Pilot / GlobeNewswire · Jun 2026
Pilot launched Meridian, an AI accounting platform that automates the month-end close end-to-end and returns review-ready financials to accountants.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Pilot is an AI-assisted accounting and advisory company for startups and small businesses, combining software with US-based finance experts to provide bookkeeping, tax preparation, and CFO services.
Primary product
Managed bookkeeping, tax preparation, and fractional CFO services for startups and small businesses
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States (dual HQ with Nashville, Tennessee)
Team size
201-500 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Accounting
Sub-industry
Managed bookkeeping and accounting services
Offices
353 Sacramento St., Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111
818 18th Ave, Suite 102 South, Nashville, TN 37203
San Francisco, CA (FIDI office)
Nashville, TN (Music Row office)
Funding
Stage
Series C / unicorn
Total raised
$212.1M
Latest round
Venture Round · Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Mar 2021 · Bezos Expeditions and Whale Rock Capital Management
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & Executive Chair
Founder & CEO
CFO
Work & culture
Pilot’s culture emphasizes ownership, focus, quality, impact, trust, teamwork, collaboration, justice, and a human-plus-software approach to back-office work.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job postings show senior engineering base pay around $133k-$240k for most remote locations and $166k-$267k in San Francisco/New York City, with equity, 401(k), health benefits, and wellness benefits; Pilot also advertises fully paid parental leave and flexible time off.
Benefits
Flexible vacation/time-off policy
All federal holidays observed
12 weeks paid parental leave
401(k) plan
Equity
Product & market
Pricing
Tiered subscription / managed-service pricing with add-ons and custom pricing for higher-complexity accounts
Differentiators
- —US-based finance experts paired with software automation
- —Human-reviewed bookkeeping with expert judgment on edge cases
- —QuickBooks Online-based service rather than a pure DIY ledger tool
- —AI Accountant / Meridian for faster month-end close
- —Audit-ready, investor-friendly financials
- —24/7 Pilot AI chat advisor
- —Integrated bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services
Technology
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
about $43M ARR
Estimated monthly visits
170K
Latest news
Pilot / GlobeNewswire · Feb 2026
Pilot and Hello Alice launched a $250k grant program for SMBs, with recipients also receiving one year of free bookkeeping.
Pilot Blog · Feb 2026
Pilot introduced a free trial that shows businesses income, expenses, profit, loss, and cash flow in one place, and lets users connect bank and card accounts.
Pilot Blog · Feb 2026
Pilot announced a fully autonomous AI Accountant that runs onboarding, bookkeeping, reconciliation, and reporting with zero human intervention.
Open Positions
3 jobs at Pilot.com
Sr. Software Engineer, Infrastructure
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