Old-school veterans back AI tax law start-up Nylon as founder hits Silicon Valley for $20m raise

PremiumChris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌From left: Nylon founders Leo Venn, Andrew Wierda and Jacob Sidford.From left: Nylon founders Leo Venn, Andrew Wierda and Jacob Sidford.Andrew Wierda was working as a tax lawyer at EY in early 2024, dividing his time between the firm’s Tax Controversy and Digital Law teams, when something struck him.

“What I saw was that even the largest corporations in the whole world couldn’t afford all the tax advice that