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Numero AI buys Chennai finance automation firm Royu to build AI workers for CFOs
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Published on 15 May 2026
Deal pairs US finance agents with a Chennai engineering team
US-based finance agentic company Numero AI has acquired Royu, a Chennai finance automation startup, in a cash-and-stock deal valued undisclosed. Royu’s co-founders will join Numero’s leadership, with one leading product and the other technology. Together, the firms aim to deploy an AI-native agentic system to automate enterprise finance and controller workflows, including accounting close, reconciliation, and reporting.
- Numero AI acquired Royu via an undisclosed cash-and-stock deal
- Royu co-founders Viswajith Vishwaa becomes Chief Product Officer, Sathya Gunasekaran Chief Technology Officer
- The combined platform targets accounting close, reconciliation, reporting, and broader finance workflows
- Numero says it will use Royu’s engineering to accelerate its CFO-focused AI roadmap
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