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As of September 23, 2026, Numeral has raised at least $100M in equity across 1 sourced funding round.
Ross founded the company in 2023 with Matt DuVall, its chief technology officer.[1] The software covers tracking where a company owes tax, registering, calculating rates, filing, paying and managing exemption certificates.[1] It also handles VAT and GST compliance in more than 90 countries and connects with more than 40 billing, finance and ERP systems.[2] Numeral pairs a deterministic tax engine with automation and in-house tax specialists for complex cases.[1] The company says total transaction volume grew 327% year over year and that it expects its engine to process more than 80 million transactions.[2] Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, Y Combinator and Uncork also took part.[2] It also launched a partner program for accounting firms.[1]
Numeral is a San Francisco company that sells software for handling sales tax compliance.[2] Numeral plans to use the money for product development, expansion into software, manufacturing, distribution and wholesale customers, and hiring.[2]
Numeral, a San Francisco sales tax compliance company, raised a $100 million Series C led by Insight Partners on September 23, 2026.
Numeral sells software that handles US sales tax compliance from start to finish. The Next Web reported that this covers tracking where a company owes tax, registering, calculating rates, filing, paying and managing exemption certificates. Numeral's site lists a tax engine, nexus monitoring, filings and remittance, registrations and exemption certificate management.[1],[2]
Numeral supports VAT and GST compliance in more than 90 countries and connects with over 40 billing systems, financial platforms and enterprise resource planning systems, according to its Series C announcement. Numeral's own site also lists indirect tax compliance in 90+ countries.[3],[2]
Numeral combines a deterministic tax engine with AI and automation, and customers can reach in-house tax specialists for complex cases, according to Numeral's announcement. Numeral's site describes the service as human expertise combined with agentic capabilities.[3],[1],[2]
Numeral says that when companies move existing exemption certificates onto its platform, 30% to 40% often fail validation. The company presents the figure as a sign of compliance issues that may have gone unidentified. It is a company statistic, and the sources opened for this profile do not give the underlying data.[3],[1]
Numeral points to California as an example of how fast sales tax rules change. The state enacted a law that extends sales and use tax to prewritten software, including SaaS, beginning in 2027.[3],[1]
Numeral is a San Francisco company that sells AI-powered sales tax compliance software. Its Series C announcement says it was founded in 2023 by Sam Ross and CTO Matt DuVall, and The Next Web also reports a 2023 founding. Numeral's own about page says it was founded in 2022. The sources conflict and this profile does not resolve the difference.[3],[1],[4]
Numeral raised a $35 million Series B in September 2025, according to its Series C announcement. The sources opened for this profile do not name the lead of that round.[3],[1]
Numeral reported a 327% year-over-year increase in total transaction volume when it announced its Series C. The company said it expects to process more than 80 million transactions through its tax engine. It also said it recorded a significant increase in software, distribution and manufacturing customers.[3],[1]
Numeral launched an accounting partner program alongside the Series C. Accounting firms can refer clients, resell the platform, use it to deliver their own services, or advise clients through implementation.[3],[1]
Numeral's website footer names the company as Numeral Two, Inc. No source opened for this profile explains the name or whether it reflects an earlier entity.[4]
Numeral announced a $100 million Series C on September 23, 2026, led by Insight Partners. Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Mayfield, FCVC, Y Combinator and Uncork took part, according to the Business Wire announcement.[3],[1]
Numeral has raised $157 million in total, according to The Next Web and to Numeral's own about page. Numeral's announcement lists Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Geodesic, Benchmark, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, FundersClub, Mantis and Mayfield among its investors.[1],[4],[3]
Numeral's homepage banner describes the Series C as led by Insight Partners and Salesforce Ventures. The press release and The Next Web name Insight Partners as the lead and list Salesforce Ventures as a participant.[2],[3],[1]
Numeral said it will use the Series C money to accelerate product development, expand its offering for software, manufacturing, distribution and wholesale companies, and grow its team across engineering, sales, marketing and product.[3]
Numeral has not disclosed a valuation or revenue in the sources opened for this profile.[3],[1]
Sam Ross is Numeral's co-founder and CEO. Matt DuVall is co-founder and chief technology officer, according to Numeral's about page and The Next Web.[3],[4],[1]
Numeral's about page also lists Fatima Husain as Chief Business Officer, Hudson Bova as VP of Finance, Dominic Kelly as VP of Sales and Ken Webster as Head of Research.[4]
Numeral says it serves more than 3,500 customers, including many of the fastest-growing ecommerce brands, venture-backed startups, and some of the largest distribution and manufacturing businesses. Numeral's about page does not name them.[4],[2]
Numeral lists Shopify, Stripe, QuickBooks and NetSuite as integrations on its website. A testimonial on Numeral's homepage comes from Karsten Loose, founder of Karlon Group.[4],[2]
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| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Series C | $100M | — | Insight Partnersunverified WithSalesforce VenturesunverifiedGeodesic CapitalunverifiedBenchmarkunverifiedMayfield FundunverifiedY CombinatorunverifiedUncork CapitalunverifiedFCVC | Business Wire |
Equity only. “Equity raised” above sums the rounds with a dated, linked source; rumored rounds, tender offers and secondary sales are listed but not counted, and debt financing is listed separately.
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Numeral raised a $100 million Series C led by Insight Partners, its second large raise in about a year, taking total funding to $157.5 million as it expands its AI-driven sales-tax compliance platform for e-commerce and SaaS companies.
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