Aider releases AI powered digital assistant for small businesses
Dec 04, 2018, 22:01 ET
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Small businesses now have a powerful, new intuitive tool at their fingertips to help drive success - and the bottom line.
Aider, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital business assistant created specifically for small businesses, has been in beta phase in Australasia for several months.
Brendan Roberts, Aider's co-founder, says the app is now ready for the Australasian markets.
"We believe that AI is in the process of changing how the world of commerce operates and we want to make this technology readily available to small businesses," Roberts says.
Making AI simple and easy to understand was critical in creating the app. Intuitive user interfaces and ready-made guides and questions ensures that Aider, is simple to use but also saves time, offers real-time insights and performs tasks for the business owners.
Utilising conversational platform and natural language processing, a user can simply ask Aider about sales, bills, inventory, or practically anything that makes running a business easier.
With its expanding ecosystem of diverse business app partners, conveniently accessed from one place, Aider uses business relevant data to immediately deliver info that is as broad, or as specific, as the user wants.
"Aider is unique in the way it brings all the essential information together in an easily understood format, all beginning with a simple conversation," says Pete Weaver, Aider's co-founder. "Traditionally, AI has been inaccessible except to large businesses. Aider changes that - in turn giving small businesses an edge to be even more successful, however they define that."
Founded in Auckland, New Zealand, Aider has customers in Australasia, with plans to expand to new countries in 2019.
At launch, Aider is currently working with cafes, restaurants, hospitality and retail businesses. As Aider grows, it will expand to other verticals as well as international markets.
About Aider
Aider gives the power back to small business with the latest AI technology that is focused on their business - info, insights, actions, metrics are simply a question away. The more they use Aider, the more it learns about their business, the more insightful it becomes. Working with an expanding base of best in class app partners, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Analytics, Xero, Kounta, Deputy, Vend and iPayroll,
Visit www.aider.ai
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ANZ invests in fintech Aider
17 November 2020210
ANZ has made a strategic investment in Aider, a New Zealand fintech that helps SMEs get insights into their cash flow, staffing and accounting needs. The size of the investment was not disclosed.
The money, invested through ANZi Ventures, will help Aider develop its two early-stage products; the Aider App, which provides instant insights into cash flow and integrates weather and news data, and the Advisory Intelligence Portal, which provides bookkeepers and accountants with key financial data.
Ron Spector, MD, ANZi Ventures, says: "Aider’s instant insights and accounting software integrations will save business owners valuable time, so they can focus on other important elements to help them grow.
"This investment aligns with our focus on building relationships with emerging growth companies that can support our customers."
Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister visits Aider to celebrate the Small Business Loan Scheme success
November 12, 2020
The 2020 Small Business Cash Flow (Loan) Scheme (SBCS) has been a lifeline to New Zealand organizations. It has kept initiatives afloat and provided valuable breathing room for teams to rethink, adapt, and pivot their offerings to fit the new norm.
In 2018, Aider was founded on the belief that small businesses should have access to all the data they need to forecast and succeed. The team knew that AI, Machine learning, and the best technology could help connect small businesses with the data they need to forecast and grow.
Without data, businesses are blind to their company’s financial performance. Now in 2020, one thing is clear: the need for small New Zealand businesses to have access to easy-to-understand financial data was more important than ever.
Aider knows this because Aider is a small business that believes in helping other small businesses. The government recognized that Aider had a lot to contribute to the entire country and beyond. With the help of SBCS, Aider was able to get to work. They accelerated their service offerings and launched a business advisory tool that connected the experts–accountants and bookkeepers–with small business owners. They realized the work needed to take financial data management to a whole new level of ease for everyone.
On November 12th, the Ministry commemorated how the government’s IRD Cash Loan enabled Aider to not only survive but thrive during these difficult times.
“With their support of Aider, the government has demonstrated that they understand the importance of digital solutions for small businesses,” says Aider CEO Brendan Roberts. “The NZ government has shown their support throughout COVID-19 and they want New Zealand small businesses to have access to the best tools during these
We are grateful for the small business support from the government, its key partners, investors and shareholders who are key to our startup’s continued success. Through the support Aider receives, we are able to empower hundreds of small businesses to make smarter business decisions. Aider is heralding a movement to democratize the world of data, AI, and analytics.
Read the full story here.