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DARK MATTER CEO SEAN DUGAN NAMED TO INMAN’S 2025 BEST OF FINANCE LIST

Inman's Best of Finance Award is managed entirely by its editorial team to independently recognize those leaders in the lending industry who are driving measurable change

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 26, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced its CEO, Sean Dugan, has been named to Inman’s 2025 Best of Finance list. Now in its third year, the award is a prestigious industry recognition honoring professionals in the mortgage and financial services sectors who demonstrate exceptional innovation, influence and impact on the residential real estate ecosystem.

Image caption: Sean Dugan, CEO of Dark Matter Technologies.

Dugan is a tech visionary known for his ability to translate lender pain points into pragmatic innovation. His diverse background across sales, marketing, account management and client services gives him a 360-degree view of the mortgage ecosystem. Since Dark Matter’s 2023 acquisition by Constellation Software, Dugan has architected a companywide shift to a customer-centric culture, first as chief revenue officer and, since April 2025, as its CEO.

In the 18 months since Dark Matter’s transition to new ownership, Dugan’s initiatives have had measurable industry impacts. The Empower® loan origination system (LOS) by Dark Matter continues to gain strong traction among lenders, signaling both market confidence and the platform’s alignment with evolving industry demands. More than half of Dark Matter’s client base has adopted its reimagined digital point-of-sale portals, and among those users, more than 85% of loan applications are now submitted through digital channels. This shift represents not just feature adoption but a fundamental change in lender and borrower behavior — one that validates Dugan’s emphasis on modern, user-centric design and seamless workflows.

Dugan played a pivotal role in one of the company’s most technically ambitious initiatives: a complete migration to Amazon Web Services. Completed three months ahead of schedule and with zero disruption to clients, the transition improved total profitability margin by 4.8%. The AIVA® suite of AI-powered virtual assistants has also seen exponential growth under Dugan’s leadership. In just the past three years, the company has processed over 356 million pages across more than 105 million documents, extracting over 148 million data labels through AIVA Docs.

“Sean’s leadership has helped usher in a new era where client voice drives innovation, where AI delivers measurable results, and where openness and agility are expected, not exceptional,” said Bonnie Wilhelm, CEO of Andromeda, “In reshaping expectations for the LOS — arguably the most essential system in a lender’s tech stack — Sean hasn’t just redefined what’s possible. He’s reset the bar for what lenders expect from their technology partners. We are incredibly happy for him and appreciate this well-deserved industry recognition.”

For a complete list of Inman 2025 Best of Finance award winners, visit the Inman website at https://www.inman.com/best-of-finance-awards/

About Dark Matter Technologies:

Operating with the nimble nature of a startup and the disciplined maturity of one of the industry’s leading providers, Dark Matter Technologies delivers powerful technology with unparalleled automation and relentless innovation to leading mortgage lenders, servicers and companies nationwide. For more information, visit https://dmatter.com/.

Twitter: @dmattertech #fintech #mortgage

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