Led by Touring Capital, the round funds Clark’s push toward fully autonomous audit employees and its mission to verify the economy in real time

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clark, which builds AI for the professionals who verify the economy, today launched Clerks, autonomous AI employees that perform audit work for CPA firms. The company also announced an $11 million seed round led by Touring Capital, with participation from returning investors Marathon Management Partners, Rerail and Sofeon Ventures. Together with the $5 million round Marathon Management Partners led in September 2025, the financing brings Clark’s total funding to $16 million.

Every economy runs on claims most people can never check for themselves: that revenue was earned, that retirement contributions were deposited, that public money reached the people it was meant for. Since the railway era, independent auditors have made it possible to rely on accounts kept by someone else. But an audit opinion still arrives as a snapshot of a year that has already ended, and it travels much further than the work behind it.

That gap is widening. AI has made invoices, records and even an executive’s voice cheaper to fake than ever, while an answer that was right in March can be wrong by June. Clark’s mission is to make it possible to verify the economy in real time, with findings that stay current because the checking never stops.

The opportunity reaches well beyond today’s audits. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates the federal government loses $233 billion to $521 billion a year to fraud, and most audits of public money arrive after it has been spent. As AI makes verification continuous and affordable, CPA firms will be able to offer new audit services that catch fraud and waste in government programs and businesses while a payment can still be stopped or recovered.

Clerks are the first step toward that future. Each Clerk is assigned to an engagement the way a staff auditor would be and works through audit areas from start to finish: reviewing documents, performing tests and preparing workpapers. When something is missing, it requests it from the client, tracks the response and picks the work back up the moment the information arrives, without anyone prompting it again.

Clerks run on Material Intelligence, the AI operating system Clark built to serve as their brain. It combines an agent harness, document processing and a multi-layered memory system modeled on human memory, so a Clerk carries context forward the way an experienced auditor does. Routine updates are handled quietly, and what deserves an auditor’s attention is escalated with the evidence attached. Licensed CPAs make the professional judgments, review the work and sign the opinion.

More than 35 CPA firms, including CliftonLarsonAllen, Aprio, Kreischer Miler, Sensiba, already use Clark on their audits. Clark measures success not by how many alerts its AI produces, but by how much time auditors no longer spend chasing documents, and how much more they spend on the questions that deserve their judgment.

“For as long as people have kept accounts, someone has had to check them. Today that checking happens once a year, long after the decisions it was meant to inform,” said Enes Witwit, founder and CEO of Clark. “Our Clerks don’t sleep. They stay on the engagement, chase what’s missing and keep the work moving between the moments an auditor looks at it. Today they work alongside auditors. We are building toward fully autonomous audit employees, and toward an economy whose claims are verified as they happen, so fraud and waste are caught while the money is still there.”

“Assurance is fundamentally a trust business, and AI creates an opportunity to dramatically expand what CPA firms can accomplish without compromising that trust,” said Priya Saiprasad, co-founder and general partner at Touring Capital. “Clark’s Clerks don’t wait to be asked. They carry an engagement forward on their own, coordinating with clients and acting as new information arrives. We believe this is the foundation of an entirely new operating model for assurance.”

Clark also stands behind the work its AI performs. The company offers CPA firms a 100% accuracy guarantee and a peer review guarantee. “A promise of accuracy only means something when it has money behind it,” Witwit said. “If AI is going to do the work, the company that built it should answer for it.”

Clark will use the funding to expand its senior team across product, engineering and sales, bring Clerks to more firms and more types of engagements, help CPA firms extend their audit services into government, and build toward fully autonomous audit employees. The company is also working toward continuous monitoring that keeps findings current between audits, with each finding stating what it covers and when it was last checked. The goal is for a firm to tell its client, a regulator or the public not just what was true at year-end, but what is true now.

About Clark

Clark builds AI for professional services firms, starting with audit and assurance. Its autonomous AI employees, called Clerks, review documents, perform testing, prepare workpapers and follow up with clients, advancing the work as new information arrives. Clerks run on Material Intelligence, Clark’s AI operating system for agents. Licensed professionals retain responsibility for professional judgments, review and sign-off. Clark’s mission is to make it possible to verify the economy in real time. Formerly known as uiAgent, Clark is headquartered in New York and works with more than 35 CPA firms across the United States. Learn more at getclark.com.

About Touring Capital

Touring Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in the next generation of early growth-stage, AI-driven SaaS companies around the world. Its founders have more than a decade of experience working together at leading investment firms and a proven track record of venture capital investing across the global technology startup ecosystem. The Touring Capital team is committed to investing in companies that are leveraging AI to fuel major productivity gains for workers across all lines of business and sectors. Learn more at touringcapital.com.

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New product automates P&ID digitization, including piping and connection detection, so plant staff can query their drawings in plain language through AtomAssist and other AI assistants.

PHOENIX, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nuclearn, a leading AI solutions company built for the nuclear industry, today announced Nuclearn Link for P&IDs, a product that reads a plant’s existing piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and converts them into a connected, AI-ready model of the facility. Once a drawing set is loaded, staff can ask questions about it in plain language through Nuclearn’s AtomAssist, other AI assistants, or an in-house agent.

Tracing P&IDs has long been manual work that consumes hundreds of hours of staff time. Many digitizing tools can recognize components, but reading the piping and connections between them remains a challenge. Nuclearn Link is designed to automate the bulk of that work. It reads both components and the connections between them to produce interactive P&IDs with a high degree of reliability and accuracy.

Works with the drawings plants already have. Nuclearn Link accepts PDFs, raster scans, images, MicroStation DGN files, and zip archives, including decades-old scans and aperture cards. No CAD redraw is required. It identifies the valves, pumps, tanks, instruments, and pipe and signal lines on every sheet, then joins sheets together at their off-page connectors.

One connected model, queryable by any AI assistant. Through Nuclearn’s connectors, operators can ask AtomAssist, other AI assistants, or their own agents what a valve connects to, follow a line across sheets, or trace a system boundary. Results flag open ends and unconfirmed sheet links, so the assistant reports gaps in the drawing data instead of hiding them. Users can correct misread symbols directly, and every correction is logged and carried forward when drawings are re-read.

“Plants have invested decades in their drawings, but most of that knowledge is locked in static files that AI can’t use,” said Brad Fox, CEO of Nuclearn. “Nuclearn Link turns those drawings into something an AI can read, reason over, and answer questions about. That helps our customers scope work faster and answer questions about their systems with confidence.”

Use cases include:

Scoping clearances. Trace a component’s isolation boundary across linked sheets, listing valves to close, drains and vents, relief paths, valves not credited as closing, and any open ends or unconfirmed sheet links, as a starting point for the clearance writer to check against the drawings.Scoping design changes. Find every component and line connected to a planned change, across sheets.Troubleshooting valves and pumps. See what a valve or pump connects to, upstream and downstream, including across sheet edges.

Built for nuclear security and compliance. Nuclearn Link is hosted by Nuclearn in its own datacenter on Nuclearn-owned hardware, not a public cloud. It uses Nuclearn platform sign-in and roles, supports 10 CFR Part 810 export-control requirements, and is backed by Nuclearn’s ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.

Availability. Nuclearn Link is available now. It is included for AtomAssist users, and the web app, API and MCP server are also offered on their own. To book a demo, visit https://nuclearn.ai/products/link-for-pids/.

About Nuclearn
Nuclearn builds AI software designed specifically for the nuclear industry. Founded in 2021 by industry veterans and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the company’s platform is built on AtomAssist, the plant AI. Nuclearn’s products are used at more than 70 nuclear facilities across North America to automate the engineering, maintenance, and compliance work that drives operational backlogs. Customers include operating plants, advanced reactor developers, engineering firms, and construction firms, served through offerings that range from individual AI tools for nuclear’s most complex problems to fully outsourced functions such as CAP as a managed service. The platform integrates with existing systems such as Maximo and SAP, is built for 10 CFR Part 810 export-control compliance, and is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified. Learn more at www.nuclearn.ai.

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New 450 cc motorcycle marks the next phase of Norton’s resurgence, extending the brand into a new categoryBrings Norton’s defining principles of design, engineering and riding character together in a contemporary urban motorcycle454 cc single-cylinder engine, aluminium frame and advanced rider technology combine to create a new expression of NortonSales to begin in 2027, with the official model name to be announced ahead of launch

LONDON, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Norton Motorcycles today announces its new 450 cc urban motorcycle, marking a significant step in the British brand’s resurgence and introducing its distinctive approach to motorcycling to a new generation of riders.

The new motorcycle brings Norton’s principles of design, dynamics and detail to a new category. Combining reductive design, engaging performance and modern technology, it represents an expansion of the Norton portfolio while preserving the character and craftsmanship that have defined the marque for more than a century.

Developed as part of Norton’s ambitious new product strategy, the motorcycle is powered by a liquid-cooled 454 cc single-cylinder engine producing 45 Nm of torque, with an emphasis on responsive, accessible performance. An aluminium frame provides the foundation for agile, confidence-inspiring handling, while an 8-inch TFT touchscreen introduces a contemporary digital experience with advanced connectivity features.

Together, these elements create a motorcycle designed to bring the emotional appeal of Norton to a new generation of customers, combining usability with the distinctive presence and riding character expected from the brand.

A new expression of Norton

The new 450 cc motorcycle reflects Norton’s belief that exceptional motorcycle design is not defined by just engine capacity or category, but by the experience and emotional connection it creates.

Its reductive design approach follows the unifying principles established by Norton’s new generation of motorcycles: perfect proportions, a strong stance, sophisticated surfaces and razor-sharp attention to detail. Every element has been developed to contribute to a cohesive, distinctive and desirable motorcycle.

Sudarshan Venu, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, said:

“Norton has never been defined just by engine capacity or a particular category of motorcycle. It is defined by its character, its design, engineering and the emotional connection it creates with riders. Our vision is to bring this compelling experience forward to a new generation of customers while remaining true to the principles that define Norton now and into the future.

“With the Manx R, we demonstrated our reinterpretation of Norton for the modern era through uncompromising, modern design with distinctive performance. The new Norton 450 urban motorcycle carries the same approach into an entirely new category. It is not simply about extending our product range; it is about creating motorcycles with their own identity, each unmistakably Norton.

“Supported by TVS Motor Company’s long-term commitment, global engineering capabilities and investment in the brand, we are building a new generation of Norton motorcycles for customers around the world. Our strategy is to establish Norton as one of the most desirable names in modern motorcycling, recognised for exceptional design, engaging performance and a truly discerning ownership experience.”

Building a new generation of Norton motorcycles

The introduction of the new 450 cc motorcycle builds on the momentum of Norton’s product resurgence.

At EICMA 2025, Norton unveiled four new-generation motorcycles: the Manx, Manx R, Atlas and Atlas GT. Deliveries of the Manx R and Atlas have started in European markets, with the Manx and Atlas GT to follow.

Norton’s new design direction has already gained international recognition. The Manx R received the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best distinction at the 2026 Red Dot Award: Design Concept, following its success at the 2026 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).

This commitment to design extends beyond the motorcycles themselves. In collaboration with Foster + Partners, Norton is developing a new global retail concept that is part of a holistic approach to deliver a cohesive and aspirational brand experience.

A long-term commitment to global growth

Norton’s resurgence is supported by TVS Motor Company’s long-term investment in the British marque, including the continued development of its Solihull, UK, facility as a centre for motorcycle design and engineering along with TVS Motor global engineering center in Italy and TVS Motor’s R&D headquarters in India.

Bringing together British motorcycle expertise and international engineering talent, Norton is developing a growing portfolio of distinctive products, supported by advanced engineering capabilities and a commitment to quality and craftsmanship.

The company has established a retail network of more than 50 locations across 10 markets, including the UK, Italy, France, Germany and Spain. Preparations are also progressing for Norton’s introduction into India and the United States.

The new 450cc urban motorcycle will form an important part of this international expansion, opening the Norton experience to new customers while strengthening the brand’s presence across a wider range of motorcycle categories.

Sales will begin in 2027, with the motorcycle’s official model name to be revealed ahead of launch.

About Norton Motorcycles

Norton Motorcycles was founded in 1898 and is one of Britain’s most iconic motorcycle marques, with a heritage shaped by engineering innovation, racing success and distinctive design. Its name is closely associated with the Isle of Man TT and with celebrated models including the Manx, Commando, Dominator, Atlas, Navigator and 650SS.

Today, Norton is entering a new chapter under the ownership of TVS Motor Company, which acquired the brand in April 2020. Based at Norton’s modern manufacturing facility in Solihull, West Midlands, the company builds British motorcycles in England using traditional hand-crafted techniques supported by modern engineering, advanced manufacturing processes and rigorous quality standards.

Norton’s new generation of motorcycles combines British heritage with contemporary technology, emotional performance, precision detail and exclusivity. Guided by the principles of design, dynamics and detail, Norton is focused on creating motorcycles that honour its past while establishing a credible, high-quality and distinctive future.

About TVS Motor Company

TVS Motor Company (BSE:532343 and NSE: TVSMOTOR), part of TVS VENU, is a reputed two- and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through sustainable mobility with four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in India and Indonesia. Rooted in a 100-year legacy of trust, value, and passion for customers, it takes pride in making internationally accepted products of the highest quality through innovative and sustainable processes. TVS Motor is the only two-wheeler company to have won the prestigious Deming Prize. Its products lead in their respective categories in the J.D. Power IQS and APEAL surveys. TVS Motor has been ranked No. 1 Company in the J.D. Power Customer Service Satisfaction Survey for four consecutive years. Its group company Norton Motorcycles, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the most emotive motorcycle brands in the world. TVS Motor Company endeavours to deliver the most superior customer experience across 90 countries in which it operates.

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