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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.
Ralo provides mortgage education and comparison tools to help users compare rates and understand total costs involved in mortgages.
Ralo offers mortgage education content alongside comparison tools that enable users to review and compare mortgage rates and total costs associated with different loan options.
Who it’s for: homebuyers and prospective mortgage borrowers seeking to understand mortgage costs and compare offers
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.
America’s first mortgage platform built to help homebuyers save time, money, and stress.
Ralo launches as America’s first mortgage platform that automates the mortgage process from pre-approval through closing, aiming to help homebuyers access lower rates with less effort and no spam. It emphasizes one form, one workflow, lower upfront fees, and published rates, targeting buyers and connections with real estate agents and lenders.
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