News Summary

• Hiro Finance was founded in 2024 and launched its AI tool about five months ago.
• The startup was backed by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit, as well as General Catalyst and Restive.
• Hiro was specifically trained to nail financial math, including an option that allowed users to verify accuracy.
• It’s also possible that this acqui-hire is an effort to make OpenAI more popular with OpenClaw users (who often tend to prefer Claude) Bloch previously founded neobank Digit, which helped people automatically save money.