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Go Abacus

“Can on-premise, air-gapped AI infrastructure become the default deployment model for regulated financial institutions unwilling to send data to cloud LLMs?”

Founded2022
HQChicago, Illinois, United States
FoundersDavid Moscatelli, Lisa Gillespie
Total raised$5M+ (Series A disclosed)
Latest roundSeries A, November 2025
IndustryInfrastructure / AI (Regulated Industries)
The story

Go Abacus is an on-premise AI infrastructure company purpose-built for regulated industries (banks, credit unions, insurance, healthcare). It sells hardware appliances (The Go1™), an AI operating system (Go.OS), and vertical apps for BSA/AML, compliance filings, funds transfer pricing, lending, and vendor management. It is NOT an embedded finance company itself — it sells software TO financial institutions rather than embedding financial products into a platform.

Last 12 months
2025-11
2026-03
2026-07
Product timeline
2022
Go Abacus founded in Chicago to build on-premise AI infrastructure for regulated industries· pivot
2025
Raised $5M Series A led by GFT Ventures with BankTech Ventures and LAUNCH Fund· funding
2026
Launched The Go1™, an on-prem AI hardware appliance for banks and credit unions· launch
2026
Opened new Chicago headquarters at 111 South Wacker Drive· expansion
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Go Abacus’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Go Abacus — frequently asked

Who founded Go Abacus?

Go Abacus was founded by David Moscatelli and Lisa Gillespie and is founded in 2022, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

How much funding has Go Abacus raised?

Go Abacus has raised $5M+ (Series A disclosed) in total (latest round: Series A, November 2025).

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