Investors
The client side of the audit is an open lane.
Well-funded players serve bookkeeping, the close and the auditor's side of the file. No one keeps the client side of the SMB audit continuously ready — a recurring, contract-driven obligation the audit firm is barred from fulfilling.
47%
of CFOs are unprepared or only sometimes prepared for their audit
80–150
items on a typical first-year PBC request list
$20–50K
typical audit-prep consulting spend, on top of the audit fee
340,000+
accountants have left the US workforce since 2019
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Business model
Subscription core. Advisory layers on top.
The platform is the recurring base. Human expertise — the thing a software team cannot fake and a Big Four firm will not price for growing companies — is sold in layers above it.
Platform subscription
Core / Plus / Scale tiers, priced to areas, entities and review level. The recurring base.
Live-advisor review
Experienced CPA reviewers sign technical areas — per area, per month, or per memo.
Technical desk
Fixed-fee memos and judgment calls from PCAOB-experienced partners.
Custom skills and white label
Bespoke procedures for unusual books; advisory firms running the platform under their brand.
Traction and plan
Already running on live client engagements.
The engine has run live client engagements for over a year. The founding team spans technical accounting, business development and operations, with a founding engineer joining as the self-serve platform is built.
NowEngine in production 1+ year inside Evergrow Advisory; working prototype; two-client demo (clean and messy books).
Q4 2026Design-partner program: five to ten companies, concierge delivery, weekly product feedback.
Q2 2027Self-serve v1: QuickBooks Online and Xero sync, four modules, portal and review console.
AfterRead-only auditor portal, NetSuite, white-label tier for advisory firms.