La Habra Heights, CaliforniaFounded 2018
Ardius, LLC was acquired by Gusto. See Gusto's profile →
Ardius, LLC is a tax technology company founded in 2018 and headquartered in the Los Angeles area that automates the identification and filing of research and development tax credits for startups and growth-stage companies.
Ardius, LLC has not published its revenue. GetLatka estimates it at about $4M a year (December 2023).
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | $1M | – |
| Dec 2023 | $4MEST. | GetLatka estimate |
– source not recorded
Gusto owns Ardius, LLC. The date and price of the deal are not on record.
Ardius, LLC has raised $1.2M across two rounds since 2018. The latest was a $1M funding round in June 2019.
| Date | Round | Raised | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2019 | Funding round | $1M | – |
| Jun 2018 | Seed | $200K | Founder interviewWatch at 3:50 |
| Total raised | $1.2M |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Ardius, LLC once, speaking with Josh Lee. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Ardius Automated R&D Tax Credits for Startups Before Exiting to Gusto (Interview with Founder Josh Lee)July 2021 · Josh Lee, Founder
Growth tactics they described: Partner Co-MarketingWatch at 4:25
Ardius, LLC competes most directly with Stripe.
| Company | Revenue | Funding | Employees | Customers | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stripe | $19.4B | $8.7B | 8,500 | 1M | 2010 |
| Ardius, LLC | $4M | $1.2M | 46 | – | 2018 |
Janice Orlando founded Ardius, LLC in 2018 with Josh Lee and led it as CEO. Ardius, LLC had 46 employees (December 2023, LinkedIn), down from 53 a year earlier.
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2023 | 46 | |
| Dec 2022 | 53 | |
| 2021 | 15 | Founder interviewWatch at 9:36 |
GetLatka estimates Ardius, LLC's revenue at about $4M a year (December 2023). The company hasn't published its own figure.
Gusto owns Ardius, LLC.
Ardius, LLC raised $1.2M across two funding rounds before Gusto bought it. The last was a $1M funding round in June 2019.
Ardius, LLC was profitable in July 2021, as the founder said on camera.
Ardius, LLC had 46 employees in December 2023, according to LinkedIn.
Josh Lee and Janice Orlando founded Ardius, LLC in 2018.
4 said on camera · 2 from public sources · 1 estimate. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice.
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