Clark Raises $11M Seed to Bring AI Audit Employees to More CPA Firms

Clark launched Clerks, which it describes as autonomous AI employees for CPA-firm audit work, and announced an $11 million seed round on November 2, 2026. Touring Capital led the round, joined by returning investors Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures. In a release distributed by PR Newswire, Clark said the financing, together with a $5 million round led by Marathon Management Partners in September 2025, brings its total funding to $16 million.

The New York-based company, formerly known as uiAgent, builds AI for professional services firms, starting with audit and assurance. Each Clerk is assigned to an engagement in the manner of a staff auditor and works through audit areas from start to finish, according to Clark. Its tasks include reviewing documents, performing tests and preparing workpapers.

When information is missing, a Clerk requests it from the client, tracks the response and resumes the work when the information arrives without requiring another prompt. Clerks run on Material Intelligence, Clark’s AI operating system for agents. Clark describes the system as combining an agent harness, document processing and a multi-layered memory…