Zalos
YC F25London, GB · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · Hiring · 7 known investors
Zalos builds computer agents that automate repetitive finance operations tasks like payroll, reconciliation, and form processing within existing enterprise ERP and accounting systems, without requiring system replacement.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)
Zalos was founded in 2025 by William Fairbairn and Hung Hoang.
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William FairbairninCofounderWilliam Fairbairn held the UK General Manager role at Agicap, a European CFO software platform, where he expanded the team significantly. He has prior experience as a consultant in McKinsey's technology practice and founded and exited a bootstrapped B2B SaaS business.
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Hung HoanginCo-FounderHung Hoang worked on payment products at Apple, including Buy Now Pay Later offerings, and has experience with AI initiatives at Apple and roles at Twin.so and Gitguardian.
Investors · 7
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M
Cohen CircleNew York
Sterling RoadSan Francisco · $50K – $150K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
14Peaks CapitalreportedZug
20VCreported · 2 sourcesLondon · $250K – $5M
Also in the syndicate · 1
14 Peakslead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$7.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2026
- $3.6MSeed RoundMar 2026 · 4 sources
14 Peaks (lead), 14Peaks Capital (lead), 20VC, Cohen Circle
Source ↗ - $3.6MraisedMar 2026 · 6 sources
14 Peaks (lead), 20VC, Cohen Circle
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
The YC application· Fall 2025 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
- The founders note that finance operations teams spend substantial time on repetitive, rule-based tasks such as categorization, reconciliation, and form filling, which contributes to limited financial visibility, wasted staff time, and human errors and delays. They attribute the lack of automation to legacy ERPs with limited AI, authentication-protected portals, and multiple finance systems that don't integrate. Zalos addresses this with computer agents that log into existing ERP, accounting, and CFO tools and run these processes from instructions like screen recordings or PDFs, handling steps such as 2FA and Captcha.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Zalos do?
- Zalos builds computer agents that automate repetitive finance operations tasks like payroll, reconciliation, and form processing within existing enterprise ERP and accounting systems, without requiring system replacement.
- Who founded Zalos?
- Zalos was founded by William Fairbairn, Hung Hoang in 2025.
- Who are Zalos's investors?
- Zalos's investors include Activant Capital, Cohen Circle, Sterling Road, Y Combinator, 14Peaks Capital, 20VC.
- How much funding has Zalos raised?
- Zalos has disclosed $7.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Zalos headquartered?
- Zalos is headquartered in London, GB.