Eloquent AI, a San Francisco, CA-based startup automating complex customer service workflows in financial services, has raised $7.4 million in seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Foundation Capital, with participation from EJF Ventures, Duke Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures, and Y Combinator.
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, founded in 1995, that manages over $6 billion in assets. The firm has invested in more than 400 companies and has had over 120 exits through acquisitions or IPOs.
Eloquent AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to grow its engineering team, expand product capabilities for regulated financial workflows, and scale its proprietary Oratio LLM models across banking, fintech, insurance, and trading sectors.
About Eloquent AI
Founded by Tugce Bulut and Aldo Lipani, Eloquent AI provides an AI-powered platform that automates complex, regulated financial service operations without requiring APIs or engineering. Its proprietary large language model, Oratio, is trained to handle workflows such as customer onboarding, unfreezing bank cards, and sanctions screening. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Eloquent AI’s mission is to create precise, scalable AI solutions that businesses can depend on. The company currently serves 10 clients and has a waitlist of 154.
Funding Details
Company: Eloquent AI
Raised: $7.4M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: September 2025
Lead Investor: Foundation Capital
Additional Investors: EJF Ventures, Duke Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures, Y Combinator
Company Website: https://www.eloquentai.co/
Software Category: AI Customer Service / Financial Services Automation
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/eloquent-ai-y-combinator-founder-oversubscribed-seed-pitch-deck-2025-9