AI accountants that execute the accounting close
HQ: San Francisco, CA | Founded: 2019 | Employees: 25 | Stage: Series A | Website: https://kinter.ai
Kinter builds AI accountants — an agentic workforce that autonomously executes the expense side of the accounting close. The AI agents work proactively and continuously with full auditability, replacing manual close processes. Trusted by global leaders including Amazon, Mastercard, and UPS. Founded in 2019 as Alloy Automation by Gregg Mojica and Sara Du (who later left). Alloy was an e-commerce integration platform ('Zapier for e-commerce') that went viral on Product Hunt and was accepted into YC W20. It raised $20M Series A from a16z in 2022 and served companies like Amazon, Gorgias, and Postscript. In 2025, founder Gregg Mojica recognized that integration infrastructure was being commoditized and made the decision to pivot the company to Kinter — building AI accountants for the financial close. The Kinter team includes Michael Nadel (Drip, Target, Goldman Sachs), Jonathan Lee (Twilio, Liferay), and Armen Aklian CPA (Zendesk, ENDVR). Backed by a16z, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, and dozens of career operators and founders. Total funding ~$27M. HQ in San Francisco, CA.
Kinter represents a dramatic pivot from Alloy Automation (Zapier for e-commerce, $20M Series A from a16z in 2022) to AI accountants for the financial close. The founder recognized integration platforms were being commoditized and made the hard call to pivot. Enterprise traction with Amazon, Mastercard, and UPS is impressive. Backed by a16z and Bain Capital Ventures. Key risk: complex pivot from e-commerce to enterprise accounting; building AI agents for a heavily regulated domain requires deep domain expertise.
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