Irish fintech startup Assiduous has secured €1 million in funding to officially launch its flagship platform, the Corporate Finance Autopilot. An AI-native virtual advisory solution designed to transform how SMEs interact with capital markets.
Headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin, Assiduous is on a mission to democratise corporate finance. Traditionally a space dominated by high-cost services only accessible to large firms. With this funding round, which was oversubscribed and supported by experienced entrepreneurs, executives, and Enterprise Ireland’s High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme. The company is set to advance its platform and scale its operations.
The new funding will fuel product development through 2025 and 2026, as the company expands its technical and product teams. Assiduous is especially focused on building with agentic AI. A branch of artificial intelligence centered on autonomous agents capable of independent reasoning and goal execution.
This next-generation technology is foundational to the company’s Corporate Finance Autopilot. A SaaS platform that provides always-on, intelligent financial advice for SMEs—from strategic planning to funding rounds and IPO preparation.
Strategic Partnerships and EU Support
Assiduous has gained momentum in the European tech ecosystem through its participation in the EIT Digital Open Innovation Factory 2024. A co-funded EU initiative. As a result, the startup has formed a strategic collaboration with Euronext Group. Europe’s largest exchange operator, to enhance SME access to public markets much earlier in their growth journeys.
Being added to EIT Digital’s Equity Portfolio further provides Assiduous with ongoing access to mentorship, resources, and top-tier innovation networks—crucial assets for rapid scaling in Europe’s competitive fintech landscape.
Founded in 2023 by Fergal Meegan and Barry Murphy, both experienced investment bankers, Assiduous is blending deep domain expertise with cutting-edge AI. The platform replaces costly and fragmented advisory models with smart, scalable, and always-learning technology tailored for small and medium-sized businesses.
Meegan explained: “We’re only beginning to see the real value of embedding AI into professional services. With Assiduous, we’re integrating domain expertise at the application layer to unlock the power of large foundation models for SMEs contemplating strategic actions.”
Assiduous Provides a Smarter Financial Future for SMEs
Unlike traditional advisors, the Corporate Finance Autopilot provides high-quality, persistent, and accessible support using proprietary processes and advanced AI models. It empowers SMEs to stay transaction-ready, helping them raise capital, engage in liquidity events, or pursue strategic exits without the high fees and delays of legacy advisory models.
Enterprise Ireland’s Conor O’Donovan praised the company’s mission:
“Assiduous is exactly the kind of startup we aim to support—addressing a major unmet need with bold innovation and aligning with our national strategy to grow Ireland’s next generation of multinational companies.”
EIT Digital’s Dénes Csiszár echoed that sentiment, calling the startup a “champion for European SMEs” and expressing confidence in its growth trajectory.
With public and private sector support, breakthrough AI capabilities, and a clear mission, Assiduous is positioned to reshape the future of SME engagement with capital markets—efficiently, affordably, and intelligently.
