About Blue J
Founded 2015 (U of T Faculty of Law origin; ideation 2014); flagship genAI tax research launched 2023. HQ **225 King Street West, Suite 1405, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3M2**; US office **104 West 40th Street, Suites 400 & 500, New York, NY 10018** (About Us — older “325 Front St W” listings stale). Founders: Benjamin Alarie (CEO), Albert Yoon, Anthony Niblett, Brett Janssen (CTO). Regions: Canada, US, UK live; IBFD partnership claimed 220+ jurisdictions with GA timeline into 2026.
Series D **$122M USD** Aug 2025 (Oak HC/FT + Sapphire; Intrepid, Ten Coves, CPA.com). Customer-count conflict: homepage “over 6,000 firms” (2026-09-04) vs Oak/BetaKit “more than 2,500 organizations” (Aug 2025) vs blog “thousands of organizations” — keep source + date; do not collapse to one number. Press reports valuation over US$300M (Globe/The Logic/BetaKit). 7-day free trial, no credit card.
Conversational generative AI tax research with curated library and inline citations; practitioner “in the driver’s seat.” Historical ML court-outcome product superseded as flagship by 2023 genAI. Third-party “~90% prediction accuracy” for older tools is not verified on the current homepage. Roster AI-native (✦).
Highlights
- Individual list prices: US **$1,498/year** per user; Canada **$1,999/year**; UK **£1,500/year**; Team = contact
- US Individual: full federal + SALT; unlimited questions/drafting/uploads; inline citations; SOC 2 Type II; “No add-ons”
- Tax Notes + IBFD content; testimonials RSM US, Sorren, NATP, etc.