Ignition

Ignition

Proposals, engagement letters, billing and payment collection for accounting and professional services firms, founded in Sydney as Practice Ignition; more than 8,500 customers have run $13bn of revenue through it.

Founded2013, Sydney
FoundersGuy Pearson (executive chairman), Dane Thomas; Greg Strickland is CEO
OwnershipPrivate; investors include Tiger Global and JMI Equity
CustomersMore than 8,500 accounting, bookkeeping and professional services firms; 2.4 million clients engaged
What it doesProposal and engagement letter templates, automated recurring billing, card and bank payment collection, and revenue reporting, integrated with Xero, QuickBooks, Karbon and practice tools
Recent movesRebranded from Practice Ignition; partnership with Digits on AI ledgers in 2026; founder moved to executive chairman
PricingUS: Solo from US$39 a month (US$49 billed monthly) for solo practitioners under US$150k revenue; Core US$99, Pro US$229 and Pro+ US$399 a month, billed annually; payment processing fees on top
MarketsAustralia, New Zealand, US, UK, Canada; staff also in Ireland and the Philippines
PeersAnchor, 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.

Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.