We’re thrilled to back Salient cofounders @arimalik95 and Mukund Tibrewala as they streamline the complexities of consumer lending with AI. Millions of Americans have some form of consumer debt, but interacting with customer service often involves outdated, manual processes. Salient is building AI agents to handle routine workflows and borrower interactions across voice, text, email, and chat, lowering costs and improving the customer experience. The company has processed over 1B in transactions in two years, cut handling times by 60%, and is working with major financial services and banking institutions.(a16z)