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Nilus

“Can an AI-native, multi-bank treasury layer replace the TMS and become the embedded cash-liquidity brain for both commercial banks and ERPs?”

Founded2021
HQNew York, NY (US) with R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel
FoundersDaniel Kalish (CEO, ex-PayPal), Danielle Shaul (CTO, ex-Fundbox)
Total raised$18.6M
Latest roundSeries extension, Jan 2025
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / Treasury Management
The story

Nilus started in 2021 as a no-code cash flow / financial operations tool helping companies reconcile multi-bank data. By 2025, with the $10M extension round, it repositioned explicitly as 'the first proactive AI-powered treasury management platform.' In 2026 the product surface broadened again into a nine-module platform (cash & liquidity, payments, collections, accounting, FX, debt, investments, BAM, connectivity) and launched Agentic Banking (for banks) and Agentic Treasury for ERPs — moving Nilus from a point tool for finance teams into an embedded white-label treasury layer for banks and ERP vendors.

Last 12 months
2025-01
2026
Product timeline
2021
Founded by Daniel Kalish and Danielle Shaul to build a no-code financial operations platform· founding
2022
Raised $8.5M seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners· funding
2025
Raised additional $10M (Felicis, Vesey Ventures) and pivoted brand to proactive AI-powered treasury management· pivot
2026
Expanded to a nine-module 'Applied AI for liquidity' platform spanning Treasury, AR, and AP with agentic workflows· product
The stack
7 layers disclosed in Nilus’s embedded-finance stack
Money movement
ACHRTPSWIFTSEPA
Lending
in the full report
Open banking
in the full report
Unified APIs
in the full report
KYC
in the full report
Accounting
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Treasury
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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Nilus — frequently asked

Which payment rails does Nilus use?

Nilus moves money over ACH, RTP, SWIFT and SEPA.

Which KYC provider does Nilus use?

Nilus uses Alloy for KYC and identity verification.

Which open banking provider does Nilus use?

Nilus connects to bank accounts through Salt Edge and Plaid.

Which accounting software does Nilus integrate with?

Nilus integrates with QuickBooks, NetSuite and Sage.

What is Nilus's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 7 layers in Nilus's stack: Money movement (ACH, RTP, SWIFT and SEPA); Lending (Debt facility book (tracking only — committed, drawn, headroom, WACD), Covenant monitoring and Credit agreement ingestion); Open banking (Salt Edge and Plaid); Unified APIs (Rutter); KYC (Alloy); Accounting (QuickBooks, NetSuite and Sage); Treasury (Nilus (self-operated)).

Who founded Nilus?

Nilus was founded by Daniel Kalish (CEO, ex-PayPal) and Danielle Shaul (CTO, ex-Fundbox) and is founded in 2021, headquartered in New York, NY (US) with R&D in Tel Aviv, Israel.

How much funding has Nilus raised?

Nilus has raised $18.6M in total (latest round: Series extension, Jan 2025).

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