Vinyl

Vinyl is an AI-powered meeting assistant platform specifically designed for accounting and bookkeeping firms. The company was developed by the marketing agency Journey after research with over 120 accounting firms identified significant time spent on post-meeting administration. Co-founders include Jordan Vickery and Liss McLaren. The initial idea emerged in late 2024, stemming from the founders' own challenges with scattered notes and manual follow-ups at their agency. Vinyl launched into a private beta in April 2025 with over 100 firms and became generally available in early May 2025. In August 2025, the company announced it had raised $2 million AUD in a seed funding round led by Tidal Ventures, with participation from strategic angel investors including the founders of Dext, Ignition, and KeyPay.

The platform aims to reduce administrative tasks by automatically joining virtual meetings on platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams to record, transcribe, and summarize discussions. It extracts action items, creates follow-up emails, and can generate documents like a scope of work. The service is purpose-built for the accounting industry, with its AI trained on accounting-specific language. Key features include a whitelabel meeting assistant that can be customized with a firm's branding, team permissions for privacy control, and an AI Chat function that allows users to query past meeting transcripts to analyze trends. Vinyl integrates with practice management software such as Xero Practice Manager (XPM), Karbon, and FYI, allowing meeting data to sync automatically with client records. The business model is based on a subscription service, with a free trial available.

Keywords: AI meeting assistant, accounting technology, bookkeeping automation, meeting transcription, automated note-taking, practice management integration, client meeting summary, action item extraction, financial technology, accounting software, bookkeeping tools, professional services automation, Xero integration, Karbon integration, AI for accountants, meeting productivity, administrative automation, client communication, workflow automation, accounting workflow