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Uptiq Lands Curql Investment in $25M Series B for AI


Uptiq Lands Curql Investment in $25M Series B for AI
  • by: Business Wire
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  • February 18, 2026

Uptiq has received a strategic investment from Curql, a fintech investment fund backed by more than 160 credit unions, as part of its recently closed $25 million Series B financing. This partnership underscores confidence in Uptiq’s specialized AI solutions designed to meet the unique needs of credit unions.

Quick Intel

  • Uptiq closes $25 million Series B with strategic investment from Curql, a collective of over 160 credit unions.
  • Curql’s backing aims to scale Uptiq’s production-grade AI across credit union workflows including lending, member servicing, compliance, and operations.
  • Uptiq’s platform integrates seamlessly with existing core systems while adhering to enterprise-grade security, governance, and regulatory standards.
  • The investment supports expansion of Qore, Uptiq’s AI orchestration platform, enabling credit union teams to build and deploy custom AI-driven financial workflows.
  • Focus remains on delivering practical, outcome-oriented AI rather than experimental tools for real business impact.
  • Curql emphasizes Uptiq’s versatility in addressing multiple credit union challenges with solutions built for their specific realities.

Investment Accelerates AI for Credit Unions

The strategic investment from Curql highlights the growing demand for AI solutions purpose-built for credit unions. Uptiq’s platform provides ready-to-deploy AI applications that integrate directly with legacy core systems, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and maintaining robust security and governance standards.

“Credit unions have been waiting for AI built to their specific use cases,” said Nick Evens, President and CEO of Curql. “Curql credit unions immediately recognized the fact that Uptiq is a platform that is highly versatile and can solve many different problems. Curql's role is connecting founders who understand credit union realities with solutions to their most burning problems. Uptiq is exactly that.”

This collaboration positions Uptiq to expand its reach and deepen its impact across the credit union sector by delivering tangible business value through AI-enhanced processes.

Expansion of Qore Orchestration Platform

As part of the Series B proceeds, Uptiq will broaden access to Qore, its AI orchestration platform. Qore empowers credit union innovation teams and developers to efficiently create, test, and deploy custom AI-driven workflows tailored to financial services needs.

“Credit unions are looking for practical AI solutions that deliver real business outcomes—not just experimentation,” said Snehal Fulzele, Founder and CEO of Uptiq. “Curql’s strategic investment validates our approach and strengthens our ability to bring production-grade AI applications and Qore’s orchestration platform to credit unions at scale.”

The focus on production readiness and seamless integration helps credit unions modernize operations while preserving member trust and regulatory alignment.

About Uptiq

Uptiq is an AI platform designed specifically for credit unions, delivering industry-ready AI applications and a compliant orchestration platform for financial workflows. Uptiq enables credit unions to deploy AI across lending, wealth, compliance, and operations while integrating with existing core systems and regulatory frameworks. With Qore, Uptiq also empowers innovation teams and developers within credit unions to build custom AI-driven applications on a secure, financial-services–ready foundation.

About Curql

Curql, a collective of over 160 credit unions jointly investing in fintech, brings timely solutions to the credit union industry. With over 50 fintech in the Collective Portfolio, Curql ensures that technology is designed specifically for credit unions, allowing them to better serve their members and remain competitive in an evolving financial landscape.

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