Also known as: Carousel, Carousel for Excel
AI assistant that builds complex Excel models and automates spreadsheet tasks in minutes.
Professionals spend countless hours building, formatting, and debugging Excel spreadsheets instead of focusing on analysis and decision-making. Manual data entry from documents, formula complexity, and spreadsheet maintenance consume significant time.
Professionals spend countless hours building, formatting, and debugging Excel spreadsheets instead of focusing on analysis and decision-making. Manual data entry from documents, formula complexity, and spreadsheet maintenance consume significant time.
Carousel uses AI to automate spreadsheet creation, data extraction, formula building, and formatting through a conversational interface, enabling professionals to build complex models in minutes rather than hours.
Carousel uses AI to automate spreadsheet creation, data extraction, formula building, and formatting through a conversational interface, enabling professionals to build complex models in minutes rather than hours.
AlphaSense acquired Carousel in 2025. Carousel's entire team was integrated with AlphaSense to develop AI-powered spreadsheet generation tools.
Event Year: 2025
Acquirer: AlphaSense
AlphaSense acquired Carousel in 2025. Carousel's entire team was integrated with AlphaSense to develop AI-powered spreadsheet generation tools.
Event Year: 2025
Acquirer: AlphaSense
AlphaSense sought to automate more aspects of financial services workflows, particularly for entry-level and midlevel analysts. The acquisition allows AlphaSense users to automate data extraction, model building, and formula creation through a conversational interface.
AlphaSense sought to automate more aspects of financial services workflows, particularly for entry-level and midlevel analysts. The acquisition allows AlphaSense users to automate data extraction, model building, and formula creation through a conversational interface.
Carousel is an AI assistant designed to transform how professionals work with Microsoft Excel by automating the creation of complex financial models, spreadsheets, and data analysis workflows. Founded in 2023 by Daniel Wolf and Jude Rizzo, Carousel addresses a fundamental challenge in modern business: Excel remains the universal language of business operations, yet building sophisticated models is time-consuming, error-prone, and diverts professionals from strategic decision-making.
Excel has remained largely unchanged for decades despite being central to how teams and businesses operate globally. Financial analysts, operations leaders, business managers, and real estate professionals spend countless hours constructing spreadsheets, formatting data, extracting information from documents, and building complex formulas when they should be focusing on analysis and decision-making. This tedious work includes manual data entry from PDFs and presentations, formatting inconsistencies, formula debugging, and explaining complex spreadsheet logic to colleagues.
Carousel provides four primary capabilities that streamline Excel workflows. Carousel Chat enables users to build complete multi-tab financial models from scratch using conversational prompts, eliminating the need for advanced Excel expertise. Quick Fix allows instant formatting and restructuring of data ranges through simple commands. Model Walkthrough translates complex formulas into plain English, replacing cryptic cell references with meaningful descriptions of what each formula calculates. File Context automates data extraction from documents, pulling information directly into spreadsheets with automatic source citations.
Carousel is an AI assistant designed to transform how professionals work with Microsoft Excel by automating the creation of complex financial models, spreadsheets, and data analysis workflows. Founded in 2023 by Daniel Wolf and Jude Rizzo, Carousel addresses a fundamental challenge in modern business: Excel remains the universal language of business operations, yet building sophisticated models is time-consuming, error-prone, and diverts professionals from strategic decision-making.
Excel has remained largely unchanged for decades despite being central to how teams and businesses operate globally. Financial analysts, operations leaders, business managers, and real estate professionals spend countless hours constructing spreadsheets, formatting data, extracting information from documents, and building complex formulas when they should be focusing on analysis and decision-making. This tedious work includes manual data entry from PDFs and presentations, formatting inconsistencies, formula debugging, and explaining complex spreadsheet logic to colleagues.
Carousel provides four primary capabilities that streamline Excel workflows. Carousel Chat enables users to build complete multi-tab financial models from scratch using conversational prompts, eliminating the need for advanced Excel expertise. Quick Fix allows instant formatting and restructuring of data ranges through simple commands. Model Walkthrough translates complex formulas into plain English, replacing cryptic cell references with meaningful descriptions of what each formula calculates. File Context automates data extraction from documents, pulling information directly into spreadsheets with automatic source citations.
Acquired by AlphaSense; previously operated as a standalone SaaS product with subscription-based access.
Acquired by AlphaSense; previously operated as a standalone SaaS product with subscription-based access.
Financial analysts, real estate professionals, operations leaders, business managers, FP&A teams, and entry-level to midlevel employees who perform financial modeling and data analysis.
Financial analysts, real estate professionals, operations leaders, business managers, FP&A teams, and entry-level to midlevel employees who perform financial modeling and data analysis.
Acquired by AlphaSense in 2025; integration ongoing for AI spreadsheet tools.
Hiring: unknown
Acquired by AlphaSense in 2025; integration ongoing for AI spreadsheet tools.
Hiring: unknown
The platform serves multiple professional domains. Real estate investors and analysts use Carousel to create pro formas, analyze cash flows, compare investment opportunities, and generate professional reports. Financial analysts leverage it for building multi-statement financial models and FP&A templates. Operations teams use it for scientific data analysis and complex financial modeling. The tool integrates data from PDFs, CSVs, presentations, and images directly into spreadsheets, streamlining data consolidation and reducing manual effort while enhancing accuracy.
The platform serves multiple professional domains. Real estate investors and analysts use Carousel to create pro formas, analyze cash flows, compare investment opportunities, and generate professional reports. Financial analysts leverage it for building multi-statement financial models and FP&A templates. Operations teams use it for scientific data analysis and complex financial modeling. The tool integrates data from PDFs, CSVs, presentations, and images directly into spreadsheets, streamlining data consolidation and reducing manual effort while enhancing accuracy.
Carousel targets professionals who spend significant time in Excel across multiple industries, with particular emphasis on financial services, real estate, and operations. The platform is designed for entry-level to midlevel employees who perform the actual modeling work, though it benefits entire teams by freeing analysts to focus on higher-value analysis rather than spreadsheet construction. The tool provides professional formatting, generates insightful chart dashboards, and explains complex spreadsheet architectures in accessible language.
Carousel targets professionals who spend significant time in Excel across multiple industries, with particular emphasis on financial services, real estate, and operations. The platform is designed for entry-level to midlevel employees who perform the actual modeling work, though it benefits entire teams by freeing analysts to focus on higher-value analysis rather than spreadsheet construction. The tool provides professional formatting, generates insightful chart dashboards, and explains complex spreadsheet architectures in accessible language.
Carousel was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch and gained rapid traction in the market. In 2025, the company was acquired by AlphaSense, a business intelligence platform valued at four billion dollars with over six thousand corporate clients and more than five hundred million dollars in annual recurring revenue. The acquisition reflected AlphaSense's strategic focus on automating analyst workflows and integrating AI-powered tools into its platform. Following the acquisition, Carousel's team was fully integrated with AlphaSense to continue developing advanced spreadsheet generation capabilities.
Carousel was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch and gained rapid traction in the market. In 2025, the company was acquired by AlphaSense, a business intelligence platform valued at four billion dollars with over six thousand corporate clients and more than five hundred million dollars in annual recurring revenue. The acquisition reflected AlphaSense's strategic focus on automating analyst workflows and integrating AI-powered tools into its platform. Following the acquisition, Carousel's team was fully integrated with AlphaSense to continue developing advanced spreadsheet generation capabilities.
Unlike Microsoft's Copilot for Excel, which promised similar functionality, Carousel delivers practical, immediate results for spreadsheet automation. The platform distinguishes itself through its conversational interface, document integration capabilities, and formula explanation features. It handles the tedious formatting and restructuring that typically consumes analyst time, allowing professionals to analyze data faster and create beautiful outputs without manual intervention.
Unlike Microsoft's Copilot for Excel, which promised similar functionality, Carousel delivers practical, immediate results for spreadsheet automation. The platform distinguishes itself through its conversational interface, document integration capabilities, and formula explanation features. It handles the tedious formatting and restructuring that typically consumes analyst time, allowing professionals to analyze data faster and create beautiful outputs without manual intervention.
