Vesta
Vesta sells software that automates mortgage loan origination, helping lenders reduce costs and processing time. One major lender cut origination costs by 25% after adopting its platform. The company has raised $35M from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Ventures.
The growth story
Vesta grew from 19 to 104 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $35M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2022.
About
Vesta provides a loan origination system that combines human and AI workflows to streamline mortgage lending operations. Its platform targets lenders looking to reduce the time and expense of processing loans, with one customer achieving a 25% cost reduction.
Founded in 2020, Vesta has grown to 104 employees and secured $35M in Series A funding led by top-tier investors. Its rapid adoption by major lenders suggests strong traction in the mortgage software market.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Vesta, with 24 employees. The company is led by a team backed by prominent investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Ventures.
The Vesta org chart
mike yu (cofounder, ceo) leads 30 mapped leaders with 11 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 29 (-3% YoY), Operations 14 (+40% YoY), Information Technology 9 (+50% YoY), Sales 7 (+600% YoY), Business Development 7 (+40% YoY), Product Management 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Vesta draws talent primarily from mortgage tech companies like Blend and Better, with 10 and 4 hires respectively. Alumni have moved to firms including Meta and AI startups like Kratos AI.
Most common previous employers of Vesta staff: Blend (10), Better (4), Amazon (4), EarnUp (3), Salesforce (3), Nomura (2). Former Vesta employees most often moved to Meta (2), VerticalScale (1), Unconventional AI (1), Kratos AI (1), Brain (1), - (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Hiring now
Vesta is actively hiring, with open roles listed on its careers page.
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 18% search, 12% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Vesta: Leadership (25), Microsoft Office (24), Customer Service (21), Python (Programming Language) (21), Microsoft Excel (21), JavaScript (19), Management (18), Public Speaking (17).
Where the team actually sits
Vesta people are concentrated in California, United States (17), San Francisco Bay Area (9), New York, United States (8), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (5).
Search footprint
Vesta attracts about 4,170 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 106 ranking keywords and lost 81 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Vesta has 104 employees as of September 2026.
Vesta has raised $35M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2022.
Vesta was founded in 2020 by Devon Yang.
mike yu (cofounder, ceo) sits at the top of Vesta's reporting structure, with 11 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Vesta staff are Blend (10 people), Better (4 people), Amazon (4 people).
Former Vesta employees most often move to Meta (2), VerticalScale (1), Unconventional AI (1).
Vesta attracts about 4,170 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Vesta staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel.
Vesta staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), San Francisco Bay Area (9), New York, United States (8).
Vesta has about 29 people in Engineering, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Vesta has about 14 people in Operations, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 74 current and 24 former Vesta profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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