Denki, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-powered platform for financial auditing, has raised $4.1 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was co-led by Base10 Partners and Shine Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and 20VC.
Base10 Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies automating large, traditional sectors of the real economy. The firm focuses on startups that bring software and AI efficiencies to industries such as agriculture, retail, logistics, and real estate. Base10 manages more than $1 billion in assets under management.
Shine Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm manages approximately $575 million in assets under management (AUM) and specializes in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A investments, often acting as a lead investor with check sizes typically ranging from $1 million to $10 million.
Denki Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to hire engineers and auditors while continuing to develop its AI-driven software for automating financial audit processes.
About Denki
Founded in 2025 by brothers Felipe Jin Li and David Jin Li, Denki is a fintech company providing an AI-native assurance platform designed to automate financial auditing and compliance. The platform aims to replace manual, spreadsheet-heavy testing for regulations such as SOX 404 and BSA/AML. Denki offers a SaaS-based pricing model that scales based on automated controls, team size, and system integrations. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Denki’s customers include pre-IPO and publicly traded companies.
Funding Details
Company: Denki
Raised: $4.1M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: March 2026
Lead Investors: Base10 Partners, Shine Capital
Additional Investors: Y Combinator, 20VC
Company Website: https://audit.denki.ai/
Software Category: FinTech / AI Audit Automation
Source: https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/yc-backed-denki-raise-financial-audit-automation-ai/