Eilla AI
Category: AI in Fintech
An AI-native M&A advisory firm that pairs experienced advisors with proprietary AI to run sale processes for small and medium businesses, from buyer sourcing to deal close. Eilla AI was founded in 2022. The company is led by Nikola Lazarov. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: 2-10. Total funding raised: $1.5M. Latest round: Seed round (Jun 2023). Key investors include Eleven Ventures, Fuel Ventures.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- 2-10
- Total funding
- $1.5M
Value proposition
Reduces manual workload for deal teams by up to 80% by automating high-stakes financial analysis and document generation while maintaining bank-grade security and precision.
Products and solutions
AI-Native M&A Advisory (Full Deal Execution), Automated Buyer Sourcing & Outreach (via proprietary 9M-company database), AI-Generated CIMs, Teasers & Investment Memos, AI-Powered Due Diligence (VDR Analysis), End-to-End Sell-Side Process Management
Unique value
Eilla AI is Europe's first AI-native M&A advisory firm — pairing experienced senior bankers with proprietary AI to deliver institutional-grade sell-side execution for SMBs on a success-fee-only basis, with no retainers.
Target customer
Founders and owners of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking to sell their company, alongside investment banks, PE firms, and VC funds.
Industries served
Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Development, Legal & Professional Services
Technology advantage
Combines deep domain expertise from J.P. Morgan and Silver Lake with advanced LLM architectures to handle unstructured financial data with higher accuracy than general-purpose AI models.
How they differentiate
Eilla AI provides an end-to-end 'AI-native' workflow specifically for M&A, automating the entire lifecycle from VDR analysis and due diligence to the generation of complex financial documents like CIMs and teasers, whereas competitors often focus solely on search or legal review.
Main competitors
Hebbia, Luminance, Ansarada
Key partnerships
Eleven Ventures (Lead Investor), Fuel Ventures (Lead Investor), Strategic M&A boutiques and legal partners in the UK and Europe
Notable customers
CreateX, Native Digital
Major milestones
Secured $1.5M (£1.2M) Seed funding led by Eleven Ventures and Fuel Ventures in June 2023., Executed Europe's first AI-native M&A deal in April 2026, facilitating the acquisition of CreateX and Native Digital by White Pearl Technology Group.
Growth metrics
Team size expanded to 11-50 employees; platform reported to reduce manual deal-making workloads by up to 80%.
Market positioning
Specialized Fintech AI challenger for M&A advisory, Private Equity, and Venture Capital firms.
Geographic focus
United Kingdom and Europe
Patents and IP
No public patent filings disclosed; utilizes proprietary fine-tuned models and secure data-handling architecture.
About Nikola Lazarov
Nikola Lazarov is an AI engineer who started his career as a quant at London-based hedge fund Marble Bar Asset Management, was an early employee at a Y Combinator-backed startup, and holds a Master's in Generative AI from the University of Cambridge.
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Official website: https://eilla.ai