Accordion, an AI- and data-powered financial consulting firm serving private equity clients, has acquired Stride, an AI-powered software engineering firm specializing in production-grade agentic AI systems for enterprises in regulated industries.
The acquisition strengthens Accordion’s ability to develop and deploy AI solutions for private equity-backed companies by combining Stride’s software engineering capabilities with Accordion’s financial, operational and data expertise. The transaction also supports Accordion’s development of AI-enabled finance products and extends its global delivery capabilities into Latin America, complementing existing operations across North America, Europe and India.
Stride specializes in embedding senior software engineers within client teams to design and deploy production-grade AI systems. The firm serves enterprise clients across healthcare, financial services and other regulated industries, with expertise in agentic AI and complex software engineering. Stride was led by founder and chairwoman Debbie Madden and CEO Francisco Martin, who will join Accordion as managing director and AI go-to-market leader, and managing director and AI product and engineering leader, respectively.