Zone named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 List for the second consecutive year. Recognition Reflects Zone's Continued Growth as It Builds the Intelligent Finance Orchestration Platform for the AI Era NEW YORK, August 11, 2026 - Zone & Co, a leading ERP-native, AI-powered financial operations platform, today announced it has been ranked on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation's most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia. "Being named to the Inc. 5000 for a second consecutive year is meaningful because our growth reflects a much bigger shift happening in finance," said Thomas Kim, CEO of Zone & Co. "Finance teams have plenty of data and insight. What they need now is the ability to turn that intelligence into action, with AI that can help coordinate execution while preserving the control finance requires. We believe the next era of finance will be defined by that shift from insight to intelligent action, and Zone is building the platform that sits on top of the ERP to lead it." This year's Inc. 5000 list recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. "Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still," says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance-it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement." Inc. 5000 List Methodology Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. About Zone & Co Zone & Co is the ERP-native financial operations platform trusted by more than 4,000 companies worldwide - including Salesloft, Figma, and Avalara. Built on a unified platform architecture, Zone connects every finance workflow and applies embedded AI intelligence to deliver measurable results like 94% faster bookings and 90% more efficient billing* - empowering finance teams to operate seamlessly today and scale confidently into the future. *Results based on individual customer case studies (Power Factors and Lattice, respectively). Actual results may vary. About Inc. Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping its future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Zone & Co expands Zoe's portfolio of AI Agents with AP operations across procure-to-pay. New agent runs the accounts payable investigations that finance teams previously performed manually; grounded in live ERP data so teams can act with confidence. NEW YORK, JULY 30, 2026 - Zone & Co, a leading ERP-native, AI-powered financial operations platform, today announced the upcoming availability of AP Intelligence Agent, the latest addition to Zoe by Zone, the company's AI orchestration layer. Building on the launch of Subscription Intelligence Agent and the introduction of Zone Control Center earlier this year, the AP Intelligence Agent takes on the manual investigation work behind accounts payable: tracing bills, reconciling suppliers, and surfacing exposure risks across a company's live ERP data. As finance teams automate more of their day-to-day operations, the challenge is no longer processing accounts payable. It is directing it. Finance leaders need to know where approvals are stalling, where duplicate bills or vendors have slipped through, and where purchasing policy has been bypassed. Answering those questions has meant hours of manual work across dashboards, saved searches, reports, and spreadsheets before anyone could act. The result is slower decisions, reduced control and valuable time spent piecing together information instead of guiding the business forward. Built on trusted data from ZoneCapture and ZoneApprovals and operating strictly within existing ERP permissions, the AP agent works across a company's live financial data to detect duplicate bill and vendor exposure, identify where approvals are stalling, trace the full lifecycle of a bill from purchase request through payment. It returns findings a team can trust and act on, with the underlying data trail attached maintaining strong financial controls. "Automation transformed how finance teams execute work. AI is transforming how they direct it," said Thomas Kim, CEO of Zone. "Finance leaders should not have to chase information before they can make decisions. AP Intelligence Agent gives them immediate visibility into the issues that matter most, helping them resolve bottlenecks, strengthen controls and guide accounts payable with greater confidence while keeping people firmly in control." The launch marks another milestone in Zone's vision to transform the ERP from a system of record into a system of agency through an expanding portfolio of specialized AI agents built for finance. Following the expansion into procurement with ZoneProcure and the introduction of Subscription Intelligence Agent, the AP Intelligence Agent extends Zoe's capabilities across the procure-to-pay lifecycle, doing the analytical work that once fell to finance teams, directly on the data of record they already trust, from purchase request through payment. The AP Intelligence Agent will begin rolling out globally in August for customers using ZoneCapture and/or ZoneApprovals with Zone Control Center. Future enhancements will introduce customer-defined AI customization, scheduled AI tasks and additional AI Agents, continuing to expand Zoe as the agentic orchestration layer that transforms the ERP from a system of record into a system of agency. About Zone & Co Zone & Co is the ERP-native financial operations platform trusted by more than 4,000 companies worldwide - including Salesloft, Figma, and Avalara. Built on a unified platform architecture, Zone connects every finance workflow and applies embedded AI intelligence to deliver measurable results like 94% faster bookings and 90% more efficient billing* - empowering finance teams to operate seamlessly today and scale confidently into the future. *Results based on individual customer case studies (Power Factors and Lattice, respectively). Actual results may vary.

Zone & Co extends e-invoicing capabilities to Meet accelerating EMEA mandates, starting with France. ZoneCapture supports structured e-invoicing and mandated networks, giving finance teams a clear path to compliance without added complexity NEW YORK, June 4, 2026 - Zone & Co, the leading ERP-native, AI-powered financial operations platform, today announced expanded e-invoicing capabilities designed to support procure-to-pay and quote-to-cash workflows, as finance teams navigate the growing pressure of rapidly escalating mandates across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Governments across the broader EMEA region are rolling out unique country-specific mandates, structured formats, and real-time validation models that determine whether invoices are legally recognized, with severe penalties for non-compliance. For finance teams, the challenge is no longer just becoming compliant, but maintaining compliance as regulations continue to evolve across countries. Most solutions address this by introducing external infrastructure, requiring additional systems and integrations that increase operational risk and complexity for finance teams. ZoneCapture, Zone's ERP invoice capture solution, embeds e-invoicing directly inside the ERP, allowing finance teams to send and receive structured e-invoices, manage reporting, all while connecting to mandated networks such as PEPPOL, and maintaining full control of invoice workflows without disrupting existing processes. "The era of treating e-invoicing as a simple, standalone compliance project is over," said Thomas Kim, CEO of Zone. "With mandates exploding across EMEA and models like France introducing real-time validation, the consequence of failure is now operational - it breaks your business, not just your budget. This is forcing a system-level decision. Finance teams can't afford bolt-on solutions; they need an adaptive path to compliance that is built inside their ERP, where their entire financial operations live." Through an exciting new partnership with an e-invoicing provider listed by the French tax authority as a Plateforme de Dématérialisation Partenaire (PDP), Zone provides compliance infrastructure that manages required formats, network connectivity, and ongoing regulatory updates across EMEA. This approach allows finance teams to meet mandate requirements while maintaining control of their processes and reducing the burden of regulatory change. Zone's e-invoicing capabilities enable teams to: * Meet country-specific mandate requirements across EMEA * Reduce risk as real-time validation becomes standard * Keep invoice processing and approvals inside the ERP * Adapt to evolving regulatory requirements without ongoing manual effort Zone will support France as part of its phased expansion across EMEA, with its capabilities continuing to evolve in line with regulatory requirements. To learn more about Zone's e-invoicing solutions for procure-to-pay and quote-to-cash workflows, please visit www.zoneandco.com. About Zone & Co Zone & Co is the ERP-native financial operations platform trusted by more than 4,000 companies worldwide - including Salesloft, Figma, and SentinelOne. Built on a unified platform architecture, Zone connects every finance workflow and applies embedded AI intelligence to deliver measurable results like 94% faster bookings and 90% more efficient billing - empowering finance teams to operate seamlessly today and scale confidently into the future.