Synthetic

Founded by Ian Crosby

Automates bookkeeping and accounting tasks for software startups

Cost

Free Trial

Rating

★ Mixed Reviews

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Synthetic to handle all your startup's bookkeeping automatically. It connects to your bank accounts, payroll systems, and business email to reconcile transactions and maintain accrual-basis books. The AI agent reads your business context, asks clarifying questions when needed, and prepares your financials for tax filing. You just connect your accounts, answer occasional questions, and get back complete financial records without manual bookkeeping work.

What Synthetic does

Connect bank accounts and business systems for automated trackingReview and approve AI-generated transaction categorizationsAnswer clarifying questions about unusual business transactionsExport financial reports for tax preparation or investor meetingsMonitor automated reconciliation results and financial insightsSet up payroll system integration for employee expense trackingGenerate accrual-basis financial statements for complianceTrack startup metrics and cash burn rates automaticallyAutomatically reconciles bank transactions with business contextConnects to multiple business systems and reads email contextAsks clarifying questions instead of creating busyworkMaintains accrual-basis books ready for tax filingProvides full access to financials with export capabilitiesWorks without learning curves or monthly bookkeeper callsBuilt specifically for software startup businessesHandles end-to-end bookkeeping without human intervention

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