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Abrigo (software company)

Abrigo, formerly Sageworks, is a private financial-information company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1998 as Sageworks, Abrigo provides software and services for risk management, financial crime prevention, and lending, serving 2,400 financial institutions. The company focuses on helping banks and credit unions manage regulatory requirements and operational risk while supporting growth amid increasing competition, evolving technologies, and changing customer expectations.

History
As Sageworks Abrigo was founded as Sageworks in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1998 by Brian Hamilton and computer programmer Sarah Tourville. The two met while Hamilton was teaching Continuing Studies at Duke University in the early 1990s. Tourville, one of Hamilton's students, said she could program a financial-analysis system after Hamilton said that no one has come up with a way to automate certain analyses. In the late 1990s Hamilton and Tourville spent two years developing software for what was to be known as Sageworks' Financial Information into Narrative Data (FIND), the technology behind its ProfitCents product. It provides financial performance data on private companies based on their income statements and balance sheets. The data is provided by large accounting firms that work with private companies, then anonymized by labeling each company with a unique identifier number. Commercial users are given access to aggregated data by industry and region and not the financials of individual companies. In 2014, Sageworks launched its LoanSage product, a platform for small business owners to get loans of up to $2 million in one day. That same year, the company unveiled Sageworks Bank Information, a cloud-based platform providing data on banks and credit unions with data of 6,000 U.S. banks and 7,000 credit unions. The same year it launched its CFO platform, a suite of financial analysis tools for financial executives with financial analysis, benchmarking, valuation, and industry data, and Sageworks Bank Information, a cloud-based platform with bank and credit union data. In June 2017, it released its CashSage product, for analyzing cash flow. As Abrigo In 2018, Accel-KKR acquired Sageworks for an undisclosed amount and became part of the Banker's Toolbox suite of products. In 2019, Banker’s Toolbox and Sageworks consolidated under a single brand and rebranded as Abrigo. In 2019, the company acquired Farin Financial Risk Management. In 2021, Abrigo secured a second investment from funds managed by Carlyle. As of the mid-2020s, Abrigo continues to focus on expanding its integrated software platform to help financial institutions adapt to evolving regulatory requirements and scrutiny of their safety. The company has emphasized cloud-based delivery, AI technology, and data-driven insights as key areas of development. In 2022, Abrigo acquired Valuant and BankLabs’ Construct and +Pay construction-loan administration and funding solutions. DiCOM Software was added in 2023. In 2024, the company acquired TPG Software. In 2025, Abrigo acquired Integrated Financial Services of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. The company acquired Sioux Falls, South Dakota based Journey Technology Solutions in 2026. The regulatory body for the automated clearing house (ACH) network designated Abrigo as a preferred partner for ACH fraud prevention. ==Reception==
Reception
Abrigo's data has been used by academics to analyze economics using data from private companies, where traditionally only a very small data-set of about 4,000 public companies that publicly reported their data was available. The firm also occasionally issues aggregate information about average profitability of private firms in various industries. Its research is cited widely in media coverage on tax scam prevention. Awards • Company of the Year – 2025 NC Tech Awards • Since 2018, Abrigo has been consistently named an Austin American-Statesman Top Workplace and named one of Triangle Business Journal's best places to work • Named a 2025 Community Champion by the Triangle Business Journal • Chief Executive Officer, Jay Blandford, was recognized in the 2024 Corporate Leadership Awards by the Triangle Business Journal • Named 2026 FinTech Company CEO of the Year at the FinTech Breakthrough awards ThinkBig ThinkBIG is an annual conference organized by Abrigo for professionals in the banking and financial services industry. The conference features educational sessions, keynote presentations, and networking opportunities, with programming focused on regulatory compliance, financial crime prevention, lending, portfolio risk management, and financial technology. Philanthropy Abrigo founded a not-for-profit program named Inmates to Entrepreneurs in 2008. In addition, several Abrigo employee resource groups organize donation efforts annually for regional food banks, veterans, and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's “Toys for Tots” program. Abrigo also supports a number of its customer bank and credit union events in their communities across the United States each year. ==Notes==
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