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End Close

YC W26

Founded 2026 · 2 employees · 7 known investors

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End Close provides automatic transaction reconciliation for high-volume payment companies using deterministic rules and AI agents to match transactions, investigate exceptions, and enable continuous compliance reporting. The platform integrates with payment processors, banks, and internal systems via APIs and webhooks to automate month-end close processes for fintech and payments operations teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)

End Close was founded in 2026 by Sean Bolton and David Newell.

SBSean Bolton
Sean BoltonCo-Founder and CEOHe previously spent six years at Modern Treasury as a payments engineering tech lead and later led the reconciliation organization, where he helped scale the platform to handle hundreds of billions in annual payments volume.
DNDavid Newell
David NewellCo-Founder and CTOPreviously, he led error tracking product development at PostHog, founded Unflow, and worked as a product engineer at Intercom and Basecamp.

Investors · 7

Angel InvestreportedBerlin · $137.5K

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Foundation CapitalreportedPalo Alto · $250K – $15M

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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OurCrowdreportedJerusalem

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Sunflower Capital Management Fundreported

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Wadstein Capitalreported

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In the news

End Close: Solving payments reconciliation with AI Agentsycombinator.com · Feb 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does End Close do?
End Close provides automatic transaction reconciliation for high-volume payment companies using deterministic rules and AI agents to match transactions, investigate exceptions, and enable continuous compliance reporting. The platform integrates with payment processors, banks, and internal systems via APIs and webhooks to automate month-end close processes for fintech and payments operations teams.
Who founded End Close?
End Close was founded by Sean Bolton, David Newell in 2026.
Who are End Close's investors?
End Close's investors include Y Combinator, Angel Invest, Foundation Capital, Liquid Ventures, OurCrowd, Sunflower Capital Management Fund, Wadstein Capital.