# Andera

> Andera sells AI software that gathers audit evidence, tests controls, flags exceptions and creates reviewable workpapers for enterprise audit teams. Its first focus was SOX testing; it has expanded into a GRC platform and an RSM alliance. A difficult early customer data set led the team to build its own Excel engine, now a defining part of its approach.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Aryo Patel (Co-founder and CEO), Tinah Hong (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** AI control testing, Evidence gathering and exception management, Andera GRC
- **Notable:** Raised a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed in June 2026., Announced an RSM strategic alliance in August 2026., Says its AI control testing has been deployed by multiple Fortune 500 companies.

## Products & services

- **AI control testing** — Reads evidence in varied formats, executes directed control tests, flags deviations and produces annotated audit workpapers.
- **Evidence gathering and exception management** — Coordinates evidence requests and consolidates discrepancies for auditor review.
- **Andera GRC** — Controls management environment linking tests to risk and control records, issues, narratives and dashboards.

## Achievements

- Raised a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed in June 2026.
- Announced an RSM strategic alliance in August 2026.
- Says its AI control testing has been deployed by multiple Fortune 500 companies.
- Says its Excel engine loads files that once took two hours in less than a minute; this is a company-reported result.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Introduced Andera GRC as an integrated controls and testing environment.
- **2026-08** — Announced a strategic alliance with RSM for AI-enabled internal audit control testing.
- **2026-07** — Published an engineering account of its in-house Excel parser and evidence engine.
- **2026-06** — Announced a $37 million Series A led by Lightspeed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.andera.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/andera-ai

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Last updated: 2026-09-29