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Arbo Technologies
Techstars '23Atlanta, US · Founded 2018 · 7 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Arbo provides lending and underwriting infrastructure that uses IRS-backed data instead of self-reported borrower documents to enable faster lending decisions. The platform structures data for underwriting models used by lending teams.
Also known as arbo · Arbo
Founders & leadership
Arbo Technologies was founded in 2018 by Riya Adhikari.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Arbo Technologies operates an IRS-integrated financial operations platform aimed at regulated finance teams. Its core capability is automating tax transcript workflows: customers can request, monitor, and manage IRS tax transcripts through real-time APIs with built-in consent tracking, or through Arbo's own interface. Around this, the company offers a modular stack covering FP&A (modeling, planning, and forecasting against real-time actuals with scenario control), accounting (general ledger, AR/AP, and reporting), invoices and bills (receivables and payables with approvals, vendor tracking, and partial payments), and 1099 compliance (collection, filing, and corrections for 1099-NEC with portal access and audit trail).
The platform is positioned as a consolidation of tools that finance teams otherwise split across separate accounting, FP&A, and tax applications. Arbo describes an API-first architecture that connects to existing ERP, banking, and finance systems; SOC 2 and IRS-aligned controls with full audit trails and event logging; granular role-based access control across clients, modules, and teams; and traceability and documentation designed for compliance reporting. Developers are offered secure API access to IRS-verified data including tax transcripts, 1099s, and entity data.
Business model
Arbo sells a modular financial operations platform alongside services, offering both a user interface and APIs that customers embed into existing ERP, banking, and finance systems. Modules can be adopted individually or combined, and customer testimonials indicate the company also provides outsourced accounting and CFO support layered on top of the software, with engagement typically beginning through a booked demo or conversation with a platform specialist.
Traction
Techstars lists the company at 1-10 employees. TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield profile reports $20,000 raised as of January 1, 2025 and an open operating status. The company's website features named customer testimonials from executives at CHRP, Worth Ai, illoomunus, and Livin, including one describing a working relationship of over a year.
Latest developments
Arbo has announced Arbo 2.0, described as the IRS-integrated finance platform, and promotes news of an expansion on its website. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile lists the company as open and currently raising as of its most recent update.
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Market position
Arbo positions itself as an enterprise financial operating platform for regulated finance functions, covering in-house finance teams, advisory firms, businesses without full finance departments, government agencies handling licensing, grants, procurement and compliance workflows, and developers building on IRS-verified data.
Arbo's stated point of difference is direct, API-based access to structured IRS tax data with consent tracking and audit traceability, replacing manual uploads and vendor-supplied PDFs, combined with the consolidation of accounting, FP&A, tax, and 1099 workflows into a single modular platform rather than multiple disconnected applications.
Technology
The platform is API-first and modular, connecting to customers' existing ERP, banking, and finance systems. It provides real-time API access to IRS tax transcripts, 1099s, and entity data with built-in consent tracking. Controls described include SOC 2 and IRS-aligned standards, full audit trails and event logging, granular role-based access control across clients, modules, and teams, and audit-ready traceability and documentation across workflows.
Go-to-market
The company markets through its website with demo booking and 'talk with a platform expert' calls to action, segmenting its solutions pages by buyer type (CFOs and firms, businesses, government, developers). It publishes customer testimonials from chief executives of companies including CHRP, Worth Ai, illoomunus, and Livin. Arbo Technologies is listed on the Techstars job board and has a TechCrunch Startup Battlefield company profile.
Arbo targets CFOs and accounting or advisory firms managing multiple clients, businesses that lack a full in-house finance team, government bodies needing structured IRS tax data for licensing, grants, procurement and compliance, and developers building applications on IRS-verified data.
Geography
Arbo is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with listed locations at Atlantic Station in Atlanta and more broadly in the United States. Its product scope is oriented to United States tax administration, centering on IRS transcripts and 1099-NEC filings.
History
Techstars' job board lists Arbo Technologies as founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, with 1-10 employees and an industry focus spanning accounting, financial services, fintech, SaaS, and software development. A TechCrunch Startup Battlefield company profile lists a founding date of 2022 and reports $20,000 raised as of January 1, 2025, with operating status open and the company currently raising. The company's site announces Arbo 2.0 and references an expansion.
Risks & controversies
Public listings for the company conflict on basic details: the Techstars job board records a 2018 founding date while the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile records 2022. Disclosed capital raised is small, reported at $20,000 as of January 2025, and the company is described as currently raising.
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsArbo introduced Arbo 2.0, positioned as an IRS-integrated finance platform combining transcript automation APIs, FP&A, accounting, invoices and bills, and 1099 compliance modules.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Arbo Technologies do?
- Atlanta-based platform giving finance teams API access to IRS tax data plus accounting, FP&A, tax and 1099 workflows.
- Who founded Arbo Technologies?
- Arbo Technologies was founded by Riya Adhikari in 2018.
- Who are Arbo Technologies's investors?
- Arbo Technologies's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Arbo Technologies headquartered?
- Arbo Technologies is headquartered in Atlanta, US.