Pluto Launches an AI-Powered Lending Platform to Unlock Liquidity in Private Markets, Backed by Leading Credit Investors
Hamilton LaneHamilton Lane(US:HLNE) Businesswire·2026-01-06 11:00

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pluto Financial Technologies, Inc. has launched the first AI-powered lending platform purpose built for private markets, backed by Motive Ventures, Portage, Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), Tectonic Ventures, and Broadhaven Ventures. Pluto has raised $8.6 million in equity and secured hundreds of millions in lending capacity. Private markets are booming, with total AUM projected to grow 1.5x in the next five years. Yet these assets l. ...