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David Kearney

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Co-founder & CEO at Numra
📍 Ireland

David Kearney is the Co-founder and CEO of Numra, an AI platform for finance teams. A Chartered Accountant from PwC, he previously co-founded and sold the invoice financing fintech Peblo to Wayflyer. David combines deep financial expertise with a passion for building technology that solves real-world problems for finance professionals.

Originally from Ireland, David spent over two years in Melbourne, Australia, working in senior commercial finance roles for companies like National Australia Bank. He is a self-confessed "techie" who became fascinated with generative AIs potential after the launch of ChatGPT, leading him to found his current venture, Numra.

After planning to stay in Australia for six months on a working holiday visa, he ended up living there for two and a half years.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Co-founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ireland
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AI in Finance
His current company, Numra, builds AI agents for finance teams. He frequently speaks on how Generative AI and LLMs are reshaping finance operations and augmenting the role of accountants.
FinTech Entrepreneurship
He is a two-time co-founder, having started invoice-financing platform Peblo, which he sold to Wayflyer, before founding his current AI venture, Numra.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Co-founder & CEO
Numra
3-2022 - 8-2023
Acquired
Wayflyer
9-2020 - 8-2023
Co-founder & COO
Peblo
5-2018 - 9-2020
Senior FP&A and Commercial Finance Roles (Australia)
Various Companies
10-2014 - 5-2018
International & Domestic Business
PwC Ireland
In the press

Media appearances

Irish AI startup Numra launches finance assistant 'Mary'. Featured in Yahoo Finance
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Irish finance start‑up Numra raises €1.5m led by Elkstone. Featured in Silicon Republic
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Education
Diploma
Chartered Accountants Ireland
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants Ireland
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