Ran Magen is Co-Founder and CTO at Lama AI, a GenAI-powered loan origination platform transforming how community and regional banks process small business lending. He brings deep expertise in system architecture, large-scale distributed systems, and real-time data analysis to the fintech space.

Ran served as a Senior Software Architect, R&D Team Lead, and Software Engineer at Israeli Military Intelligence Unit 8200 from 2007 to 2016, before co-founding Gofer, a knowledge management startup built around an enterprise-wide knowledge graph.

Ran is a serial entrepreneur and self-described CTO from Unit 8200, with a track record of designing and delivering innovative software projects across real-time systems and big data. His technical depth spans end-to-end product architecture and cutting-edge AI applications in financial services.

At Lama AI, Ran leads all technology development behind the company's AI-native Loan Origination System, which automates up to 95% of SMB lending processes including SBA, CRE, and C&I loans. The platform is backed by investors including Viola Ventures, Hetz Ventures, Foundation Capital, and SixThirty Ventures.

Lama AI serves dozens of community and regional banks across the US, with clients like Gate City Bank reporting a 90% reduction in business loan processing time. The company has grown to nearly 50 employees with headquarters in New York and an R&D center in Tel Aviv.