Nace.AI Secures $21.5M to Build a Metamodel That Autonomously Runs Enterprise Workflows, With Experts Providing Final Validation

AI executes work across millions of files for operational excellence.
Professional knowledge workers sign off.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nace.AI today announced it has raised $21.5 million in seed funding, led by Walden Catalyst with participation from General Catalyst and a group of leading institutional and angel investors. Alongside the raise, the company is launching its new product in research preview, a new model for professional work where 100+ specialized AI agents autonomously lead complex workflows, and human experts provide the final layer of validation.

Proprietary Metamodel Technology and Small Language Models

Under the hood, Nace.AI is powered by MetaModel that turns enterprise policies and procedures into Small Language Models designed specifically for large-scale, real-world data. Unlike general-purpose AI systems, these models continuously learn from enterprise workflows, adapting to company-specific environments, policies, and standards over time. Through Meta learning and proprietary architectures, the system improves with every execution, increasing consistency, precision, and reliability in high-stakes tasks.

“The core technology focuses on solving two of the industry’s most persistent challenges: LLM personalization and continuous knowledge updating,” said Dos Baha, Founder and CEO of Nace.AI. “Our AI agents continuously learn and adapt to company specific environments, powered by our MetaModel architecture. We execute work at scale, while experts provide final judgment and accountability. That combination unlocks a completely new model for business operations.”

The platform orchestrates dozens of Nace specialized models that work together across massive amounts of unstructured files, such as financial histories, operational data, and legal documents, transforming fragmented information into structured, decision-ready outputs. Every result is fully explainable, with clear reasoning traces and direct grounding in source documents, enabling experts to validate outputs, such as financial audits, validation reports, market research, risk assessments, SOX compliance reports, business plans, financial modeling, business process analysis, and more – with speed and confidence.

A New Economic Model for Professional Work

For decades, professional services have been priced by time. Nace.AI replaces the billable hour model with execution by software and validation by experts. Instead of teams billing for hours spent producing outputs, execution becomes nearly instant and software-driven, while human expertise is applied where it matters most: final verification and accountability.

As a result, Nace.AI shifts the industry to a 90/10 model:

• 90% Autonomous Execution: Nace.AI’s RL agents instantly handle the heavy lifting of data synthesis and producing work
• 10% Last-Mile Trust: The final review is provided by an elite Expert Network of certified freelancers, industry veterans, and boutique firms

“The highest-value part of professional work was never the manual process,” Baha added. “It’s the judgment at the end.”

Investors See This As a Fundamental Shift in How Knowledge Work Will Operate

“We are backing Dos, Zhanibek, and Sudha as they tackle high stakes workflows across enterprise audit, and financial operations where general purpose AI falls short,” said Shankar Chandran, Partner at Walden Catalyst. “By combining research driven models with human validation, Nace is already delivering a step change in productivity, with the level of precision and explainability these workflows require.”

“What stood out immediately is Nace.AI’s focus on specialized intelligence with small models for real enterprise workflows,” said Quentin Clark, Managing Director at General Catalyst. “They’re building end-to-end systems that actually execute work inside businesses, with a clear path to measurable impact.”

Research Preview Launch

The product for Professional non-technical knowledge workers is launching in research preview, allowing companies to upload unstructured data and generate professional deliverables across finance, audit, and compliance. At the same time, Nace.AI is expanding its network of expert professionals who participate in validating AI-generated outputs. To sign up, visit www.nace.ai.

Nace AI’s long-term vision is to build a specialized intelligence that runs companies while redefining the role of knowledge workers.

About Nace.AI

Nace.AI is an applied AI company building a specialized intelligence powered by Metamodel designed to run companies. Starting with finance, audit, and compliance, its systems automate complex knowledge work by turning massive datasets into precise, explainable outputs. The company is advancing a new model where AI performs the majority of work and humans provide final validation, pioneering the shift from human-led to AI-led businesses. For more information, visit www.nace.ai.