Accounting technology funding: May 2020

Accounting TechnologyFunding Report May 2020

May 2020Published 1 June 2020

Accounting and finance software companies raised US$299m across 8 rounds in May, down 26% on April's US$403m. Spend management and bookkeeping took the largest shares.

US$300mRaisedin May
8Rounds15 in April
US$150mLargestBrex
US$1.53bn2020 so far
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Raised each month

All rounds by month, US$ millions

0150300450600Jan 2020: US$574mJan$574mFeb 2020: US$67mFebMar 2020: US$186mMarApr 2020: US$403mAprMay 2020: US$299mMay$299m
0150300450600Jan 2020: US$574mJ$574mFeb 2020: US$67mFMar 2020: US$186mMApr 2020: US$403mAMay 2020: US$299mM$299m

Where the money went

By product area, US$ millions

Spend management$150m
Bookkeeping$94.2m
Treasury$36.3m
Payroll$14m
ERP and general ledger$4.3m

Top investors

May, rounds led or joined

  • Partech 2 rounds, 1 led
  • Kima Ventures 2 rounds
  • Andreessen Horowitz 1 round, led
  • Aquiline Technology Growth 1 round, led
  • B Capital Group 1 round, led

Every round

Largest first, as announced

Download all All 925 rounds since 2020
CompanyAmountRoundLed byProduct area
BrexUS$150mSeries C extensionDST Global, Lone Pine CapitalSpend management
KhatabookUS$60mSeries BB Capital GroupBookkeeping
Zeitgold€27mSeries BVintage Investment PartnersBookkeeping
TISUS$20mFunding roundAquiline Technology GrowthTreasury
Agicap€15mSeries APartechTreasury
DeelUS$14mSeries AAndreessen HorowitzPayroll
Countingup£4mBridge roundING VenturesBookkeeping
Pennylane€4mSeed roundERP and general ledger

How it’s compiled

  • Every funding round announced
  • Software for accountants and CFOs
  • Rounds as announced, totals in US$

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