Pittsburgh, PA – February 18, 2026 – BlastPoint, an AI-driven customer intelligence platform, today announced a strategic investment from the Btech Consortium Fund to accelerate its continued growth in the financial services sector.
This brings the company’s previously announced growth round to $12.6 million, reflecting continued investor confidence in BlastPoint’s expansion strategy and momentum across a $12 billion market spanning 13 verticals. As community banks face increasing competition and rising expectations for personalized digital engagement, demand is growing for AI solutions that turn customer data into clear, actionable insight.
BlastPoint will use the investment to further develop its next-generation prediction tools and expand its footprint within community banking. The company’s technology is built with transparency and fairness at its core, enabling models to be reviewed and evaluated for unintended bias and disproportionate impact across customer segments. By measuring outcomes across groups and clearly documenting model logic, BlastPoint ensures institutions can confidently deploy AI that is explainable, responsible, and aligned with regulatory expectations. By enabling banks to identify next-best products and execute more targeted and cost-efficient campaigns, BlastPoint helps financial institutions compete more effectively with larger national and regional banks.
“I am extremely excited to be working with the team at Btech Consortium Fund. Their experience is going to be key to our continued fintech growth.” said Alison Alvarez, CEO and Co-Founder of BlastPoint.
“In our conversations with community banks, a consistent theme has emerged: while banks sit on rich customer data, most digital banking platforms still fall short when it comes to turning that data into truly actionable, targeted insight,” said Kevin Covert, Managing Director at the Btech Consortium Fund. “This gap directly limits deposit growth and effective cross-selling. BlastPoint bridges that gap by enabling banks to identify the next-best product for each customer and execute faster, more targeted, and more cost-efficient campaigns, giving community banks a meaningful advantage as they compete with national and regional banks.”
About BlastPoint
BlastPoint is an AI-driven customer intelligence platform that helps businesses better understand, reach, and serve their customers. By providing predictive insights and actionable data, BlastPoint empowers companies to increase engagement, improve operational efficiency, and drive equitable customer experiences. BlastPoint works with industry leaders in energy and finance to build a more customer-centric future. For more information, visit www.blastpoint.com.
About the Btech Consortium Fund
The Btech Consortium Fund is a partnership between U.S. community banks, Elizabeth Park Capital Management, and Strandview Capital. The mission of the consortium is to empower community banks through technology to better compete with larger national banks, become less reliant on legacy core technology, and to better serve their customers. The banks in the Btech Consortium are tech-forward, high-performing banks. These banks have joined forces to gain market leverage and a competitive advantage through insights into emerging bank technology, access to new vendor relationships, and sharing of technology best practices among bank peers. For more information visit: https://btechconsortium.com/
