Startup
Kick
Self-driving bookkeeping for small businesses and their accountants: free to start, automated categorisation and reconciliation across unlimited entities, backed by Felicis, GV, General Catalyst and the OpenAI Startup Fund.
| Founded | 2021, Palo Alto |
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| Founders | Conrad Wadowski (CEO; co-founded Teachable, sold for $250m), Adrian Ślipko |
| Stage | Series A |
| Total funding | $20m across 4 rounds |
| Last round | Series A, November 2025, co-led by Felicis and GV with General Catalyst and the OpenAI Startup Fund |
| Earlier rounds | Seed $9m, October 2024, co-led by General Catalyst and the OpenAI Startup Fund |
| What it does | Bank and card feeds, automated bookkeeping, tax-ready financials and a workspace for the owner’s accountant; a FreshBooks partnership brings it to FreshBooks’ US customers |
| Traction | More than 3,000 businesses in its first year |
| Pricing | Free to start; paid plans at about a third of a traditional bookkeeper |
| Markets | US |
| Peers | Quanta, Puzzle, Uplinq, Wave, QuickBooks |
Why it matters
Kick has $20 million from Felicis, GV and OpenAI’s fund and a distribution deal with FreshBooks, an unusual combination of AI money and legacy channel. Its free tier is aimed squarely at the businesses that never paid for a bookkeeper in the first place.
Updated September 2026.
Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.
