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Rima AI (formerly Garage)

YC S22

Austin, US · Founded 2021 · 5 employees · 16 known investors

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Rima is an AI agent platform for financial reconciliation tasks including bank statements, accounts payable, payroll, intercompany balances, and credit card transactions. It serves accounting teams at CPA firms and corporate finance departments.

Also known as Garage · Garage Mobility · Garage Mobility Inc. · Garage Mobility Inc., Garage Mobility, Garage

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSArtificial IntelligenceFinanceB2BAnalyticsUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)

Rima AI (formerly Garage) was founded in 2021 by Gwanygha’a Gana and Cedric Foudjet.

GGGwanygha’a Gana
Gwanygha’a GanaCo-Founder & CEOGana is a former founder with experience building and investing in companies across the US and Africa. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and data science from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
CFCedric Foudjet
Cedric FoudjetCo-Founder, COOCedric Foudjet previously founded companies and worked as a venture capitalist investing in firms across Africa and Southeast Asia. He has cloud engineering experience advising Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation and cloud-native application development, holds a BS from Concordia College, and earned an MBA from Wharton.
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Gwanygha'a Gana Cedric FoudjetFounder
GGGwanygha’a Gana
Gwanygha’a GanaCo-Founder & CEO

Investors · 16

Mobility 54listed by Mobility 54Boulogne Billancourt

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Asymmetry VenturesreportedRichmond · $125K – $500K

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Cresset CapitalreportedAtlanta

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DFS LabreportedParis · $50K – $1M

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FoundersXreportedPalo Alto

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Golden Palmreported$50K – $5M

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Latam Venture CapitalreportedWilmington

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Metis CapitalreportedLagos · $10K – $5M

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Musha VenturesreportedSeattle · $25K – $500K

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Phoenix FundreportedNew York

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Rough Draft VenturesreportedCambridge · $25K – $2M

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Sandhill (ex Stonks)reportedSan Francisco

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Unpopular VenturesreportedMiami · $100K – $500K

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Wuri VenturesreportedDakar

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Frequently asked questions

What does Rima AI (formerly Garage) do?
Rima is an AI agent platform for financial reconciliation tasks including bank statements, accounts payable, payroll, intercompany balances, and credit card transactions. It serves accounting teams at CPA firms and corporate finance departments.
Who founded Rima AI (formerly Garage)?
Rima AI (formerly Garage) was founded by Gwanygha’a Gana, Cedric Foudjet in 2021.
Who are Rima AI (formerly Garage)'s investors?
Rima AI (formerly Garage)'s investors include DFS Lab Frontier, Mobility 54, Y Combinator, Asymmetry Ventures, Cresset Capital, DFS Lab, FoundersX, Golden Palm and 8 more.
Where is Rima AI (formerly Garage) headquartered?
Rima AI (formerly Garage) is headquartered in Austin, US.