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February 19, 2025

Uber alum wins $10m for AI-powered accounting startup from General Catalyst and EQT

The funding round is the latest sign that investors are focusing on the AI agent space

Tom Matsuda

3 min read

A former Uber employee has raised $10m across two funding rounds for his automated accounting platform Stacks to fund its move into AI agents. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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