Bretton AI Secures $75 Million Series B Funding for Financial Crime Compliance Platform
Bretton AI, formerly known as Greenlite AI, has successfully raised a $75 million Series B funding round as part of its initiative to redefine the deployment of AI across financial crime operations within regulated financial institutions. The funding round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with ongoing participation from notable investors such as Greylock, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Canvas Ventures, and Y Combinator. New investors, including TIAA Ventures, have also joined the endeavor. As part of this investment, Sapphire Ventures Partner Rajeev Dham has joined the board of Bretton AI.
This funding comes less than a year after the company’s Series A round.
Client Base and Operational Impact
Bretton AI has established itself as a trusted partner for OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve-regulated banks and financial platforms, including Robinhood, Mercury, Gusto, Lead Bank, and Coastal Community Bank. The platform’s AI agents handle critical workflows, including KYC and KYB reviews, AML investigations, and ongoing monitoring.
Trust Infrastructure
At the heart of Bretton AI’s platform is what the company refers to as Trust Infrastructure. This governance system is designed to integrate regulatory guidance, model risk management, continuous AI evaluation, and quality assurance into each agent, ensuring audit-ready and explainable deployments that adhere to regulatory standards.
Efficiency and Cost Savings
Bretton AI’s agents are capable of operating across various systems and data sources, allowing them to reason over incomplete data and complete investigations within minutes rather than days. This efficiency translates into a significant return on investment through improved consistency and more defensible decision-making.
Since its Series A funding in May 2025, the company has reported expanded adoption and increased use cases. The combined market capitalization of companies utilizing Bretton AI’s platform has surged from $150 billion to over $1 trillion in just one year. The company has also secured five new publicly traded customers in 2025, with the average contract value rising to $201,000 from $85,000 during the Series A period, and $25,000 at seed stage in 2023.
Bretton AI claims to have helped its clients save over $10 million in compliance-related headcount costs and risk reduction while eliminating more than 195,000 hours of manual compliance work. To date, its agents have conducted over 1.2 million L1 and L2 financial crime investigations.
Rebranding and Future Plans
The rebranding to Bretton AI is a nod to Bretton Woods and signifies the company’s evolution from an AI tooling provider to a pioneering platform in financial crime operations. The proceeds from the Series B funding will be allocated to expanding into additional financial crime domains, enhancing regulatory engagement, and accelerating adoption among larger institutions, alongside continued investments in product development and team expansion.
Key Insights from Leadership
“Financial crime is the breakout use case for AI in financial services. This work is complex, unstructured, and deeply scrutinized. We’ve proven that AI agents can operate in production inside the world’s most regulated institutions when built with the right trust and governance foundations,” stated Will Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Bretton AI.
Rajeev Dham from Sapphire Ventures emphasized the operational intensity of financial crime compliance, noting how Bretton AI has transformed compliance teams into force multipliers rather than mere cost centers.
“Bretton AI has been a force multiplier for our financial crime team. We’ve meaningfully reduced L1 investigation times, improved consistency across decisions, and strengthened our overall risk posture as we scale,” remarked Brian Hamilton, President of Coastal Community Bank.
