Meridian, a New York-based company building an AI-driven, agentic spreadsheet platform for predictable and auditable financial modeling, has raised $17 million in Seed funding at a $100 million post-money valuation.
Investors
The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and The General Partnership, with participation from QED Investors, FPV Ventures, and Litquidity Ventures.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs shaping the future through technology. Founded in 2009, the firm manages multiple funds across stages, sectors, and geographies, with over $46 billion in committed capital. a16z invests in seed- to growth-stage companies across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, gaming, infrastructure, and companies building toward American dynamism.
The General Partnership is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States. It invests in startups across early financing stages such as Seed, Series A, and Series B, and occasionally later rounds. Focus areas include software, internet platforms, fintech, cybersecurity, AI, and technology-oriented businesses, primarily in the U.S. market. The firm partners with founders to support growth beyond capital, helping refine go-to-market strategies and scale operations.
Meridian Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to develop its IDE-style AI financial modeling workspace, enhance auditability and determinism of outputs, and expand customer deployments.
About Meridian
Led by CEO John Ling, Meridian is an AI company that aims to modernize institutional finance by replacing traditional, manual spreadsheets with a standalone, IDE-like workspace designed for high-stakes modeling. Founded in 2024, it provides a standalone workspace that integrates multiple data sources and external references, offering faster, predictable, and auditable financial analyses. Headquartered in New York, Meridian works with clients such as Decagon and OffDeal. Its goal is to remove the “doubt layer” right from the LLM process.
Funding Details
Company: Meridian
Raised: $17.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: February 2026
Lead Investor: Andreessen Horowitz, The General Partnership
Additional Investors: QED Investors, FPV Ventures, Litquidity Ventures
Company Website: https://www.meridian.ai/
Software Category: AI Financial Modeling / Agentic Spreadsheet
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/meridian-ai-raises-17-million-to-remake-the-agentic-spreadsheet/