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Nitish Poddar
AddedSep 29, 2026
UpdatedSep 29, 2026
Nitish Poddar

Nitish Poddar

Co-founder & CTO, Kastle

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Kastle

Kastle

Seed$500kSan Francisco, CA, US
Co-founder & CTO

Recent news

VC investments in mortgage AI show how rivals will cut labor costsNational Mortgage News · 2026
New American Funding Extends AI Push To Borrower CallsNational Mortgage Professional · 2026
Carrington Mortgage Services and Kastle Announce Partnership to Deploy AI Agents Across Carrington's Servicing OperationsBusiness Wire · 2026

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