Gus Levinson is Co-Founder and CTO at Balance, a Y Combinator backed full-stack AI accounting platform that automates bookkeeping and financial reporting for SMBs. Balance was founded in January 2026 and is already serving clients across tech, ecommerce, and consulting industries.

Gus studied Mathematics, Computer Science, and AI research at Imperial College London and Oxford University. He built agentic AI systems at 3 startups across legal, education, and accounting sectors before co-founding Balance.

Gus founded Carlie's Crossing, a charitable tuk-tuk race across Sri Lanka that raised over 100,000 dollars for mental health awareness in memory of a childhood friend. He is a former jockey who competed at prestigious events including Cheltenham Festival and over Grand National jumps.

Balance combines AI agents with human accountants to deliver real-time, audit-ready bookkeeping through their AI agent Bea, accessible via Slack, WhatsApp, or email. The company is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch and incorporated in January 2026.

Balance aims to disrupt the 680 billion dollar annual accounting services market where over 80% of firms still rely on manual spreadsheet-based processes. The platform has already onboarded multiple clients despite launching just weeks ago.