AI Talent Marketplace MAVI Emerges from Stealth to Connect U.S. Companies with Global Accounting Professionals
MAVI disclosed a $4 million seed led by Harlem Capital as it exits stealth, with 3,000+ accounting professionals and Athena Club among its enterprise clients. Founded in 2023 by co-CEOs Molly Liu and Aman Puri, it handles contracts, compliance and payroll for cross-border hires.
MAVI, an AI-powered talent marketplace for financial and accounting professionals, came out of stealth on September 28, 2026, announcing it has been operating since its founding in 2023. The platform connects U.S. companies with AI-proficient global accounting talent, handling the administrative complexity of cross-border hiring — including contracts, legal compliance, and payroll.
The company was co-founded by Molly Liu and Aman Puri, who serve as co-CEOs. Liu previously worked at Ramp, Lyft, and Dropbox. MAVI focuses on mid-level and senior-level placements designed to augment existing in-house finance teams, with the goal of completing matches within days.
Alongside the stealth exit, MAVI disclosed a $4 million seed round led by Harlem Capital, which had not been previously announced. The company says it now has more than 3,000 accounting professionals on its platform and counts personal care company Athena Club among its enterprise clients.
Liu identified two converging pressures driving demand for the service. First, the U.S. accounting profession is shrinking, and many practitioners lack the AI skills companies increasingly require. Second, AI automation is expected to reduce entry-level finance roles, which may limit the pipeline of talent advancing to mid-level positions over time — deepening the shortage at exactly the experience level companies need most.
As a result, Liu argues that senior finance professionals are being asked to do more, applying judgment to oversee and correct AI-generated work and integrating large language models into accounting workflows. She draws a distinction between a traditional accountant — who has core fundamentals but limited AI fluency — and the emerging profile MAVI targets: someone who can direct AI tools, catch their errors, and work with AI-native ERP systems.
“Finance teams are now being pushed to do more with less,” Liu said. MAVI’s position is that experienced human judgment remains essential regardless of how many automation tools a company adopts.