Clark Raises $11M to Build AI Audit Agents

The New York startup, formerly called uiAgent, is using the funding to scale Clerks, AI agents that carry out accounting audit work.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Robotics

Clark Raises $11M to Build AI Audit Agents

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New York startup Clark raised an $11M seed round led by Touring Capital to build AI agents for audit work. The round also drew Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures, bringing Clark's total funding to $16M.

Why it matters

The raise signals investor interest in automating professional audit workflows that have traditionally required large teams of human staff. For accounting firms, tools that handle routine testing and documentation could change how audit engagements are staffed.

Clark's Clerks are assigned to an audit like a junior auditor, reviewing documents, running tests and preparing workpapers. The company offers firms a 100% accuracy guarantee, but the source does not describe how that guarantee is verified.

The players

Clark

A New York startup formerly known as uiAgent that builds AI agents for accounting audit work.

Touring Capital

The investment firm that led Clark's $11M seed round.

CliftonLarsonAllen

A large U.S. accounting and advisory firm that uses Clark's tools.

Aprio

An accounting and advisory firm that uses Clark's tools.

The details

Clerks handle audit tasks such as document review, testing and workpaper preparation, and when documents are missing they request them from the client and resume work once received. CliftonLarsonAllen and Aprio are among the firms using Clark's tools.

November 2, 2026: Clark announces the $11M seed round and the launch of Clerks.

The Tech Race

Clark's agents extend the rule-based robotic process automation tools that finance departments adopted over the past decade, moving toward systems that carry out judgment-heavy audit steps. The company is competing for a market where established accounting software vendors are also building AI features.

Accounting firms using Clerks may see audit routine testing and documentation handled by AI agents rather than junior staff. Clients may be asked to supply missing documents directly when work is paused.

The takeaway

Tools that automate routine audit steps may shift how accounting firms allocate junior staff time. Watching whether accuracy guarantees hold up in practice will show how far this approach can go.