Midship develops an agentic AI platform that executes the full SOX testing lifecycle, including evidence collection, control testing, and generation of audit-ready work papers. By automating these repetitive tasks, the software reduces the estimated $2.3 million average annual spend U.S. public companies incur on SOX audit services and frees internal audit teams to focus on higher-value risk analysis. The company was founded by Kieran Taylor, Aahel Iyer, and Max Maio, who previously supported audit and compliance efforts at firms such as Instacart, Deloitte, Amazon, and Lyft. Midship differentiates itself from legacy systems like AuditBoard and Workiva by moving beyond workflow management to perform the testing itself through fully agentic AI. Early customers include a major social media platform and several large fintechs that are using Midship to scale audit coverage without adding headcount. With fresh capital, the team plans to expand hiring and accelerate adoption among additional public companies facing rising audit complexity and talent shortages.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2026