M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: December 2025
Lead Investors: Work-Bench Ventures, Lerer Hippeau
Additional Investors:
Company Website: https://www.airplatforms.com/
Software Category: AI-Powered Credit Intelligence / Financial Risk Analytics
Source: Dana DeRiso, Consultant, Kamel PR