Bengaluru · On-site
Auquan
Backed byPeak XV PartnersTotal raised$8.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace3 roles / 90d
Founded2018
Team size11-50
HQLondon, -
Industries
AI/ML
About Auquan
Auquan is the market leader in agentic AI for institutional finance, serving 40% of the top 50 global financial institutions with mission-critical solutions across front, middle, and back office operations. Headquartered in London with offices in New York and Bangalore, the Series A startup processes data from more than two million sources in 76+ languages to deliver intelligent automation at scale. Auquan's clients have collectively saved more than 100,000 hours of manual work, demonstrating the tangible impact of its technology. The company has earned recognition as a 2025 Gartner Cool Vendor in Agentic AI for Banking and Investment Services and is backed by leading investors including Peak XV, Neotribe Ventures, Episode 1, and Stage 2 Capital.
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New York · Hybrid · $170k–$200k/yr
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New York · Hybrid · $100k–$150k/yr
New York · Hybrid · $150k–$200k/yr
Company at a glance
Location
London, -
Investors
Episode 1 ·Neotribe Ventures ·Peak XV Partners ·Stage 2 Capital
Websiteauquan.com
LinkedInLinkedIn
Founders & Leadership
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Specialized Operations30%
- Operations & Management23%
- Sales & Business Development18%
- Engineering14%
- Other7%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.UCL
- 2.University of Cambridge
- 3.Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
- 4.University of Oxford
- 5.Cornell University
Team Worked At
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
- JPMorgan Chase
- Optiver
- Tracxn
Team Composition
52 people- Research15
- Operations1 senior6
- Marketing1 senior5
- Engineering3
- Information Technology3
- Leadership3 senior3
- Sales1 senior3
- Entrepreneurship2 senior2
Culture & values
High-agency, high-velocity, no-politics environment where engineers move fast and unblock themselves
Office-first culture with team working out of SoHo office most days, collaborating in person
Minimal process with strong bias toward action
End-to-end project ownership with autonomy to ship V1s in days
Direct work with top-tier financial institutions requires engineers to be client-ready with strong communication skills
Engineers expected to go on-site with customers and be credible technical voices
CEO personally meets with every candidate
Values genuine passion for AI and engagement with the AI space
Values eagerness, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to work hard over pedigree alone
Small team environment with things moving quickly and real urgency
Direct architectural influence from day one for team members
Mission centered on liberating brilliant people from worst work to bring meaning back to their roles
Funding History
Cumulative Funding
Life at Auquan
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