Startup Spotlight: Tergle builds custom AI audit agents for large-company workflows

Adam Bowen and William Tarr say their agents automate repetitive audit procedures while keeping people in the review loop. Tergle says it works with multiple billion-dollar companies, but has not named them; its disclosure-review speed claim is founder-reported.

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Primary source: Y Combinator

Why it matters

Tergle is trying to sell automation into work where evidence and review are part of the product. Its reported enterprise relationships suggest early access to potential customers, while the limited public detail on deployment scope, performance and repeatability leaves the business case unproven.

An auditor scans warehouse cartons while a colleague reviews the count on a clipboard beneath a Tergle sign.

Adam Bowen and William Tarr are co-founders of Tergle, which is building custom AI agents for internal and external audit teams. Y Combinator lists Tergle in its Winter 2025 batch and describes the company as building AI to replace auditors.…

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