Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose first startup, Bench, imploded

# Venture capitalist Khosla Ventures is investing $10 million in a startup founder whose previous company failed, betting that his new idea will succeed where others haven't. Ian Crosby is building Synthetic, which aims to automate bookkeeping tasks for startups—essentially replacing the work of human accountants with AI. It's a notable vote of confidence in both the founder and the growing market for AI to handle routine business tasks.