Basis

Backed byAccel
Total raised$137.6M
StageSeries B
Hiring pace15 roles / 90d
Founded2023
Team size51-200
HQNew York, NY
IndustriesAI/MLSaaSFinTechAccounting SoftwareEnterprise Software

About Basis

Basis is a three-year-old AI company headquartered in Flatiron, New York, that develops intelligent agents specifically designed for the accounting domain. Founded on the conviction that AI agents would become essential to knowledge work, Basis has grown to a team of 25 people working fully in-person to build technology that completes complex accounting tasks end to end, including partnership tax workbooks. Accountants use Basis daily to streamline critical workflows such as creating journal entries, debugging reconciliations, and preparing technical accounting memos. Rather than simply offering theoretical solutions, Basis deploys real agents that perform actual work in the economy, positioning itself at the forefront of practical AI application in professional services.

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Company at a glance

Locations
Los Angeles, United States ·New York, United States ·San Francisco, United States
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Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering34%
  • Operations29%
  • Sales & Business Development14%
  • Product & Design11%
  • Other10%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Harvard University
  2. 2.Columbia University
  3. 3.Stanford University
  4. 4.University of Waterloo
  5. 5.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team Worked At

  • Scale AI
  • Deloitte
  • Microsoft
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Palantir Technologies

Culture & values

Fully in-person team with shared love of solving hard problems using whiteboards

Core belief that agents would become integral to knowledge work

Focus on massively ambitious projects

Funding History

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Life at Basis

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