August 5, 2025
5 min read
Alexei Alexis
Ramp CEO forecasts autonomous AI agents will reshape corporate finance within three years, enhancing productivity and redeploying human roles.
Autonomous Finance Will Arrive Within Three Years, Says Ramp CEO
Corporate finance departments are poised for a major transformation by 2028, driven by the rise of autonomous AI agents, according to Eric Glyman, CEO of fintech startup Ramp. Ramp, a New York-based company specializing in expense management software, recently announced a $500 million funding round at a $22.5 billion valuation, underscoring investor confidence in AI-powered finance solutions. In a recent blog post, Glyman predicted that many U.S. corporate finance teams will soon operate with fleets of autonomous AI agents managed by an "AI agent manager." These agents will perform diverse roles across procurement, expense management, and other finance functions."This isn’t a story about replacing people," Glyman emphasized. "It’s about redeploying them — up the value chain, into the work only humans can do."Ramp's latest funding round comes at a pivotal moment as CFOs increasingly experiment with AI tools. Glyman highlighted practical AI applications such as agents that automatically rebook hotels when prices drop, eliminating tedious back-and-forth communications. In June 2025, Ramp launched AI agents designed for controllers to enforce company expense policies automatically, prevent unauthorized spending, and reduce fraud. Ramp has raised a total of $1.9 billion in equity financing and began generating cash flow earlier this year. The company’s CFO, Will Petrie, described Ramp’s financial position as a "fortress balance sheet" that will enable the company to lead as AI reshapes finance. The rise of AI agents is part of a broader trend in enterprise software. Gartner predicts that by 2028, 33% of enterprise applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024. At least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously by AI. Gartner analysts describe AI agents as a paradigm shift in AI-user interaction, recommending companies start with single-agent deployments before expanding to multi-agent systems. They caution against investing in AI simply due to hype, urging focus on use cases that improve productivity or decision-making.
Source: Originally published at CFO Dive on August 5, 2025.