LUNAR FOUNDERS LAUNCH AI AUDIT FIRM WITH €8.2M
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The founders of Danish digital bank Lunar have secured €8.2 million to launch an artificial intelligence-powered auditing startup. The new firm aims to automate manual processes that still dominate the audit industry.
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