# Rohit Gupta

> Rohit Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Auditoria.AI, a Santa Clara startup that builds AI agents for corporate finance teams. A serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years in enterprise software, he previously founded the cloud-security company Palerra (acquired by Oracle in 2016) and ran the Remedy IT Service Management division at BMC Software. He started Auditoria in 2019 to bring automation to the back office of finance, and in 2025 raised a $38M Series B to push the company into the agentic-AI era.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Auditoria.AI
- **Organizations:** Auditoria.AI, Palerra, Oracle, BMC Software
- **Nationality:** American (immigrated to the United States)
- **Education:** Master of Science, Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Auditoria.AI, a cognitive automation provider for ERP and corporate finance teams, Founded Palerra (2013), the first API-centric Cloud Access Security Broker, acquired by Oracle in 2016, Built and exited over fifteen companies across a 25+ year career

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Held senior roles across enterprise software, including Identity and Access Management and IT Service Management
- **2000s** — Vice President and General Manager of the Remedy IT Service Management division at BMC Software, a product line generating over $500M in revenue
- **2013** — Founded Palerra, the industry's first API-centric Cloud Access Security Broker, and served as CEO
- **2016** — Oracle acquired Palerra; Gupta became Group Vice President for Cloud Security at Oracle
- **2019** — Co-founded Auditoria.AI with Adina Simu and Gaurav Bhatia to bring AI and automation to corporate finance
- **2024** — Auditoria posts triple-digit growth; partners with Workday and ERP platforms on AI-powered finance SmartBots
- **2025** — Raised an oversubscribed $38M Series B led by Innovius Capital to accelerate agentic AI for enterprise finance

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Auditoria.AI, a cognitive automation provider for ERP and corporate finance teams
- Founded Palerra (2013), the first API-centric Cloud Access Security Broker, acquired by Oracle in 2016
- Built and exited over fifteen companies across a 25+ year career
- Ran BMC Software's Remedy IT Service Management division, a product line over $500M in revenue
- Raised more than $65M in total funding for Auditoria, including a $38M Series B in 2025
- Scaled Auditoria to process $2.4B in annual collections and $9B in invoicing for clients across 300+ languages
- Member of the Forbes Finance Council and a frequent speaker at AICPA and industry conferences

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Auditoria.AI raised an oversubscribed $38M Series B led by Innovius Capital, with Dell Technologies Capital, Sentinel Global, Venrock, NeoTribe, Engineering Capital and KPMG Ventures.
- **2025-08** — Auditoria announced new AI agents, ERP deals, and Series B momentum as it pushes further into autonomous finance.

## Links

- Website: https://auditoria.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmgupta
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Auditoria_AI
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/smartflowskills

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Last updated: 2026-07-29