Singapore-based Pints AI has raised $5.6 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to expand its auditable AI platform for financial institutions. The round was led by Tin Men Capital, with SBI Ven Capital participating as co-lead investor. Existing and new backers including SEEDS, NTUitive, SUTD Venture Fund, and Tenity also joined the round.
The company plans to use the funding to strengthen its AI governance capabilities, grow its engineering team, and expand operations across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
What Pints AI Does
Founded in 2021 by Partha Rao and Calvin Tan, Pints AI develops AI deployment infrastructure for regulated financial institutions. The Singapore-based company focuses on helping banks, insurers, and other financial organizations move AI systems from pilot projects into production environments while meeting compliance and governance requirements.
Its flagship platform, Autothought, connects directly with banking and insurance core systems to automate underwriting, claims processing, customer onboarding, compliance checks, and other operational workflows. The platform is designed with auditability at its core, providing a traceable record for every AI-generated decision so institutions can review, explain, and validate outcomes when required.
Why The Problem Matters
While financial institutions are actively exploring AI, many projects never move beyond pilot programs due to regulatory concerns. Banks and insurers must be able to explain decisions related to credit approvals, underwriting, claims processing, and risk assessments. This creates a need for AI systems that offer transparency, governance, and clear audit trails alongside automation capabilities.
Pints AI aims to address this challenge through its Autothought platform, which the company says can move organizations from project kickoff to production deployment in less than 21 days. To date, the platform has been deployed by 12 financial institutions across four countries. According to the company, its customers have generated more than $10 million in combined savings, with these deployments achieved within less than two years.
“Financial institutions that successfully integrate AI into core workflows such as underwriting, credit decisioning, claims processing, and compliance will gain a significant competitive advantage over their peers,” said Partha Rao, CEO and Co-founder of Pints AI. “We built Autothought so that every AI-driven decision can be traced, audited, and defended before any regulator in the world.”
“Pints AI has been quietly deploying auditable AI within financial institutions and helping clients generate tens of millions of dollars in savings,” said Murli Ravi, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men Capital. “We believe this ability to deliver measurable business value while maintaining governance and transparency will define the next phase of AI adoption globally.”
Verified Funding Data
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Company | Pints AI |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Funding Round | Pre-Series A |
| Funding Amount | $5.6 million |
| Announcement Date | 15 June 2026 |
| Lead Investor | Tin Men Capital |
| Co-Lead Investor | SBI Ven Capital |
| Other Investors | SEEDS, NTUitive, SUTD Venture Fund, Tenity |
| Product | Autothought |
| Customers | 12 institutions |
| Countries Served | 4 |
| Reported Client Savings | $10 million+ |
| Use of Funds | Hiring, governance capabilities, regulatory expansion, Autothought Studio development |
