Silverfin
Cloud working papers and compliance platform for accounting firms, founded in Belgium and used by 28 of the country’s top 30 firms; sold to Visma for about EUR 300m in 2023.
| Founded | 2013, Ghent, Belgium |
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| Founders | Joris Van Der Gucht (accountant), Tim Vandecasteele (software architect) |
| Ownership | Visma since September 2023, acquired from Hg for about EUR 300m |
| Customers | 28 of Belgium’s top 30 firms; firms across the UK, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark |
| What it does | Standardised working papers, accounts production, corporation tax and compliance templates on a connected data layer pulling from client ledgers, with AI assistance for review |
| Recent moves | Integration into Visma’s European accounting portfolio; expansion of UK accounts production and tax templates |
| Pricing | Per firm, by client volume; not published |
| Markets | Belgium, UK, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Nordics |
| Peers | Caseware, IRIS Software Group, Bright, Karbon, DataSnipper |
Why it matters
Silverfin’s EUR 300 million sale to Visma was one of the largest accounting software exits in Europe and put the working-papers layer inside a group that already owns much of Nordic and Benelux accounting. For UK firms it is the main cloud alternative to IRIS and Caseware for compliance work.
Accountio coverage
How Silverfin Is Rewiring Accounting with Cloud-Based Automation
Updated September 2026.
Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.
