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The tax return that became a data company
Libra began with an awkward question about Bitcoin taxes. The answer grew into Lukka, a business that helps institutions turn unruly crypto transactions into numbers an auditor can live with.
Harness (Harness Wealth)
Harness (Harness Wealth) is a New York fintech that pairs software with a curated marketplace of vetted tax, financial and estate advisors, aimed at people with complex finances - startup founders, equity-holding employees, business owners, crypto investors and other 'builders.' It combines a vertical SaaS platform that powers collaboration between tax advisors and their clients, a marketplace to discover specialist firms, and consumer tools for tracking equity and net worth. Founded in 2018 by David Snider, the former CFO/COO of Compass, the company has raised roughly $40M and grew revenue by more than 1,500% between 2021 and 2024.
Taxbit
Taxbit builds compliance infrastructure for the digital economy - software that turns messy on-chain and off-chain transaction data into accurate tax forms, regulatory filings, and audit-ready accounting. Founded in 2018 by CPAs, tax attorneys, and engineers, the company automates digital-asset tax information reporting (1099-DA, DAC7, CARF, 1042-S) and subledger accounting for exchanges, banks, enterprises, and government agencies, reportedly generating 100M+ tax forms and reconciling hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions.