Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Aleph is building the AI platform for modern finance — one that meets teams where they already work: in spreadsheets. By combining the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the intelligence of AI, Aleph helps companies automate forecasting, reporting, and planning in real time.
In this interview with YC Partner Aaron Epstein, co-founders Albert Gozzi and Santiago Perez De Rosso share how they’re rethinking FP&A from first principles, what it’s like building software for some of the world’s fastest-growing companies, and how Aleph scaled to a $29M Series B led by Khosla Ventures, with customers like Zapier, Turo, and Harvey.
Chapters:
00:38 – Meeting Finance Teams Where They Are
02:10 – The Pain of Legacy FP&A Tools
04:00 – Building the First AI-Native Finance Platform
06:20 – How Aleph Automates Forecasting & Reporting
08:30 – The Early Days: From YC to First Customers
10:10 – Why Finance Needs to Be Real-Time
12:00 – Designing for Analysts, Not Replacing Them
14:20 – Lessons from Working with Zapier, Harvey & Turo
17:00 – Scaling to a $29M Series B Led by Khosla
19:10 – The Future of FP&A in the Age of AI
Aleph is building the AI platform for modern finance — one that meets teams where they already work: in spreadsheets. By combining the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the intelligence of AI, Aleph helps companies automate forecasting, reporting, and planning in real time.
In this interview with YC Partner Aaron Epstein, co-founders Albert Gozzi and Santiago Perez De Rosso share how they’re rethinking FP&A from first principles, what it’s like building software for some of the world’s fastest-growing companies, and how Aleph scaled to a $29M Series B led by Khosla Ventures, with customers like Zapier, Turo, and Harvey.
Chapters:
00:38 – Meeting Finance Teams Where They Are
02:10 – The Pain of Legacy FP&A Tools
04:00 – Building the First AI-Native Finance Platform
06:20 – How Aleph Automates Forecasting & Reporting
08:30 – The Early Days: From YC to First Customers
10:10 – Why Finance Needs to Be Real-Time
12:00 – Designing for Analysts, Not Replacing Them
14:20 – Lessons from Working with Zapier, Harvey & Turo
17:00 – Scaling to a $29M Series B Led by Khosla
19:10 – The Future of FP&A in the Age of AI
