Ignition
Proposals, engagement letters, billing and payment collection for accounting and professional services firms, founded in Sydney as Practice Ignition; 5,000-plus firms have run $13bn of revenue through it.
| Founded | 2013, Sydney |
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| Founders | Guy Pearson (executive chairman), Dane Thomas (chief product officer); Greg Strickland is CEO |
| Ownership | Private; investors include Tiger Global and JMI Equity |
| Customers | More than 5,000 accounting, bookkeeping and professional services firms; 2.4 million client relationships managed |
| What it does | Proposal and engagement letter templates, automated recurring billing, card and bank payment collection, and revenue reporting, integrated with Xero, QuickBooks, Karbon and practice tools |
| Recent moves | Rebranded from Practice Ignition; partnership with Digits on AI ledgers in 2026; founder moved to executive chairman |
| Pricing | Tiered plans per firm from about US$39 a month plus payment processing fees |
| Markets | Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, Canada |
| Peers | Anchor, Aiwyn, GoProposal, Karbon, TaxDome |
Why it matters
Ignition has processed $13 billion of firm revenue through proposals and automated billing, which makes it the incumbent that Anchor and Aiwyn are attacking from below and above. Its Digits partnership shows the engagement-and-billing layer moving towards the ledger itself.
Updated September 2026.
Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.
