Artificial intelligence and software-as-a-service startup Alanna.ai announced Oct. 27 it plans to hire 20 new employees and add 3,000 square feet to its headquarters at 1700 Redbud Blvd., McKinney. The company’s artificial intelligence software, Alanna, is designed to simplify land and title transactions.

“Alanna saves real estate agents, lenders, buyers and sellers time by providing real-time information during the entire closing process,” Chief Executive Officer Randall Nelson said in a statement. “By making the communication experience between the title company and their customers faster, simpler and smoother, our platform is able to lead to lower costs for everyone involved.”

With to a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corp.'s Innovation Fund, the company expects to add 20 new jobs over the next three years. That will bring its total number of employees to 27 with an average salary of $90,000. www.alanna.ai