Sterling puts finance operations on autopilot, taking on the jobs that eat your day.

Every finance team has those “special” processes that have resisted automation up until now: the one non-standard vendor, the spreadsheet that has to be just so, the classification rules that only one person really understands. Sterling learns how your specific business works and applies that knowledge across your finance operations, so your team can focus on the work that actually adds value.

It reconciles bank transactions, files invoices in Xero and produces monthly management reporting, running in the background and logging every action it takes. Finance teams at Sharesies, Movac, RocketWerkz and Storypark are among those using it.

We love to support founders working on their next ventures. Sterling is a great example, as both co-founders have previously worked on ventures we have invested in: Nik Wakelin was founder of Gelato, which was acquired in 2015; and Ludwig Wendzich led product and design at Vend for close to a decade. We’re excited to see them applying the lessons from those previous experiences to this new venture.

They also have a rare affinity for their customer, since both Nik and Ludwig are married to accountants who work in the exact sort of teams who can benefit most from Sterling.

As an AI-native venture they are working at a pace which makes others look old and slow by comparison. In August 2026, less than eight months from incorporation, they closed a NZ$3.8 million seed round to fund expansion into the UK and US, and we invested again. We’re proud to be first believers, and recommend them to every organisation with a finance team. Book a demo today!