Zalos, a startup focused on easing the manual workload of finance teams through AI agents, has announced a $3.6 million seed funding round. The round was led by Swiss VC 14Peaks Capital.

Investors and Vision

Other investors include Cohen Circle, Harry Stebbings' 20VC, and several angel investors, including Ian Sutherland (CTO of Tide) and Mike Lenz (CFO of FedEx). Zalos aims to solve the problem of fragmented systems used by finance teams, who often operate on ERPs, CRMs, spreadsheets, emails, and banking platforms not designed to communicate with each other.

AI Agents for Finance

According to Zalos, the APIs between these systems are incomplete, forcing finance teams to manually merge data to complete billing cycles, close the books, and produce reports. The startup believes the next leap in productivity will not come from replacing existing stacks, but from agent-based software capable of operating as humans would, understanding the business context. Zalos' AI agents integrate into existing systems, automating workflows and preserving existing configurations.

Focus on the Finance Sector

Unlike other solutions, Zalos' agents are designed specifically for finance, ensuring accuracy and reliability in complex operations and possessing specific skills such as using Excel. The startup was founded by William Fairbairn (CEO) and Hung Hoang (CTO), who met at Y Combinator. The funds raised will be used to improve the technology and acquire new customers, also targeting enterprise-level ERPs.