Altur provides autonomous voice and text AI agents for debt collection, operating on proprietary telephony infrastructure optimized for collections and banking sales in Latin America. The agents negotiate with debtors, handle objections, secure payments, and maintain regulatory compliance, achieving up to 6x more effective contact than traditional dialers with human agents. Since launching in Mexico, the company has collected over $6M USD on live accounts using AI agents exclusively. Founded in 2023 by Luis Olave and Pedro Fernández, Altur was part of YC's Summer 2025 batch.
Altur
ActiveVoice AI Agents for Debt Collection
Total raised
$2M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
Aug 2025
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
—
Founded
2025
Mexico City, Mexico
Agent-ready
—
Autonomous voice AI agents for debt collection
Text-based collection agents
Proprietary telephony infrastructure
Negotiation and objection handling with debtors
Payment securing within calls
Regulatory compliance handling
Optimization for collections and banking sales in Latin America
Parallel high-volume contact capability
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Cumulative raise
From 2025 to 2026 · 2 rounds tracked
Total
$2M
Aug 2025 Seed $1.5M incl. Platanus Ventures +1
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$2M raised ·2 backers·10 network links
- Backers2
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- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Altur do?
- Altur provides autonomous voice and text AI agents for debt collection that negotiate, handle objections, secure payments, and maintain regulatory compliance.
- How effective are Altur's agents?
- The company reports up to 6x more effective contact than traditional dialers with human agents, and has collected over $6M USD on live accounts using AI agents exclusively.
- Where does Altur operate?
- Its telephony infrastructure is optimized for collections and banking sales in Latin America, with early traction in Mexico.
- Does Altur handle compliance?
- Yes. Its agents are designed to maintain regulatory compliance while negotiating and collecting payments.
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