How many fintechs can boast of having more external developers working on its platform than in-house talent?
That’s the happy situation Roostify finds itself in. The automated lending technology innovator announced this week that the number of external developers working on the online mortgage platform now exceeds the number of Roostify’s in-house engineers. For newly-hired VP of Products, Sandeep Aji, this milestone is a major validation of the company’s ability to successfully promote the functionality of its API. “Our clients are finding value in the flexibility and extensibility that Roostify offers versus a static, off-the-shelf software program,” Aji said.
Pictured: Roostify co-founder and Head of Product Nathaniel Sokoll-Ward demonstrating the company’s platform at FinovateSpring 2016.
The ability to build customized workflows is at the heart of what is attracting both large enterprise customers as well as “tech-savvy smaller lenders” to Roostify’s platform. The Roostify API enables users to design their own processes to run within the platform and to easily integrate with their own CIS, CRM, LOS, and Access Control systems. This allows a wider number of potential users of the technology, who don’t have to wait for a specific integration for their system. “The API allows them to build that integration themselves and create the workflow that’s right for their business, rather than forcing them to adopt a different program in order to use Roostify,” Aji explained.
Founded in January 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Roostify demonstrated its SaaS-based, end-to-end lending platform at FinovateSpring 2016. Last month, the company was named to the Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 list and was credited by First California Mortgage (First Cal) for helping them reduce average loan timeframes to 15 days (national average is 43 days). Also a member of CB Insights Fintech 250, Roostify added former Appfluent Technology CEO Frank Gelbart as Chief Revenue Officer in April, and announced a deal to power Chase Bank’s self-serve mortgage platform in February. The company has raised $8 million in funding, and includes USAA and Colchis Capital Management among its investors. Rajesh Bhat is co-founder and CEO.