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Centauri AI

YC W24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 5 employees · 2 known investors

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Centauri AI builds an AI-powered document processing platform that extracts, enriches, and automates data from institutional documents (PDFs, agreements, pitchbooks) for financial services firms. The system routes documents through domain-aware agents that parse, validate, and deliver structured output with full source tracing for underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and compliance workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechWorkflow AutomationAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)

Centauri AI was founded in 2023 by He Lu, Milan Shen, and James Wu.

HLHe Lu
He LuinCo-Founder/CEOHe previously served as co-founder and CTO at Blue Water Fintech, which was acquired in 2022, and held a portfolio manager position managing institutional fixed-income portfolios with nine years of banking and capital markets experience.
MSMilan Shen
Milan SheninCo-FounderShe holds a PhD in Statistics from Stanford and has spent over a decade in data and AI roles, including leading data science for pricing and forecasting at Airbnb and serving as a research scientist manager at Meta where she worked on privacy-preserving solutions for advertising systems.
JWJames Wu
James WuinCo-Founder, CTO2023–2026James Wu previously served as Director of Engineering at Tubi, where he built and oversaw the Platform Engineering team managing large-scale Kubernetes infrastructure and technology budgets. He also worked as a Principal Engineer at Minted focused on full-stack DevSecOps, and holds a degree from UC Berkeley.

Investors · 2

Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Competitors · 2

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Frequently asked questions

What does Centauri AI do?
Centauri AI builds an AI-powered document processing platform that extracts, enriches, and automates data from institutional documents (PDFs, agreements, pitchbooks) for financial services firms. The system routes documents through domain-aware agents that parse, validate, and deliver structured output with full source tracing for underwriting, portfolio monitoring, and compliance workflows.
Who founded Centauri AI?
Centauri AI was founded by He Lu, Milan Shen, James Wu in 2023.
Who are Centauri AI's investors?
Centauri AI's investors include Amino Capital, Y Combinator.
Where is Centauri AI headquartered?
Centauri AI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.