Finalis is a San Francisco-based fintech building the operating system for private capital markets. It pairs a registered broker-dealer with software that handles compliance, deal management, and a global network of bankers - letting independent dealmakers run M&A, capital raises, and private placements without standing up their own back office.
Zarna is building the first cohort of AI associates for private capital - autonomous agents that plug directly into a firm's data and work like a deal team that never sleeps. Founded by four UC Berkeley alumni who were previously forward-deployed engineers at AEA Investors, Zarna automates the grunt work of private equity: tearing down CIMs, building LBO models, drafting IC memos, updating CRMs, and surfacing warm introductions. Backed by Y Combinator (F25), the platform recovers ~80 hours per week for 15-person deal teams and promises full ROI in under 90 days.