Last mentioned: Mar 5, 2026
Memoir Release
Blankfein releases 'Streetwise' and discusses the future of finance on the Odd Lots podcast.
Basis Series B
Basis announces $100M round at $1.15B valuation to scale its agentic AI platform.
Accrual Funding
General Catalyst invests $65 million in Accrual, another AI-for-accounting startup.
Altruist AI Launch
Altruist releases AI agents for tax planning, causing a dip in wealth management stocks.
Pennylane Funding
French startup Pennylane raises €175 million to expand its AI accounting platform.
Basis Founded
Basis is established to develop AI agent technology for the accounting sector.
Retirement
Blankfein steps down as CEO, succeeded by David Solomon.
Financial Crisis
Blankfein steers the firm through the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the conversion to a bank holding company.
CEO Appointment
Blankfein succeeds Henry Paulson as CEO of Goldman Sachs.
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, reflecting on his decade-long leadership in his new memoir 'Streetwise,' identifies artificial intelligence and the opaque private credit market as the primary emerging threats to traditional investment banking.
AI accounting startup Basis has secured $100 million in Series B funding, propelling it to unicorn status with a $1.15 billion valuation. Led by Accel and supported by GV and former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, the company aims to solve the industry's chronic labor shortage through autonomous agentic AI systems.
AI accounting startup Basis has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Accel, valuing the company at $1.15 billion. The startup deploys autonomous 'agentic AI' to handle complex financial workflows, aiming to solve a critical talent shortage in the professional services sector.
AI accounting startup Basis has achieved unicorn status after raising $100 million in a Series B round led by Accel and GV. The company's 'agentic AI' platform, which automates complex financial tasks, is now utilized by seven of the top 25 accounting firms in the United States.
AI accounting startup Basis has secured $100 million in Series B funding, reaching a $1.15 billion valuation led by Accel and GV. The company’s agentic AI platform aims to automate complex financial workflows, offering a direct technological solution to the chronic labor shortage and declining CPA pipeline in the United States.