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FloQast FloQast is an accounting software vendor providing close management software for corporate accounting departments. The company is privately held and is backed by Toba Capital, Polaris Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Danmar Capital and AmplifyLA. The company was founded in 2013 by Mike Whitmire, Chris Sluty and Cullen Zandstra and is headquartered Los Angeles, California. Mike Whitmire and Chris Sluty are certified public accountants (CPA’s) and former accountants. The FloQast Software as a Service (SaaS) offering is sold to accounting teams typically with three or more accountants to help automate the month-end closing process. Many of its customers are mid-market companies in North America. FloQast’s customer base consists of companies such as GrubHub, Twilio, Ancestry, Golden State Warriors, and Zillow.

Executive Team
 * Mike Whitmire, CPA – CEO and Co-Founder
 * Chris Sluty, CPA – COO and Co-Founder
 * Cullen Zandstra – CTO and Co-Founder
 * Todd Ellwood – VP, Sales
 * Lauren Akmaeva, VP, Finance
 * Rob Feinstein, VP, Product

Funding Timeline
 * October 2013: Seed – Amplify.LA
 * November 2014: Seed – Toba Capital (Led), Amplify.LA, Wavemaker Partners


 * March 2016: Series A – Toba Capital(co-led), Polaris Partners (co-led), Amplify.LA, Wavemaker Partners, Danmar Capital
 * June 2017: Series B - Insight Venture Partners

Product

FloQast is also the name of the company’s month-end close management software. It works with Excel.