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Accend (YC S23) — AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs

Accend helps commercial banks and fintechs underwrite business customers faster, win more deals and increase revenue. We provide an end-to-end platform to automate document intake, financial statement / tax spreading, cash flow modeling, credit memos and portfolio management, with audit-ready AI and human-in-the-loop accuracy.

Accend is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs. The founders listed are Pranjal Daga (Founder), Yutong Pei (Founder), Joseph Zhou (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 9, 2023).

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Accend

New accelerator entry · 2023-08-09 · the record

Summer 2023
batch
18
people
Early
stage
Unspecified
region
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BatchSummer 2023
Announced2023-08-09
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size18
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech
SectorsFintech, Generative AI, Finance, AI
RegionsUnspecified
HiringYes
Sitehttps://www.withaccend.com/
Founded2023
YC group partnerAaron Epstein
Previously known asAccend Technology, Inc

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Accend helps commercial banks and fintechs underwrite business customers faster, win more deals and increase revenue. We provide an end-to-end platform to automate document intake, financial statement / tax spreading, cash flow modeling, credit memos and portfolio management, with audit-ready AI and human-in-the-loop accuracy. Accend has raised a $3.2M seed round from Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, General Catalyst and 645 Ventures.

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