
Ralo
ActiveFind Your Best Mortgage Deal
This company has previously operated under “Approval AI”. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product — useful raw material for variant ideas.
About
Ralo is a mortgage platform built to deliver lower rates and lower fees by cutting out unnecessary intermediaries. We automate the complex work behind the scenes, from paperwork to pricing and negotiation.
Founders · 2
Arjun is the co-founder & CEO of Ralo, building AI tools he wish existed after his painful home-buying journey. Prior to founding the company, he was a Product Manager at Google (APM '20), where he worked on high-impact consumer products. He scaled Google Hotels and launched a new business within YouTube Shopping, growing it from $0 to $XXX million in GMV. Arjun holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
Helly Shah is the co-founder & CTO of Ralo, where she’s building the mortgage platform every homebuyer deserves. At Google Maps, she led the design and launch of features that enhanced lane guidance & geopolitical accuracy for over a billion users. Before that, she built real-time rates trading systems at Goldman Sachs, shaping how markets move. She grew up in a family of real estate developers across India and the US, giving her a front-row seat to the industry’s inner workings.
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