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Gradient MSP is a technology company.
Gradient MSP has raised $10.0M across 1 funding round.
Gradient MSP has raised $10.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Gradient MSP provides a platform that automates the reconciliation of vendor usage for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), improving billing accuracy and efficiency.
Gradient MSP has raised $10.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Gradient MSP's investors include Anthos Capital, Blu Venture Investors, Cyberstarts VC, YL Ventures, George Kurtz, Accelerate Fund III, Gula Tech Adventures, StoneMill Ventures.
Gradient MSP is a Calgary, Canada-based technology company founded in 2020 that provides a business automation and data intelligence platform for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the IT channel ecosystem.[1][2] Its core product, Synthesize, automates billing reconciliation by connecting resold solutions and usage data to PSA platforms like ConnectWise, Datto, Kaseya, Syncro, Tigerpaw, HaloPSA, Pulseway, and Accelo, solving manual spreadsheet errors, time-intensive invoicing, and inaccurate billing that slow cash flow and profitability.[1][3] Serving over 1,000 MSPs managing $10 billion in services, Gradient recently raised $10.25M in Series A funding to fuel innovation, expansion, and MSP enablement, with integrations from partners like Comet Backup, Zorus, and Breach Secure Now.[1][2][3]
Gradient MSP was established in 2020 by Colin Knox, a technology and business entrepreneur addressing two key IT channel challenges: everything-as-a-service (XaaS) billing reconciliation and building an open ecosystem.[1][2] The idea emerged from recognizing MSPs' struggles with manual processes for tracking usage across hundreds of vendors, leading to errors, delayed billing, and lost revenue.[3] Early traction came through its open API for frictionless integrations, earning recognition like CRN's 2023 Stellar Startups list in categories such as AI/ML and big data, and partnerships that demonstrated real-world impact on MSP efficiency.[1][5]
Gradient MSP rides the surging demand for MSPs in cybersecurity, cloud, and XaaS markets, where IT services spending is projected to grow amid digital transformation and remote work trends.[1] Timing is ideal post-2020, as MSPs manage exploding vendor stacks (from 4 to 400+), but legacy manual billing hinders scaling—Gradient automates this "heavy lifting" to boost productivity.[3] Market forces like subscription economy complexity and profitability pressures favor its model, influencing the ecosystem by advocating open integrations that empower MSPs, reduce vendor friction, and redirect revenue streams toward channel partners globally.[1]
With $10.25M Series A fueling expansion, Gradient MSP is poised to deepen AI-driven automation (e.g., advanced alerts, predictive billing) and grow its partner network, targeting larger MSPs and new PSAs.[1] Trends like AI/ML in IT ops and rising MSP consolidation will amplify its role, potentially capturing more of the $10B+ services market through global scaling from its Calgary base.[2][3][5] As MSPs become central to business resilience, Gradient's open platform could redefine channel economics, evolving from billing tool to full business intelligence hub—empowering MSPs to thrive in a services-dominated future.
Gradient MSP has raised $10.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series A in November 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2021 | $10.0M Series A | Anthos Capital | Blu Venture Investors, Cyberstarts VC, YL Ventures, George Kurtz, Accelerate Fund III, Gula Tech Adventures, StoneMill Ventures |