# Zeni

> Zeni is an AI-powered finance operations platform for venture-backed startups, combining automated bookkeeping, bill pay, business banking, and CFO services with a team of human finance experts. Founded in 2019 by twin brothers Swapnil and Snehal Shinde, it promises a daily books close instead of a monthly one.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Swapnil Shinde (Co-Founder & CEO), Snehal Shinde (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
- **Team size:** ~260 employees
- **Products:** AI Bookkeeping, AI Bill Pay, AI Reimbursements, AI Business Checking, AI Business Credit & Debit Cards
- **Notable:** Raised $47.5M in total funding by 2021, Grew to ~260 employees serving venture-backed startups, Launched AI Accounting Agent in 2025 to automate complex accounting workflows

## Products & services

- **AI Bookkeeping** — Automated daily books close powered by AI plus a human finance team.
- **AI Bill Pay** — Automated vendor bill ingestion, approval, and payment.
- **AI Reimbursements** — Employee expense reimbursements with automated categorization and payout.
- **AI Business Checking** — FDIC-insured business banking with yield, integrated with the Zeni dashboard.
- **AI Business Credit & Debit Cards** — Cashback corporate cards that auto-categorize spend into the ledger.
- **AI Treasury** — Automated cash sweeps to put idle balances to work.
- **CFO & Tax Services** — Fractional CFO support, GAAP-compliant accounting, R&D tax credits, and tax filing.

## Achievements

- Raised $47.5M in total funding by 2021
- Grew to ~260 employees serving venture-backed startups
- Launched AI Accounting Agent in 2025 to automate complex accounting workflows
- Founders' prior company Mezi sold to American Express in 2018

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Launched the AI Accounting Agent to automate complex accounting workflows.
- **2024-12** — CEO Swapnil Shinde featured at AI for CFOs & AI Leaders in Silicon Valley.
- **2021-08** — Closed $34M Series B led by Elevation Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://zeni.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeni-ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zenihq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zeni-ai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ZeniAIHQ/

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Last updated: 2026-05-22