Denki, an AI-powered assurance platform for financial auditors at public companies, has raised $4.1m in a funding round, in an exclusive reveal to Crunchbase News.
Base10 Partners and Shine Capital co-led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, 20VC and others. The startup also took part in Y Combinator’s Fall 2025 cohort.
The platform is designed to help internal auditors at public companies accelerate their compliance with financial regulations, including SOX 404 and BSA/AML requirements.
It does this through three AI agents: Walker, which maintains an up-to-date control inventory by learning from org charts, processes and past audits; Guardian, which validates controls in real time, reconciles HR and access data, and flags issues before they become audit findings; and Tracer, which links general ledgers, sub-ledgers, ERPs and payments into a single audit trail, detecting anomalies early and generating ready-to-share audit packs.
Denki integrates with existing systems such as Auditboard, Jira and ERPs, automating control processes including mapping to COSO frameworks, running walkthrough interviews and producing working papers with full audit traces.
Denki CEO Felipe Jin Li said, “Denki helps auditors review and prepare evidence more quickly, document their work more effectively, and test process controls more rigorously. With higher risk coverage and reduced costs, public companies can comply better with financial regulations.”
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