SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, 2026 — Karbon, the leading practice management platform for accounting firms, today announced that Kai, its built-in AI, has been named a finalist in two prominent industry awards recognizing innovation in AI and accounting technology.

Kai has been selected as a finalist in the CPA Practice Advisor 2026 Tax and Accounting Technology Innovation Awards. The awards recognize new technologies that advance the accounting profession through increased efficiency and productivity. Finalists and winners are selected by a panel of thought leaders, technologists, and key influencers in the profession.

Kai has also been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Use of AI in Finance category at The Cloud Awards 2026 AI Awards, which recognize the most impactful uses of artificial intelligence in cloud-based products and services.

Kai helps practitioners expand and price services, handle repetitive tasks, surface client insights, plan and prioritize their day, and coordinate across teams through a conversational interface that already understands how their firm operates. Unlike other AI tools that require users to continually provide context, Kai starts with a deep understanding of a firm's clients, workflows, and practice knowledge, drawing on the emails, tasks, client records, engagements, workflows, billing, and time data within Karbon.

“Accounting professionals are under real pressure to do more with less,” said Mary Delaney, CEO at Karbon. “Kai is designed to give them back the time and headspace to focus on the work that matters most. Being recognized across both accounting technology and AI innovation reflects what we set out to build with Kai: AI that genuinely understands how a firm operates, not just a tool that answers questions in a vacuum. This is a proud moment for the Karbon team and is a credit to every Karbonite and every firm that has helped us build Kai.”