Palo Alto, California

About company

Finance meets AI, born in Palo Alto.

We build the financial brain for growth-focused businesses. Our team mixes decades of CFO work with AI research, and we keep the focus on better budget decisions, faster.

Jenkins & Johnson Optimize started with a simple view. Financial clarity is a competitive advantage, and spreadsheet pain should not run the budget.

Data stays private Forecasts with context Built for operators
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Our mission

Financial intelligence for every business leader.

We give teams the clarity to make bold, informed decisions without needing a finance PhD. The platform explains what changed, why it changed, and where the budget should move next.

80% of SMBs still plan in spreadsheets.

We are changing that with models tuned for budget planning, cash flow, and financial optimization.

CFO

Founders who lived the budget grind.

AI

Models trained on millions of transactions.

Board-led

A roadmap guided by finance advisers, not guesswork.

Meet the architects

People who know finance, product, and the pressure of a live budget.

These are the people shaping Jenkins & Johnson Optimize. Each one brings a different angle on financial planning, and each one stays close to customers in Palo Alto and across California.

CEO

Kayria Dimitui

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Former CFO at a SaaS unicorn. She keeps the company close to the numbers and closer to the people using them.

“If the forecast hides the truth, it is useless.”

CTO

Krishana Forquer

Portrait of Krishana Forquer in a bright engineering workspace with laptops and financial charts

AI researcher and Stanford alumnus. He builds models that explain the recommendation before they move the budget.

“Plain logic beats mystery every time.”

Head of Product

Nainan Tatyanna

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Former Intuit product lead. She keeps the interface direct, useful, and fast to read on a phone or laptop.

“If a user has to hunt, we missed.”

Customer Success

Adderly Maiorella

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Former accounting firm partner. He keeps rollout practical and makes sure finance teams get real answers, not nice slides.

“Support should fix the blocker, then explain it.”

Our values

Built into the code.

  • Customer data sovereignty

    Your data stays yours. We design around that first.

  • Radical transparency

    Every recommendation shows the reason behind it.

  • Finance-first design

    Finance teams set the rules. The product follows them.

  • Continuous learning

    The system gets sharper with each budget cycle.

Business budgeting software that tells the truth.

Jenkins & Johnson Optimize helps teams model scenarios, flag waste, and keep the budget aligned with current numbers. That matters when headcount, spend, and cash pressure all change in the same week.

The product is built for operators who want fewer surprises and cleaner decisions.

Financial optimization

We show where cash is tied up, where spend can move, and where the next decision should go. Short answer. Better control.

AI financial planning

The system reads patterns across budgets and transactions while keeping business logic visible to the user.

Rooted in the Bay Area

14329 Liddicoat Circle, Palo Alto, CA 94022

We are here in Palo Alto, close to the startups, operators, and finance teams that push budgets hard. If you are nearby, drop in for a coffee and a demo.

We stay active in the Bay Area startup and finance community, and we keep our roadmap close to the people who use it.

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Local presence

Palo Alto streets, office marker, nearby transit lines.

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Let’s build the future of finance

We are just getting started, and we would like your view.

Book a demo, meet the team, or stop by the Palo Alto office. Jenkins & Johnson Optimize is ready to talk with finance leaders who want cleaner numbers and a plan they can defend.