Bretton AI, formerly Greenlite AI, has secured $75 million in Series B funding and rebranded to reflect its expanded mission of establishing the industry standard for AI deployment in financial crime operations within highly regulated institutions. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with continued participation from existing investors Greylock, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Canvas Ventures, and Y Combinator, plus new investor TIAA Ventures. Sapphire Ventures Partner Rajeev Dham has joined the company’s board.
Financial crime compliance remains one of the most complex, manual, and scrutinized functions in financial services. Traditional approaches rely on human analysts stitching together evidence from disparate systems under tight regulatory timelines, creating bottlenecks to growth and innovation. Bretton AI’s agents address this by reasoning over incomplete data, completing investigations in minutes instead of days, and delivering consistent, defensible decisions with built-in governance.
At the heart of Bretton AI’s platform is its Trust Infrastructure, which integrates regulatory requirements, model risk management, ongoing evaluation, and rigorous QA into every agent. This enables institutions to deploy AI confidently from day one, meeting OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve standards while maintaining full explainability and auditability.
Since its Series A, Bretton AI has seen rapid growth in adoption among systemically important institutions. The total market capitalization of customer companies has risen from $150 billion to over $1 trillion. The platform has eliminated more than 195,000 hours of manual compliance work and saved customers over $10 million in headcount and risk costs, positioning Bretton AI as essential infrastructure for scaling without compromising compliance.
The shift from Greenlite AI to Bretton AI—named after the Bretton Woods agreement that shaped the modern financial system—underscores the company’s goal to define how AI operates across regulated financial crime operations globally.
“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,” said Will Lawrence, CEO and co-founder of Bretton AI. “Financial crime is the breakout use case for AI in financial services. This work is complex, unstructured, and deeply scrutinized. Bretton AI represents the next chapter of that ambition.”
“Financial crime compliance is one of the most operationally intensive and critical functions in financial services—and it's exactly where we think AI can deliver the biggest impact,” said Rajeev Dham, Partner at Sapphire Ventures. “From our perspective, Bretton AI has proven that AI agents can run in production at scale, turning compliance teams into force multipliers rather than cost centers. Will and the team aren't just helping institutions move faster—they're defining the trust infrastructure for how AI should be deployed, governed and audited across the global financial system. We couldn’t be more excited to partner.”
“Bretton AI has been a force multiplier for our financial crime team,” said Brian Hamilton, President at Coastal Community Bank. “We’ve meaningfully reduced L1 investigation times, improved consistency across decisions and strengthened our overall risk posture as we scale.”
The new funding will support platform expansion into additional financial crime domains, deeper regulatory engagement, and accelerated growth among larger institutions.
About Bretton AI
Bretton AI is the leading AI platform for financial crime operations. Regulated banks and global financial institutions trust Bretton AI’s agents to staff mission-critical workflows across KYC, AML, sanctions, and ongoing monitoring. Built on proprietary Trust Infrastructure, Bretton AI enables financial institutions to deploy AI that meets the highest standards for accuracy, explainability, and regulatory alignment. Founded in 2023, Bretton AI is headquartered in San Francisco.
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