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OpenAI backs Poetic to automate underwriting and compliance
Poetic, an AI startup that has been operating in stealth, has emerged with $50M in funding and a $500M valuation to automate some of finance’s most sensitive back-office work, from insurance underwriting to compliance and fraud checks. Its backers include OpenAI, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins.
TL;DR
- Poetic, an AI startup, has raised $50 million in funding, valuing the company at $500 million.
- The company aims to automate sensitive financial back-office operations, including insurance underwriting, compliance, and fraud checks.
- Key backers include OpenAI, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins.
- Poetic utilizes its own programming language to process firm procedures, training videos, and expert feedback.
- Named clients like SoFi, AIG, and Chime have reportedly seen results such as 100% accuracy in fraud decisioning and significant savings on fraud detection.
- Poetic emphasizes data privacy, stating client data remains in their environment with zero retention and meets compliance standards like SOC 2 Type II, PCI, HIPAA, and GDPR.
- OpenAI's investment in Poetic aligns with its strategy of investing in application-layer startups that utilize its models.
- The company operates in the competitive enterprise workflow automation space, facing the challenge of regulatory and auditor acceptance for its automation claims.