Artifact AI
Artifact automates accounting book closing while keeping humans in the loop, enabling single accountants to accomplish work previously requiring entire teams. Backed by a16z, the London and New York-based company has achieved market traction with accounting firms using its platform for client month-end processes.
- Team size
- 11-50
- Founded 2025
- Total raised
- $4M
- Seed · last round Aug '25
About Artifact AI
Artifact is rebuilding accounting from the ground up with technology that enables a single accountant to accomplish what previously required an entire team. The company's platform automates book closing in the background while keeping humans in the loop, fundamentally changing how accounting work gets done. Based in London and New York, Artifact is backed by a16z and has already achieved real market traction, with accounting firms currently running their clients' month-end processes on the platform. The technology is proven with genuine clients in place, and the company is positioned for accelerated growth.
Funding
$4Mtotal raised
- Aug 2025 · Seed$4M
Company at a glance
The team at Artifact AI
11-50 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn
Team breakdown
Team Distribution
- Other Specialized35%
- Engineering30%
- Operations13%
- Leadership9%
- Sales & Business Development9%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Cambridge
- 2.Harvard University
- 3.Stanford University
- 4.University of Bristol
- 5.The University of Manchester
Team Worked At
- Goldman Sachs
- JPMorgan Chase
- PwC
- KPMG
- Bain & Company
Team Composition
14 people- Engineering3 senior7
- Leadership2 senior2
- Consulting1
- Entrepreneurship1 senior1
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