# Pauline Roteta

> Pauline Roteta is the co-founder and CEO of Pasito, a New York based startup building AI agents for the insurance and employee benefits industry. A former Senior Investor and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, Fulbright Scholar, CFA and CFP, she launched Pasito in 2021 to attack the roughly $200 billion Americans waste each year on poor benefits decisions. Pasito went through Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch and in February 2026 raised a $21 million Series A led by Insight Partners, bringing total funding to about $24.4 million.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Pasito
- **Organizations:** Pasito, Y Combinator (S22 alum), BlackRock (former), CFA Society New York
- **Education:** B.Eng., Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Program
- **Known for:** Raised approximately $24.4M in total funding for Pasito, Led Pasito through Y Combinator Summer 2022, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

## Career timeline

- **pre-2021** — Analyst, Associate, then Vice President at BlackRock, including Global Energy & Power Infrastructure; Senior Investor and Portfolio Manager in Real Assets
- **2021** — Co-founded Pasito with the aim of simplifying employee benefits for working families
- **2022** — Led Pasito through Y Combinator's Summer 2022 batch
- **2023** — Raised $3.25M seed round for Pasito
- **2025** — Launched Pasito's AI Benefits Assistant; expanded partnerships with Sun Life
- **2026** — Closed $21M Series A led by Insight Partners; ARR reported up roughly 50x year over year

## Achievements

- Raised approximately $24.4M in total funding for Pasito
- Led Pasito through Y Combinator Summer 2022
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
- Fulbright Scholar
- Grew Pasito ARR roughly 50x in one year
- Signed alliance with New York Life for AI-powered benefits decision support
- Partnered with Sun Life U.S. to distribute benefits through Pasito
- Named to SEEN 50 by Tech:NYC

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Pasito closed a $21M Series A led by Insight Partners with participation from Y Combinator and MTech Capital.
- **2025** — Launched Pasito's AI Benefits Assistant; announced Sun Life distribution partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://pasito.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineroteta/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/paulineroteta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomboompau90/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09