Zeni

Zeni gives startups an AI-powered finance team to automatically manage everything finance-related for their business: bookkeeping & accounting, invoicing, bill pay, yearly taxes, and more.

Founded 2019
51-200 employees
  • Banking, Corporate Finance, & Investing
  • Enterprise Software
  • Headquarters address
    Palo Alto, CA

    24 hours in the life of a startup is a long time. Founders attend to their business daily, and their financial operations deserve the same attention.

    But it’s not that simple. In the 12+ years we started and sold our first two businesses, we were never in a position to proactively manage our startup finances.

    Our bookkeepers, accountants, or finance teams (we tried them all) would send financial updates 2-3 weeks after month end. By the time we got our monthly reports, dug into the spreadsheets, fixed errors, and exchanged emails back and forth with our accountant to get to the root of our questions, we were weeks behind in course-correcting any issues that had surfaced.

    How can a founder give their startup’s financial operations the daily attention it requires when the only finance solutions available are always a month behind? It was clear the process was broken and not designed to meet the needs of fast-growing startups.

    So we created Zeni to bring real-time insights to startup founders via intelligent bookkeeping, accounting, tax and CFO services.

    "Zeni is the only startup bookkeeping solution engineered to power high velocity decision making"

    Zeni leverages a seamless blend of artificial intelligence and human finance experts to perform daily bookkeeping and manage every financial need of a startup for a flat monthly fee.

    The speed and accuracy of this approach gives startup founders real-time access to key financial insights for the first time via the Zeni Dashboard — including burn rate, operating expenses, cash/card balance, revenue by product, month-end reports, and more.

    With Zeni, there is no more flying blind for weeks at a time. Startup founders have instant access to their real-time finances 24/7, and a team of best-in-class bookkeepers, accountants, CPAs, tax advisors, and CFOs at their fingertips.

    Tech stack

    Python, Google Cloud Platform, Google App Engine, Google Cloud Datastore

    Benefits

    Compensation and retirement

    Performance bonus
    Stock Options
    401k plan

    Health and wellness

    Insurance (Health)
    Insurance (Dental)
    Insurance (Vision)

    Vacation and time off

    Paid time off
    Unlimited time off
    Paid holidays
    Flexible working hours
    Work from home flexibility
    Maternity benefits
    Paternity benefits

    Values and quality of life

    Accessible via public transportation
    Snacks and beverages
    Catered meals
    Company activities
    Pet-friendly workplace
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