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Meridian

New York City, US Β· 6 known investors

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Meridian is an AI-powered modeling layer for Excel that automates financial model building for finance teams. It enables users to create financial models and budgets through natural language prompts while maintaining accuracy and auditability.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Founders & leadership

JLJohn Ling
John Lingin𝕏Cofounder / CEOHe previously co-founded Canopy and Encarte, and worked at Scale AI from 2024 to 2025. Earlier in his career he was an investor at DN Capital, interned at Starwood Capital Group and OpenView Venture Partners, and founded the Dartmouth Venture Analysts.
GFGeorge Fang
George Fangin𝕏Co-FounderHe was CTO of Canopy (YC W19) and its predecessor Encarte, and later held roles at Scale AI including strategic projects lead, senior software engineer, and forward deployed engineering manager. Before that he worked in growth marketing at Heap and as a digital consultant at Accenture.
ZKZach Kirshner
Zach Kirshnerin𝕏FounderHe worked on special projects at Scale AI and CreatorDAO, handled partnerships at Mindbody, and founded Fera in 2021. His earlier career included investment banking at Evercore and finance and operations at Mack Weldon.
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‍ John LingFounder
ADAlex Dees
Alex DeesinFounder

Investors Β· 6

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K – $50M
QED InvestorsreportedAlexandria Β· $30K – $25M

Also in the syndicate Β· 4

FPV VenturesLiquidity VenturesLitquidity VenturesThe General Partnershiplead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$17M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds Β· 2025–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports β€” follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Meridian went on to found or lead other companies.

Ian LeeFellowFounded PetrarchGeorge FangCTO & Co-FounderFounded Canopy (was Encarte)John LingCEO & Co-FounderFounded Canopy (was Encarte)

Competitors Β· 1

by search overlap
Accruent5 shared keywordsAccruent develops workplace and asset management software that covers the lifecycle of assets and facilities, including CMMS/maintenance, real estate and lease management, workplace and resource scheduling, energy management, and document management. It serves organizations managing physical spaces and equipment across industries such as retail, education, and telecom.

Companies competing with Meridian for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

South East Water raises doubts over future survival without fresh financing | ITV News Meridianitv.com Β· Jul 2026S&P Global Ratings Reaffirms Meridian Energy's BBB+ Credit Rating Backed by Government Ownershipkalkine.com.au Β· Jul 2026$100M Valuation at Seed: Why a16z Is Betting on Meridian to Disrupt Exceleomag.io Β· Feb 2026Meridian Closes $17M Seed Round to Bring Agentic AI to Financial Modelingtheaiinsider.tech Β· Feb 2026Meridian Raises $17.0M Seed Round | SignalBasetrysignalbase.com Β· Feb 2026Meridian Raises $17 Million Seed Round | The SaaS Newsthesaasnews.com Β· Feb 2026Agentic financial modeling startup Meridian gets $17M in funding - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com Β· Feb 2026News | Meridian Raises $17M to Reinvent Financial Modeling with AI | FinTech Demandfintechdemand.com Β· Feb 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Meridian do?
Meridian is an AI-powered modeling layer for Excel that automates financial model building for finance teams. It enables users to create financial models and budgets through natural language prompts while maintaining accuracy and auditability.
Who founded Meridian?
Meridian was founded by John Ling, George Fang, Zach Kirshner, ‍ John Ling, Alex Dees.
Who are Meridian's investors?
Meridian's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, QED Investors.
How much funding has Meridian raised?
Meridian has disclosed $17M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Meridian headquartered?
Meridian is headquartered in New York City, US.