Accend
YC S23AI agents for commercial underwriting at banks and fintechs
About
Accend helps commercial banks and fintechs underwrite business customers faster, win more deals and increase revenue. We provide an end-to-end platform to automate document intake, financial statement / tax spreading, cash flow modeling, credit memos and portfolio management, with audit-ready AI and human-in-the-loop accuracy. Companies like Corpay, Brex, Rippling, Rho, Column, Settle, and many others have reduced application processing time by 80% with Accend, significantly enhancing their credit underwriting efficiency Before starting Accend, the founders led Product & Engineering on the Risk team at Brex as well as at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse so they have firsthand experienced issues with operational efficiency in credit/underwriting teams. Accend has raised a $3.2M seed round from Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, General Catalyst and 645 Ventures.