ClarkSilva

What ClarkSilva does

ClarkSilva, LLC is a certified public accounting firm headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island, founded in 2019 by Keith Clark and Benjamin Silva. The firm provides six core professional services — audit and assurance, tax planning and preparation, outsourced CFO services, accounting and bookkeeping, international taxation, and financial planning — delivered across nine industry verticals: real estate, construction, manufacturing, retail and distribution, healthcare, professional services, non-profits, restaurants, and private equity/funds. Its target customers are primarily small and medium-sized businesses and startups in the Northeast US, with named clients including Cape Clasp (consumer products), Estimatica (technology), and The Seyboth Real Estate Team. The firm employs 1-10 people and operates with no external institutional funding.

The firm's underlying technology stack is built around standard third-party accounting software rather than proprietary platforms: QuickBooks for bookkeeping and transaction entry, and ProFx Tax and Engagement for tax preparation and audit work. The founding narrative emphasizes a "technology-driven" approach contrasted with paper-intensive legacy practices, but no proprietary software, API, or platform architecture is disclosed. Revenue is generated through professional service fees on a quote-based, scope-driven pricing model that is not publicly disclosed.

Customer acquisition follows a sales-led GTM combining direct partner-led relationships, industry specialization, client referrals, and content marketing through a News & Insights blog active since 2020. Distribution is entirely direct, with no intermediary channel partners. The firm holds no patents, has no disclosed partnerships or alliances, has completed no acquisitions, and has no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. It is privately held by its two founding partners with concentrated ownership.

Name

ClarkSilva

Legal name

ClarkSilva, LLC

Website

https://clarksilvacpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ClarkSilva is a Warwick, RI-based CPA firm founded in 2019 that provides tax, audit, bookkeeping, outsourced CFO, and financial planning services to small and mid-sized businesses across nine industry verticals including real estate, construction, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warwick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: ClarkSilva generates revenue through professional accounting services including tax planning and preparation, audit and assurance, accounting and bookkeeping, outsourced CFO services, international taxation, and financial planning. Revenue is generated through service fees for these professional engagements with business clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ClarkSilva is a Certified Public Accounting firm that delivers professional accounting, tax, audit, bookkeeping, outsourced CFO, international tax, and financial planning services to businesses across nine industry verticals. Founded in 2019 by Keith Clark and Benjamin Silva, the firm emphasizes a technology-enabled, modern approach to traditional CPA engagements rather than paper-intensive methods.

Product overview

ClarkSilva is a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a software product platform. Their core service offerings include Audit & Assurance, Tax Planning & Preparation, Outsourced CFO, Accounting & Bookkeeping, International Taxation, and Financial Planning. These services are delivered across nine industry verticals: Real Estate, Construction, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution, Healthcare, Professional Services, Non-Profits, Restaurants, and Private Equity & Funds. The firm was formed in 2019 by Keith Clark and Benjamin Silva and emphasizes technology-driven, modern accounting solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit & Assurance

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen): CLA is a large US accounting and advisory firm with deep SMB and middle-market focus across construction, real estate, healthcare, and non-profits — the same verticals ClarkSilva pursues, but at much greater scale.
• BDO USA: BDO USA is a top-tier national accounting firm providing tax, audit, advisory, and outsourced CFO services across most industries ClarkSilva targets, representing the broader-incumbent competitive context.
• Marcum LLP: Marcum is a large national accounting and advisory firm offering the full tax, audit, and outsourced CFO suite ClarkSilva provides, but with substantially broader resources, geographies, and vertical reach.

Direct peers

• Anchin, Block & Anchin: Anchin is a NY-based full-service CPA firm serving closely-held businesses, real estate, construction, and professional services clients with tax, audit, and advisory offerings overlapping ClarkSilva's core menu.
• Baker Newman Noyes: Baker Newman Noyes is a Northeast regional CPA and advisory firm with industry-specialized practices in real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, and non-profits — a strong comparable for ClarkSilva's vertical strategy.
• PKF O'Connor Davies: PKF O'Connor Davies is a mid-sized Northeast accounting and advisory practice with deep multi-vertical coverage (real estate, construction, non-profits) — a direct comparable to ClarkSilva's positioning and target segments.
• Withum: Withum is a Northeast US-based CPA and advisory firm offering audit, tax, outsourced CFO, and industry-specialized services to SMBs across multiple verticals, directly mirroring ClarkSilva's service-portfolio and go-to-market model.

Emerging players

• Bench.co: Bench is an outsourced bookkeeping and accounting platform for small businesses — an emerging, tech-led alternative competing for the small-business bookkeeping segment ClarkSilva serves.
• Pilot.com: Pilot is a tech-enabled bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services provider targeting startups and SMBs — emerging competition for ClarkSilva's startup and small business clients (e.g., Cape Clasp, Estimatica).

Others

• Accountingfly: Accountingfly is a recruiting and talent platform focused on accounting firms — relevant as an ecosystem enabler addressing the CPA talent-acquisition constraint small firms like ClarkSilva face.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ClarkSilvaCPA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarksilva

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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