Fira
YC W25London, GB · Founded 2025 · 4 employees · 2 known investors
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Fira is an AI-powered financial research platform that helps analysts and investors query and analyze complex financial documents, SEC filings, and internal data. The platform enables users to conduct comparative valuation analysis, reconcile financial statements, and generate cited answers across hundreds of documents for finance professionals.
Also known as Fira Finance, Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Fira was founded in 2025 by Alex Tkachenko and Alexey Taktarov.
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Alex TkachenkoCEOAlex Tkachenko founded Hashscan, a blockchain analytics startup, and previously built Hodler, a crypto portfolio tracking application that was acquired in 2022. He now serves as CEO of Fira.
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Alexey TaktarovCTOuntil 2026Alexey Taktarov is CTO at Fira and previously co-founded and served as CTO at resume.io, which was acquired in 2021. He has experience building large-scale user bases and maintains open-source projects in React development.
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Alex Tkachenko Alexey TaktarovFounder
Investors · 2
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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corporate structureFira Finance, Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Fira do?
- Fira is an AI-powered financial research platform that helps analysts and investors query and analyze complex financial documents, SEC filings, and internal data. The platform enables users to conduct comparative valuation analysis, reconcile financial statements, and generate cited answers across hundreds of documents for finance professionals.
- Who founded Fira?
- Fira was founded by Alex Tkachenko, Alexey Taktarov in 2025.
- Who are Fira's investors?
- Fira's investors include Y Combinator, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd).
- Where is Fira headquartered?
- Fira is headquartered in London, GB.


