Today’s economic environment has only increased the ways in which businesses, both big and small, rely on accountants. From bookkeeper to business strategy, accounting professionals are taking on much larger roles than the traditional number crunching stereotypes portray and increasingly find themselves in business advisory roles, partnering with stakeholders to not just keep the records, but interpret financial information to help improve decision making and drive business outcomes.  

Lightico, leader of next-generation digital customer interactions, announced today a $12.6 million investment led by Oxx, with participation from Capital One Ventures and Harmony Partners, to accelerate adoption of its digital customer interaction platform and bringing its total amount raised to $27 million.