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Midship

AcquiredYC S24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 3 employees · 6 known investors

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Midship provides AI agents to augment audit professionals, offering transparency into AI work performance and integration with existing audit technology stacks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

Midship was founded in 2024 by Kieran Taylor, Aahel Iyer, and Max Maio.

KTKieran Taylor
Kieran TaylorCo-Founder / CEOKieran Taylor previously worked at Deloitte, Amazon, and Instacart. He is a co-founder of Midship, an AI platform for SOX testing.
AIAahel Iyer
Aahel IyerCo-FounderAahel Iyer led UX teams at Lyft, Faire, and Dashworks across compliance, finance, and generative AI products. He is co-founder of Midship, an AI platform for SOX testing.
MMMax Maio
Max MaioCo-FounderMax Maio is co-founder of Midship, which develops AI agents to assist audit professionals.
RVRaul Villar Jr.
Raul Villar Jr.CEOExecutive Officer, Director at AuditBoard, Inc.

Investors · 6

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Costanoa VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $8M

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Goodwater CapitalreportedBurlingame · $5M – $50M

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Information Venture PartnersreportedToronto

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Seguin VenturesreportedHarpswell

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Funding

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$4.2M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2026

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corporate structure
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In the news

Midship Raises $4.15M to Automate SOX Testing with Agentic AIfinance.yahoo.com · Jan 2026Midship Raises $4.15M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Jan 2026Midship - AI for SOX Testingycombinator.com · Sep 2025Midship - AI for Financial Auditorsycombinator.com · Mar 2025Midship - Extract & Structure Document Dataycombinator.com · Oct 2024Midship - Extract documents straight to your spreadsheetsycombinator.com · Aug 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Midship do?
Midship provides AI agents to augment audit professionals, offering transparency into AI work performance and integration with existing audit technology stacks.
Who founded Midship?
Midship was founded by Kieran Taylor, Aahel Iyer, Max Maio in 2024.
Who are Midship's investors?
Midship's investors include Eight Capital, Y Combinator, Costanoa Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Information Venture Partners, Seguin Ventures.
How much funding has Midship raised?
Midship has disclosed $4.2M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Midship headquartered?
Midship is headquartered in San Francisco, US.