About Aider

Aider automates period close and delivers AI-powered advisory, giving accountants and bookkeepers the time and insights to
grow client value.

Members of the Aider team sharing a laughThe Aider team at their Christmas party
Brendan Roberts - Founder and CEO of AiderThe Aider team photo
2018

The idea of Aider was born

A vision: To help to help SMBs thrive by providing insights to make business decisions.

2019

App enters the app store

Aider’s financial digital assistant for SMBs was born to guide daily business decisions.

2020

Early investment and growth

1835i invests, supporting our mission to democratize business intelligence.

2022

Advisory Platform released into Beta

Aider’s Advisory Intelligence Platform was launched for accountants and bookkeepers.

2025

Karbon acquires Aider

Uniting close automation and practice management to power scalable advisory.

The Aider story:

Aider started with a small, ambitious team in Auckland and has grown into a talented global company united by one mission: helping accounting firms move beyond time-consuming manual work and into high value, scalable advisory for their clients.

Aider automates the most time-consuming parts of period close and delivers AI-powered advisory at scale. By connecting directly to client data in real time, Aider streamlines close workflows, surfaces actionable insights, and generates ready-to-share performance reports—giving firms faster closes, more accurate data, and the intelligence they need to deliver proactive, high-value advisory.

In 2025, Aider was acquired by Karbon, bringing period close automation directly into Karbon’s practice management. Together, Karbon + Aider seamlessly connect close automation with firm workflows -automating checks, flagging exceptions, and simplifying document collection and follow-ups. The result is less rework, less stress, better visibility, and more capacity for firms to serve more clients with strategic, scalable advisory.

The Aider mission:

We exist to help SMBs succeed by empowering the advisors who support them.

By automating repetitive workflows and delivering AI-powered insights, Aider enables accountants and bookkeepers to focus on strategic, high-value advisory - unlocking growth for both firms and the clients they serve.

‍How we deliver our mission:
 • AI + Human intelligence
We combine machine learning, natural language understanding, and deep advisory expertise to turn financial data into meaningful guidance.

• Actionable insights, not just data
Real-time dashboards, AI-powered reports, and predictive analytics give advisors and SMBs the clarity and confidence to act.

• Smarter workflows
Automation across period close, reconciliations, tax reminders, and proactive notifications frees teams from manual effort - creating space for strategic advisory.

The Karbon + Aider unified vision
‍Aider + Karbon brings automation and practice management together - transforming Client Advisory Services (CAS) at scale.

• Automating period close and repetitive workflows so firms can focus on higher-value strategic work
• Delivering next-generation AI innovations that anticipate client needs
• Enabling firms to scale advisory with real-time visibility and actionable insights

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Our Values

The values that drive everything
we do here at Aider

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Customer champions

What we do here at Aider always comes back to our mission: to help our customers. We support them, and drive success with our intuitive products. We encourage feedback and we improve our product accordingly.

Talented people

Something else very important to us is our team. From our software developers to our customer specialists and sales and marketing creatives, every member of our team plays an integral part in the success of our products.

Continuous innovation

At Aider, we believe in the power of Gen-AI and how it can transform business. We’re forward-thinkers, and because of this we value continuous innovation. We’re always updating and improving our software.

Stronger with others

Just as our internal team is highly valuable to us, as are our external partners. We partner with many innovative companies, and we see them as extensions of our own team. They have helped Aider become what it is today.

Stay healthy & grow

At Aider, we work hard and play hard. We take care of ourselves and encourage a healthy work-life balance. We look after our team mates and we take time to breathe and balance our thinking.

Work as a team

At Aider, we collaborate and communicate. We work as a team, and support one another with our ideas and workload. It is our talented team as a collective that makes Aider what it is today, which is why we live by this value.

Aider's Magic: Our People

Brendan Roberts, Founder

“The best thing about Aider is working with a fantastic group of people to help solve our customers' problems. We have a diverse group of intelligent people who bring clever thinking, and work really hard, but just as importantly, have as much fun as possible along the way.”