Ex-Plaid CTO Shuts Down $1M-AI Tax Startup to Build Town

Former Plaid CTO Jean-Denis Greze told a16z's podcast that he shut down his AI tax-filing startup for small businesses—despite nearly $1M first-year revenue and strong growth projections—to pivot to a new venture called Town.

2026-10-19 ~ 2026-10-19 · 2 related posts

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