We are building SpeedReviewbecause repetitive review work should not own the day.
The company started from a shared frustration: accountants and operators were still spending too much time on repetitive checking, coordination, and follow-up work that software should already lighten.
Why this company exists
Daniel and Harpaul first met at the University of British Columbia, through overlapping friend groups and shared ambition. After graduation, their paths split geographically but not intellectually.
Harpaul moved into engineering at Microsoft. Daniel built his career through KPMG and CrossCountry Consulting, working across accounting, finance, and operations. From different sides of the table, they kept returning to the same problem: too much important work was still held together by manual process.
That pattern became even clearer as AI capabilities accelerated. The opportunity was not just to automate one narrow task. It was to redesign operational workflows so teams could spend less time on repetitive checking and more time on decisions.
Technology should make work feel lighter.
SpeedReview sits at the intersection of business clarity and technical depth. We are building tools that work inside real review processes for real accounting teams, and we want the way we build the company to reflect that same practicality.
What we optimize for
Reduce drag in the work people repeat every month.
Journey
How SpeedReview came together
From a friendship at UBC to building workflow software for accounting teams, the throughline has always been the same: remove unnecessary operational weight.
The Friendship
Daniel and Harpaul met at the University of British Columbia through overlapping friend groups, shared ambition, and a common interest in business and technology.
Diverging Paths
Harpaul joined Microsoft in Seattle and later Reddit. Daniel began at KPMG before moving to CrossCountry Consulting, working across finance and operations.
The Spark
The conversations intensified around a simple pattern: businesses were not thinking big enough about how AI could change real operational work.
The Commitment
Text threads became build sprints. Ideas became product specs. Product specs became code. SpeedReview started taking shape.
Building SpeedReview
The first customer conversations, early product loops, and guided onboarding work all fed into a product designed for real accounting teams.
Where SpeedReview fits
Not another client portal or replacement ledger
SpeedReview is the accountable review layer between raw QuickBooks activity and a completed month-end close.
A review layer, not a replacement ledger
QuickBooks remains the system of record. SpeedReview organizes the checking, exceptions, approvals, and close coordination around it.
Rules an accountant can inspect
Duplicate windows, spend baselines, thresholds, and confidence are visible instead of hidden behind a generic risk score.
Human-approved writeback
AI can suggest and prioritize, but an authorized reviewer makes the final accounting decision before anything is applied.
Founders
Meet the team behind the product
A former Consultant and a Senior Software engineer building from the same premise: accounting and finance can leverage tech to reduce manual work hours.
Daniel Duncombe
Co-Founder
Former Big 4 Auditor and Management Consultant. 8+ years in accounting and finance.
Harpaul Gill
Co-Founder
Senior Software Engineer at Reddit; formerly a Software Engineer at Microsoft. 7+ years in technology.
“We built SpeedReview because we lived the problem. Hours spent on tasks that should take minutes. We are building the tool we always wished existed.”
— Daniel & Harpaul, Co-Founders
Work with us
See the product against your workflow.
If the workflow fit is there, we will walk through rollout, onboarding, and the fastest way to start using SpeedReview with your team.
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