Numero AI acquires Royu in cash-and-stock deal
The combined entity will be building agentic platform for the finance and controller functions in enterprises with goal of shifting tasks from manual to automated
US headquartered finance agentic company Numero AI has acquired Royu, a Chennai based finance automation company in a cash-and-stock transaction. The value of the deal was not disclosed.
As part of the transaction, Royu Co-founders Viswajith Vishwaa and Sathya Gunasekaran will join Numero’s leadership team. Viswajith will join as Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, while Sathya will join as Chief Technology Officer. The broader Royu team will also join Numero as part of the acquisition.
Together, Numero and Royu are building an agentic system of work for the finance and controller functions of enterprises enabling them move away from manual kind of operations.
“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,” he said.
Numero’s agentic platform assists across accounting operations, close, reconciliation, reporting, order-to-cash, SEC, technical accounting and broader finance workflows.
“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.”
Numero already works with leading global enterprises and maintains active partnerships with major accounting advisory firms including Connor Group and Uniqus. With Royu joining Numero, the company plans to accelerate its roadmap for AI workers purpose-built for finance and accounting teams.