Serent Capital Invests in Autire to Grow AI Platform for EBP Audits

Autire has been quietly building the tools professionals reach for when the work actually matters, turning one of the most tedious corners of the accounting world into software that runs the way it should. Employee benefit plan audits are not glamorous. They are meticulous, technical, and filled with enough documentation to make even seasoned auditors reach for another cup of coffee. But where most people see paperwork, Brian S. Price saw friction. And friction, in the hands of someone who has spent decades inside the 401(k) audit trenches, starts to look like opportunity.

So Brian S. Price built Autire. Not as another dashboard with empty slogans taped to the front, but as a cloud based, AI enabled platform designed specifically for CPA firms handling employee benefit plan audits. Think 401(k), 403(b), ESOP. The kind of audits that demand precision, standards, and documentation that holds up under real scrutiny. The mission was simple. Take a process that historically eats up weeks of work and compress it into something dramatically more efficient without sacrificing the integrity auditors are paid to protect.

Technology only works when the people behind it understand the craft. That is where Devendra Parkar steps into focus. As CTO, Devendra Parkar brings the engineering discipline that turns practitioner insight into actual product. The result is an end to end, standards based audit workflow that organizes procedures, documentation, and testing in a way that feels less like administrative chaos and more like a system built for professionals who value time and accuracy.

The market started leaning in on March 2026, when Serent Capital announced a growth investment in Autire (amount undisclosed). Serent Capital has built a reputation partnering with vertical software companies that solve real operational problems, not theoretical ones. Autire fits that profile cleanly. A focused product. A founder who understands the domain from years in the audit trenches. A platform designed to help CPA firms complete complex employee benefit plan audits with far less operational drag.

Congratulations to Brian S. Price, CEO, and Devendra Parkar, CTO, for building something accountants actually want to use. And credit to Serent Capital for recognizing where the real leverage lives inside modern audit workflows.

Sometimes innovation does not show up with fireworks. Sometimes it shows up in fewer hours, cleaner documentation, and auditors who finally get their evenings back. Anyone who has lived inside the accounting world understands how rare that kind of progress really is. And when a company quietly delivers it, the market tends to notice.