Numero, a US-based AI finance platform, has acquired Chennai-based finance automation startup Royu in a deal that includes both cash and company stock.
As part of the deal, Royu co-founders Viswajith and Sathya will take senior leadership roles at Numero. Viswajith will become Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, while Sathya will join as Chief Technology Officer. The full Royu team will also become part of Numero.
The acquisition highlights the growing demand for AI-powered platforms that can automate and manage finance tasks for businesses.
It is also considered one of the fastest early-stage acquisitions in the AI-based finance operations industry.
“This acquisition represents more than bringing two teams together – it brings together deep finance domain expertise, enterprise-grade engineering, and a shared conviction that the future of finance operations will be AI-native,” said Karthik Ramamoorthy, Co-Founder and CEO of Numero AI. “Finance teams today are under increasing pressure to do more with leaner organizations while maintaining accuracy, auditability, and control. Together with Royu, we are accelerating our vision of building an agentic system of work for the Office of the CFO.
“The momentum we’re seeing across enterprise customers made it clear that bringing the Royu team into Numero would significantly accelerate our ability to scale deployments and deliver measurable outcomes for finance organizations. Together, we’re building the next generation of accounting and finance agents designed for accuracy, efficiency and auditability.”
“As we worked closely with the Numero team, it became clear that we shared the same long-term vision for the future of finance operations,” said Viswajith, Co-Founder of Royu and incoming Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Numero. “Finance teams are looking for more than productivity tools – they need intelligent systems that can operate across complex workflows with context, control, and reliability. “We’re excited to combine Royu’s engineering capabilities with Numero’s finance domain expertise to build AI infrastructure purpose-built for the Office of the CFO.”
The acquisition is aimed at improving the technology behind Numero’s AI-powered finance platform.
Royu co-founders Viswajith and Sathya will lead the expansion of the platform’s capabilities across major finance tasks such as accounting operations, financial reporting, reconciliation, order-to-cash processes, SEC reporting, technical accounting, and other finance functions.
“Enterprise finance workflows demand systems that are scalable, reliable and deeply integrated into existing operations,” said Sathya, Co-Founder of Royu and incoming CTO of Numero. “Having built large-scale platforms at Meta and google, I’ve learned that reliability, performance and trust are what separate good systems from mission-critical ones. Finance teams operate in that same environment. Their workflows are complex, the stakes are high, and every output needs to be easy to verify. With AI, we have a real opportunity to help finance teams move faster while keeping that trust intact.”
Numero is an AI platform designed specifically for CFOs and finance teams. It provides AI-powered accounting agents that help automate and speed up finance tasks while still keeping humans involved for accuracy and review.
The platform helps with tasks such as contract review, accounting research SEC filing analysis, document management, and drafting technical finance memos. Numero can easily connect with ERP systems, cloud storage platforms, and collaboration tools, allowing companies to start using it quickly.
Numero works with major global companies and also partners with leading accounting advisory firms, including Connor Group and Uniqus.
Royu is a finance automation startup founded in 2025. The company has built an AI-powered platform that helps finance teams automate repetitive accounting tasks.
Its platform can handle workflows such as bookkeeping, invoice processing, reconciliation, month-end closing, and financial data review. Royu’s goal is to turn routine finance work into accurate, review-ready outputs that finance teams can easily check and approve.
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