CELLORI LIMITED

What CELLORI LIMITED does

Cellori Limited provides an AI-driven financial modelling framework that operates inside Microsoft Excel and is targeted at enterprise project finance and infrastructure teams. The platform enforces professional standards (FAST-compliant), structural integrity and version control within spreadsheet-based financial models, addressing recurring audit, error and governance pain points in large-scale modelling work.

The core technology integrates AI agents directly into Excel to build, audit and maintain complex financial models, layered with a library of standards-enforced templates and patterns. Product surface comprises the primary Cellori platform, the PFI Nexus offering co-developed with the Project Finance Institute (announced February 2026) which bundles the engine with PFI training, mentorship and FAST-standards enforcement, and a standalone AI Financial Modelling Training Programme sold as an adjacent educational product. Underlying AI capability is delivered via orchestration of third-party foundation models from Anthropic, Google, Mistral, OpenAI and Microsoft rather than proprietary in-house models.

The business model is bespoke enterprise licensing on multi-year contracts, with pricing not publicly disclosed and go-to-market executed through direct enterprise field sales on a demo-driven motion. The company states a current European market focus while positioning the PFI partnership as a route to global distribution. Cellori is registered as a private limited company in the United Kingdom under founder Dan Wilcockson; no funding rounds, headcount, customer logos or revenue figures have been disclosed.

Name

CELLORI LIMITED

Legal name

Cellori Limited

Website

https://cellori.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cellori provides AI-driven financial modelling frameworks enforcing professional standards, structure, and version control within Excel for enterprise project finance teams. Its PFI Nexus platform, co-developed with the Project Finance Institute, enables AI agents to build and audit FAST-compliant models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Modelling Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

akta.pro primary industry

Model Deployment, Serving & Inference Platforms (HDAAABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure & Project Finance Advisory (BPAHADAO), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), AI Supply Chain Security & SBOM/Model Provenance (artifacts, lineage) (HDAAAKAG)

Keywords

• Financial modelling software
• AI-driven Excel frameworks
• Project finance modelling
• Excel version control
• Model governance tools

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Framework Licensing: Cellori deploys high-performance financial modelling frameworks for enterprise on a bespoke basis. Pricing appears quote-based with tailored frameworks per organisation, suggesting an enterprise licensing or subscription model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cellori provides an enterprise financial modelling framework that allows AI agents to build, audit, and govern complex Excel-based financial models while structurally enforcing organisation-level standards for formatting, formulas, and layout. It layers engineering-grade version control (Git) over Excel workbooks and provides a reusable calculation library and validation layer to ensure AI-generated outputs are auditable and consistent. A domain-specialised variant, PFI Nexus, is delivered with the Project Finance Institute for project finance and PPP modelling aligned to the FAST standard.

Product overview

Cellori Limited offers a unified enterprise platform for AI-powered financial modelling. The core product is Cellori, a high-performance modelling framework that enables AI agents to build, audit, and govern complex Excel-based financial models. Built on top of Cellori is PFI Nexus, a specialised product developed in partnership with the Project Finance Institute for project finance and PPP modelling, which includes FAST-standard alignment, best-practice calculation modules, and certified training. The company also offers a 6-week AI Financial Modelling Training Programme delivered with PFI. The architecture follows a platform-plus-services model where Cellori serves as the underlying engine and PFI Nexus provides domain-specific capabilities for the project finance industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PFI Nexus: AI-enabled model build and review platform for project finance and PPP, powered by Cellori technology and aligned with the FAST modelling standard.

Products and services

• Cellori High-performance financial modelling framework that enables AI agents to understand, build, and audit complex Excel-based financial models while enforcing organisation-level standards, formatting, and structure. Provides engineering-grade version control via Git integration, a reusable calculation library, and a validation layer for AI-built models. Targeted at enterprise financial modelling teams.
• PFI Nexus AI-enabled model build and review platform for project finance and PPP modelling, aligned with the FAST modelling standard. Includes a maintained library of best-practice calculation modules, a validation layer enforcing best-practice rules, and FAST model templates. Co-developed with the Project Finance Institute.
• AI Financial Modelling Training Programme A 6-week online training programme led by the Project Finance Institute with Cellori as the underlying technology platform, teaching practitioners core project finance modelling concepts while actively working with AI automation. Builds skills in agent governance, AI-driven audit, and scaling analyst output.

Quantifiable outcome

• PFI Nexus completes financial modelling benchmark tasks in approximately 2 minutes vs. 4–8 minutes for leading AI tools
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Project Finance Institute (PFI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Cellori and PFI jointly launched PFI Nexus — an AI-powered modelling capability for project finance and infrastructure. The partnership combines Cellori's AI-native modelling technology with PFI's global leadership in project finance training, professional standards (FAST modelling), and governance. PFI integrates Cellori into its certified training programmes; Cellori gains access to PFI's global network of banks, sponsors, advisors, and public institutions. The collaboration also includes a first-of-its-kind AI-first certified training programme and a growing modular library of project finance-specific knowledge and FAST model templates.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Workiva: Established cloud platform for financial reporting, audit, and governance with structured-data workflows. Comparable on the audit-trail and version-control dimensions for financial documents, though broader than Cellori's modelling niche.
• Anaplan: Enterprise connected planning platform with auditable model-building, scenario management, and governance. Comparable on the enterprise modelling governance layer, though not Excel-native.
• Microsoft (Excel + Copilot): Incumbent spreadsheet platform with native AI features via Copilot and growing investments in agent-based spreadsheet automation. The most consequential strategic threat and the substrate Cellori augments.
• Pigment: Enterprise business planning platform with auditable, version-controlled financial modelling. Comparable on the governed enterprise modelling positioning, though not Excel-native.

Direct peers

• Vena Solutions: Excel-native financial planning and modelling platform that augments spreadsheet workflows with governance, version control, and process automation. Highly comparable on the 'govern Excel while keeping it Excel' positioning.
• Quantrix: Multi-dimensional financial modelling platform long used by project finance and enterprise finance teams. Comparable as a dedicated financial modelling tool with structure and audit features.
• Numeric: AI-driven accounting close and financial workflow automation platform. Comparable as an AI infrastructure layer targeting enterprise finance teams building auditable outputs in spreadsheets.
• Daloopa: AI-powered financial data extraction and modelling infrastructure for analysts. Comparable as an AI-augmentation layer for financial modelling workflows serving investment and finance teams.
• Tracelight: AI-native financial modelling platform focused on Excel-based modelling workflows. Direct competitor named in Cellori's own benchmark comparisons, serving the same enterprise financial modelling audience with AI-driven build and review capabilities.

Emerging players

• Causal: Modelling and planning platform built for financial scenarios with structured calculation engines. Comparable on the modelling-with-standards angle, though focused more on SaaS planning than Excel-governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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