Numeral

Why it ranks #38

Numeral, an AI tax preparer from YC W23, ranks #38 of 999 AI agents and #1 of 7 in Tax preparer, with a score of 6.1 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 · Score wrong? Suggest a change

1. Proof

   Do customers use it? 30% of the score

   2

   Claims a customer count.

   • +2
     A customer count

     “Numeral is the trusted solution for U.S. sales tax, VAT, and GST compliance, used by 3,000+ global businesses, including Eight Sleep, Supabase, and Brex.”

     YC page

   Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), work done at scale (+2)

2. Scale

   Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score

   10

   110 people, raised $100M.

   • +7
     110 people on its YC page100 or more people
   • +3
     Largest of 3 rounds: $100M (Series C)Numeral raises $100m Series C for AI sales tax complianceSource · 23 Sep 2026

3. Momentum

   Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score

   5

   Shows hiring and funding news.

   • +3
     Hiring: 14 open rolesSoftware Engineer (Product), Software Engineer (Infra), Data Analyst YC page
   • +2
     Funding news in the last yearNumeral raises $100m Series C for AI sales tax complianceSource · 23 Sep 2026

   Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2023) (+1)

4. Autonomy

   How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score

   8

   Autonomous worker: completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

   • +8
     Level 3 of 4: Autonomous workerCompletes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.
   What the model read

   • Acts in other systems: 89% likely
   • Finishes whole tasks: 66% likely
   • Calls itself an agent: 4% likely

   Level 3: Completes whole tasks; people handle exceptions.

About Numeral

Founders

• MDMatt DuVallFounder
• SRSam RossFounder

Launches and news

1. News23 Sep 2026Numeral raises $100m Series C for AI sales tax compliance
2. News18 Sep 2025Numeral raises $35M to automate sales tax with AI | TechCrunch
3. News4 Mar 2025Benchmark leads $18M deal in sales tax AI startup, Numeral
4. Launch YC30 Mar 2023Numeral - Ecommerce sales tax on autopilotWe do everything from registration to remittance.

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