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Investor Due Diligence
Due Diligence Pack

A founder to watch in private lending fraud detection.

Investor diligence on Zack Farris and LendlyX — the AI fraud detection platform for private real estate and hard money lenders. Credentials, operating timeline, prior exits, and featured press consolidated in one place, with independent links throughout so nothing has to be taken on trust.

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Credentials

The operator behind the company.

  • Current
    Founder & CEO, LendlyX

    AI fraud intelligence for private real estate lenders.

  • Track Record
    4 prior exits

    Founder and operator across insurance distribution and performance marketing.

  • Focus
    Fintech · Proptech · AI · Real Estate

    Verification infrastructure embedded in lender workflows.

Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University — undergraduate education and alumni network underpinning years of operator work.
Operating Timeline

How the chapters connect.

  1. May 2026

    LendlyX launches

    AI-driven verification platform for private real estate lending goes live at the end of May 2026. Coverage across AP, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and Benzinga.

  2. March 2026

    Platform foundations laid

    LendlyX foundation work begins in March 2026: photo & video fraud intelligence, document intelligence, and draw decisioning architected as embedded lender infrastructure ahead of launch.

  3. Prior

    Four founder exits

    Built and exited Fortriator Insurance and Blue Falco Marketing; sold books at Goosehead and Farmers — operating discipline carried into LendlyX.

Companies
  • LendlyX logo
    Founder & CEO · Active
  • Port Guard, Inc. logo
    Advisor & Investor · Active
  • Fortriator Insurance logo
    Founded · Exited
  • Blue Falco Marketing logo
    Founded · Exited
  • Goosehead Insurance logo
    Book sold
  • Farmers Insurance logo
    Book sold
Exit Verification

Proof, not just a number.

The signed APA from a $30.2M exit is available to verified investors. Request an access code, then view the full document in your browser.

Gated · Investor verification

Asset Purchase Agreement — $30.2M exit.

The signed APA from a prior exit is available on request. Enter the access code Zack shared with you to preview the document in your browser.

Don't have a code? Request one from Zack.

Aggie Founder Credibility

Built on a Texas A&M foundation.

Undergraduate education and the Aggie founder network underpin a decade of operator work — and the institutional resources below are where that founder discipline gets sharpened.

Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate alumnus · College Station, TX
  • Entrepreneurship Center
    McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship

    Mays Business School's hub for Aggie founders — programs, mentorship, and the Aggie 100 fastest-growing companies list.

  • Founder Network
    The Association of Former Students

    500,000+ Aggie alumni network — the operating fabric behind warm intros, customer access, and capital relationships.

  • Business School
    Mays Business School

    Texas A&M's business school — undergraduate home and the institutional foundation behind a decade of operator work.

  • Capital
    Texas A&M Innovation

    University-affiliated commercialization and venture resources connecting Aggie founders to early-stage capital.

Featured Press

Independent coverage of the work.

Third-party publications you can use to corroborate the story.

Next step

Ready to go deeper? Request the investor brief.

Cap table summary, exit history, and a walkthrough of the LendlyX roadmap — sent on request.

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