Accounting technology funding: August 2020

Accounting TechnologyFunding Report August 2020

August 2020Published 1 September 2020

Accounting and finance software companies raised US$181m across 7 rounds in August, up 100% on July's US$90.5m. Payroll and payables and receivables took the largest shares.

US$180mRaisedin August
7Rounds5 in July
US$145mLargestRippling
US$1.91bn2020 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$299mMayJun 2020: US$112mJunJul 2020: US$90.5mJulAug 2020: US$181mAug$181m
0150300450600Jan 2020: US$574mJ$574mFeb 2020: US$67mFMar 2020: US$186mMApr 2020: US$403mAMay 2020: US$299mMJun 2020: US$112mJJul 2020: US$90.5mJAug 2020: US$181mA$181m

Where the money went

By product area, US$ millions

Payroll$151m
Payables and receivables$12m
Treasury$8.7m
FP&A and forecasting$5m
Bookkeeping$4.8m

Top investors

August, rounds led or joined

  • Y Combinator 2 rounds
  • Bonfire Ventures 1 round, led
  • Episode 1 1 round, led
  • Equal Ventures 1 round, led
  • Founders Fund 1 round, led

Every round

Largest first, as announced

Download all All 925 rounds since 2020
CompanyAmountRoundLed byProduct area
RipplingUS$145mSeries BFounders FundPayroll
RoutableUS$12mSeries APayables and receivables
Vitesse£6.6mSeries AOctopus VenturesTreasury
CubeUS$5mSeed roundBonfire VenturesFP&A and forecasting
ProperUS$4.8mSeed roundBookkeeping
WrapbookUS$3.6mSeed roundEqual VenturesPayroll
OmnipresentUS$2mSeed roundPlayfair Capital, Episode 1Payroll

How it’s compiled

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

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