“Can Karbon become the full operating system for accounting firms worldwide by embedding payments, payroll, AI, and workflow automation into a single practice management platform?”
Founded in 2014 as a cloud-based practice management platform for accounting firms, Karbon began by solving workflow, email management, and team collaboration challenges for accountants. Over time it expanded into embedded financial services — launching Karbon Payments (powered by Stripe Connect) for billing and invoicing, and more recently adding payroll workflow integrations (Gusto, Wagepoint) and AI-powered features (Kai, built on Azure OpenAI). The company is evolving from a pure workflow tool into a full operating system for accounting firms, with financial operations, AI automation, and a growing ecosystem of integrations at its core.
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