Arden

AI-native internal audit firm

2.2Score#624 of 999 agents#20 of 27 in Billing and collections agent

Why it ranks #624

Arden, an AI billing and collections agent from YC Sp26, ranks #624 of 999 AI agents and #20 of 27 in Billing and collections agent, with a score of 2.2 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 1 × 30% 0.3
Momentum 4 × 25% 1.0
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.2

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
1
2 people.
- +1
  2 people on its YC page2 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
4
Shows a recent launch and a new batch.
- +3
  Launched in the last 6 monthsArden: AI-native platform for audit teamsLaunch YC post · 6 May 2026
- +1
  New: YC Spring 2026
Not found: open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 70% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 41% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 95% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Arden

Arden is the AI-native platform for internal audit and SOX teams.

We build AI agents that automatically pull evidence from your stack, test controls end-to-end, and produce audit-ready workpapers in minutes instead of weeks.

Internal audit is a massive but underserved market. Every public company in the US is required to do SOX testing, yet teams still run it through spreadsheets and screenshots. Arden is the engine that does this work.