Copperlane Raises $4.1M Seed

Copperlane raised $4.1 million in seed funding led by TQ Ventures for its AI-native mortgage origination platform. The company will use the capital to scale Penny, an autonomous AI loan officer that analyzes borrower documents and drafts recommendations for human staff. Founded in 2026 by Athan Zhang and Brianna Lin, Copperlane aims to reduce document review and preapproval analysis times.