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May 21, 2025

AI startup Filed raises $17m to supercharge tax firms’ capacity

Based in Sweden and New York, the startup will focus on the US market

Mimi Billing

4 min read

Stockholm-based startup Filed has announced a combined $17.2m in pre-seed and seed funding to help tax firms in the US increase their capacity through AI, with backing from Northzone and Day One Ventures among others.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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