New York-based financial services company april has raised $38 million in a Series B funding round led by QED Investors. The company has developed nationally licensed tax software to help Americans handle their taxes in the same place they manage their money.
The company’s solution is embedded in over 50 financial apps, and since 2021, april has filed hundreds of thousands of federal and state tax returns on its licensed infrastructure. The platform is the first nationally licensed e-file tax software to be built in over 15 years, according to the company, competing with names like Intuit, H&R Block, Thompson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer.
Offering a do-it-yourself tax filing suite, planning suite and accelerated client onboarding, april is working to integrate tax intelligence at every financial touchpoint. As the company continues to build out its platform and fuel growth, april is actively hiring talent across various roles.