Startup
Numeral
AI-native sales tax and VAT compliance for e-commerce and software companies: registrations, calculation, filing and remittance across more than 70 countries, valued at $350m two years after founding.
| Founded | 2022, San Francisco |
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| Founders | Sam Ross (CEO), Matt DuVall (CTO, formerly launched Stripe Checkout and Stripe Radar, then Notion) |
| Stage | Series B |
| Total funding | $57.6m across 4 rounds |
| Last round | Series B, $35m, September 2025, led by Mayfield with Benchmark, Uncork, Y Combinator and Mantis. Valuation $350m. |
| Earlier rounds | Series A $18m, March 2025, led by Benchmark |
| What it does | Nexus monitoring, registrations, tax calculation at checkout, filings and remittance for sales tax, VAT and GST, with human support included |
| Traction | More than 3,000 businesses including Brex, Supabase and Eight Sleep; about 110 staff |
| Pricing | Not published; per-filing and platform fees |
| Markets | US, with coverage in 70-plus countries |
| Peers | Anrok, Sphere, Zamp, Kintsugi, Avalara, TaxJar |
Why it matters
Numeral went from a Benchmark-led Series A to a $350 million valuation in six months in 2025 and now serves 3,000 businesses. It and Anrok are the two best-funded challengers to Avalara, split by market: Numeral for e-commerce and mid-market SaaS, Anrok for software finance teams.
Updated September 2026.
Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.
