Fast Company’s Next Big Thing in Tech: Shaping the Future of Productivity in Audit and Finance

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For finance and audit professionals, productivity isn’t just about speed, it’s about accuracy, traceability, and confidence in every number. Yet traditional workflows still rely on manual documentation and repetitive testing that slow teams down. 

DataSnipper changes that reality. Embedded directly in Excel, DataSnipper automates manual work, connects evidence to data, and accelerates every step of audit and finance workflows. It’s a practical, measurable shift in how professionals get work done, and that’s why Fast Company named DataSnipper one of the Next Big Things in Tech 2025 in the Workplace and Productivity category. 

How Finance Teams Work Faster and Smarter

Audit and finance teams spend countless hours collecting evidence, matching data, and verifying results. These are essential steps, but they don’t need to be manual. 

With DataSnipper embedded in familiar workflows, teams can link source documents to testing procedures, extract key information automatically, and trace every conclusion with full transparency. From automating audit testing to simplifying financial reporting, DataSnipper replaces fragmented tools with one connected workspace. 

A Platform Built for Real-World Productivity

Streamline every step of your workflow with AI: 

Seamless start to every workflow: Collecting in DataSnipper kickstarts documentation by turning manual processes into seamless, compliant collaboration. 

Extracting with DataSnipper: Turns hours of manual work into minutes by delivering structured or unstructured data that’s instantly review-ready. 

Reconciliation at scale: Matching in DataSnipper automates reconciliation by linking Excel data to source documents with full traceability — fast and standardized. 

Smarter review, deeper insights: Analyzing with DataSnipper speeds up conclusions with AI-suggested answers, sum checks, and full visibility for confident, controlled reviews. 

These capabilities enable more than 600,000 professionals in 175+ countries to save time, improve accuracy, and focus on meaningful insights. 

Teams using DataSnipper report measurable impact, including: 

+94% efficiency gains when using Document Matching in testing procedures 

+50% time savings while conducting control testing and operational audits 

3,000 hours saved over a 10-month period for financial statement procedures 

Productivity in finance depends on accuracy, speed, and trust. DataSnipper combines these by embedding intelligent automation directly into Excel, giving professionals more control and transparency at every step. 

Our newest AI Agents expand what’s possible. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft, Disclosure Agents and Excel Agents bring context-aware AI into Excel to automate repetitive tasks, validate data instantly, and generate disclosures in seconds. 

These capabilities build on the same principles that define every DataSnipper innovation: keeping professionals in control while technology does the heavy lifting. 

The Next Chapter of Productivity

Being named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 highlights how DataSnipper is driving the next wave of productivity in audit and finance. By combining intelligent automation with the tools professionals already use, we’re helping teams focus less on manual work and more on meaningful analysis. 

Our mission is simple: to give audit and finance professionals more time, accuracy, and confidence in every procedure. 

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