Pilot
Outsourced accounting, tax, and CFO services for startups and SMBs powered by software + humans
Fintech
📍 San Francisco, CA
Founded 2017
Current Valuation
$1.2B
as of 2021-Q3
UNICORN
Pilot offers tech-enabled bookkeeping and tax services to 5,000+ startups and SMBs, including notable Y Combinator alums. Founded by Ksplice/Zulip alumni Waseem Daher (Dropbox acquired both prior companies). Won against Bench (which collapsed in late 2024).
Company Profile
Last Round
Series C — $100M (Sep 2021) · Lead: Bezos Expeditions
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Founders & Key People
Waseem DaherJeff ArnoldJessica McKellar
Investors
Bezos Expeditions · Sequoia Capital · Index Ventures · Stripe · Whale Rock Capital
Products
- Pilot Bookkeeping
- Pilot Tax
- Pilot CFO Services
- R&D Tax Credit
Competitors
Bench (defunct) · 1-800Accountant · Ramp Treasury · Decimal · Acuity
FintechAccountingSMBOutsourced Services
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.