Clark
Clark is a New York company building autonomous AI employees, called Clerks, for audit and assurance work at CPA firms. It raised an $11 million seed.
- Industry
- accounting technology, artificial intelligence
- Location
- New York, NY, United States
About
Clark builds AI for audit and assurance. Its Clerks are assigned to an engagement like a staff auditor: they review documents, perform tests, prepare workpapers, and follow up with clients when information is missing. Licensed CPAs make the professional judgments and sign the opinion. The release is datelined New York and CPA Practice Advisor calls the company New York City-based, so this page stores New York. The Next Web says the company was formerly called uiAgent.
The release is dated November 2, 2026, so the round date is 2026-11-02. The release, CPA Practice Advisor, The Next Web, and the issue agree on an $11 million seed and $16 million raised in total, including a $5 million round in September 2025. $11,000,000 is stored. The September 2025 round is not a page here.
Touring Capital led. Marathon Management Partners, Rerail, and Sofeon Ventures participated. Customer firms named in the release are not stored.
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2026 | 2026-11-02 | $11M | Touring Capital |
Investors
- Touring Capital lead
- Marathon Management Partners participant
- Rerail participant
- Sofeon Ventures participant
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clark-launches-autonomous-ai-employees-for-audit-and-raises-11m-seed-round-bringing-total-funding-to-16m-302925250.html
Type: funding announcement. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Clark release on PR Newswire, datelined New York, Nov. 2, 2026, 11:00 ET. Says Clark launched Clerks and raised an $11 million seed round led by Touring Capital, with participation from returning investors Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures. Says the $5 million round Marathon Management Partners led in September 2025 brings total funding to $16 million. - https://touringcapital.com/news/why-we-invested-in-clark-building-the-future-of-ai-powered-assurance/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Touring Capital post, Why We Invested in Clark. Announces the firm investment in Clark and says the financing will expand product, engineering, and sales teams. - https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/11/03/clark-launches-clerks-autonomous-ai-audit-employees-that-join-a-cpa-firms-team/193071/
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-03.
CPA Practice Advisor, November 3, 2026. Says New York City-based Clark announced Nov. 2 an $11 million seed round led by Touring Capital, with Marathon Management Partners, Rerail, and Sofeon Ventures, and total funding of $16 million. - https://thenextweb.com/news/clark-11m-seed-clerks-ai-audit-employees
Type: reputable publication. Accessed 2026-11-03.
The Next Web. Says New York startup Clark raised an $11M seed led by Touring Capital, with Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures, and was formerly called uiAgent. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-11-03/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-11-03.
Raise Track Update for 2026-11-03, Sections 1 and 2. Amount line $11M (Seed). Says led by Touring Capital with participation from Marathon Management Partners, Rerail, and Sofeon Ventures, bringing the total to $16M including a $5M round in September 2025.