Banking lending

Arva AI

Website
Founded 2024Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Arva AI is a Google backed research company deploying AI Agents for critical banking operations with industry-leading accuracy, from financial crime compliance to lending. Combining proprietary models with adaptive decisioning infrastructure, Arva enables large banks and financial institutions to automate high-risk decisions with greater consistency, effectiveness and control. Always hiring.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Tarit AI, Arva AI, Arva

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Rhim Shah

Founder/CEO

Formerly led the FinCrime product team at Revolut Business and multiple product teams at Jobandtalent. Prior to that an APM intern at Google. Studied Engineering at the University of Oxford.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Oli Wales

Founder/CTO

Formerly lead product engineer at Opvia (YC S20), before that a full-stack engineer at Iventis, Chimnie and The Trade Desk. Studied Computer Science at the University of Cambridge.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
20team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2024 · Source

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Y Combinator

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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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