Stefan Gomez

GTM @Fondocom ⚡️

[David J Phillips @davj]

We are honored @Fondocom is featured in @joinodf's 2025 Top Companies List!

At https://t.co/m9TyS5N7mD we are working hard to put accounting on autopilot for over 1,500 companies -- including 100+ ODF startups. Thanks so much for support and recognition!

Congrats to all of the great companies on the list: https://t.co/nwBCnBCC4X

[David J Phillips @davj]

Long live good outbound

How @ChrisJBakke he got to his first $1M in ARR before selling he’s first startup to Indeed for $50M+

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Congrats to the @fondocom team on the $7M seed round!

Fondo (YC W18) is building the all-in-one accounting platform for startups. Over 1,000 startups trust Fondo to put their bookkeeping, taxes, and tax credits on autopilot.

https://t.co/KYz9LbSSvA

[Fondo.com @Fondocom]

We’re excited to announce that @fondocom has raised a $7M seed round to supercharge our mission of putting accounting on autopilot for startups. 🚀

Get started in minutes and let Fondo handle the rest—seamlessly file taxes on time, receive accurate & timely financial reports, and claim up to $500k per year in cash-back tax credits from the IRS, all on autopilot.

1,200+ high-growth startups trust us and starting today any startup can try Fondo for $1: https://t.co/P86kMPh8Oz

Thank you to all our supporters who believe in our mission and vision. The round is led by @moneyforward (@rakeemrakeem, @Yosuke0630) with participation from @ycombinator (@gustaf, @mwseibel, @daltonc, @arnavsahu341), @foolventures (Maggie Dorn, @TMFWillSommers, Abigail Malin), @nextcoastVP (@mikesmerklo, Michael Maloney, @KaitDeBernardo), @twentytwovc (Katey Caldwell), @a16z scout fund (@theo, @wwshaef), @IndexVentures scout fund (@nitzanshapira), @costanoavc scout fund (@iamtoddjohnson), @1121vc (@itsmikerose), @rhobusiness (@everettcookny), @Capchase debt (@miguelflarrea) and angels including @CraigJamalLewis, @ChrisJBakke, @james406, @jshchnz, @gpcastle12, @LorenBrill, @Austen, @hpatel, @MattDoka, @jundoima, @iamjasonlevin, @daviddotwalker, @doubleshdw , @RTorenberg021, @danikalyon, @bisla, & others

Thank you @kateparknews at @TechCrunch for covering our story: https://t.co/43orktP1np

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Fondo wants to mitigate the US’ accountant shortage with its AI bookkeeping service https://t.co/2sMjcdVziT

[Fondo.com @Fondocom]

Don't forget—Founders Fright Night is Halloween Night!

We’re teaming up with our friends @WeFunder to throw a closing celebration 🎃 👻

See you there?: https://t.co/A6x8MZ9HOF

#TechCrunchDisrupt2024

[Stefan Gomez @stefan415]

Hitting milestones with @fondocom — and having fun along the way! 🚀

[David J Phillips @davj]

��𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧: Last month @fondocom crossed $6M ARR — and we're profitable!

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺.

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗢 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧?

At Fondo we are building the all-in-one accounting platform for startups -- helping 1,000+ of them put bookkeeping, taxes, and tax credits on autopilot.

Our customers rely on us for a mission critical function of their business, and it’s important to continue to serve them indefinitely.

To achieve $6M ARR and profitability in this market means that: 𝘈𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 own 𝘥��𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺.

𝗙𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗔𝗧 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 ($𝟭.𝟮𝗠 𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗)

The Fondo team has repeatedly exceeded top quartile growth benchmarks year over year, without raising too much VC. I’m proud about what we’ve accomplished together.

This is only the beginning. We are at the starting line and excited for what’s next!

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 @posthog, @james406, @chrisjbakke, @emergetools, @jshchnz, @pingdotgg, @t3dotgg and others for giving us the opportunity to support you -- this is our lifeblood and has made this possible.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 @brian2346, @dylsphillips, @dianeemccormack, @ali_ghanimati @stefan415, @UK1999, @luccalipisky, @BrandonCorrell1, @brennanp, & others for your ambition, ingenuity, work ethic, and obsession with solving our customers’ problems.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: @ycombinator, @gustaf @mwseibe, @TransmediaCap, @ChrisRedlitz, @peterboboff, @gmovp, @erikford, @jediknights, @NewDoVenture, @Liquid2V, @Capchase 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: @mandelaSH, @MrStartup, @parthbhakta, @Markgee, @_chrisyang, @kevinverse, @amyludlum, @Robbie, @jasonmustian, @AllanTYoung, @juhapaananen, @pariarajai, @marcotrombetti, @andresbarreto, @chrisamccoy, @gpcastle12, @jundoima, @Tbobx, & @keyvanfirouzi

🫡 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧, 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦.

Any founders who need help with ⤵

• 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗱𝗲𝗮��𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 October 15th (all Delaware C Corps legally required to file — there’s still time to get up to $500k back from the IRS if you filed an extension)

• 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 $𝟱𝟬𝟬/𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 from the new BOI filing requirement due within 90 days of incorporation

• 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 (get your runway, P&L, and BS when you need it for investor updates/requests, 409a valuations, planning, and survival)

Get an instant quote or schedule a call here — we’d love to support you: https://t.co/9qFOPuxNzj

[Fondo.com @Fondocom]

And that's a wrap! (or warp?) @joinwarp x @fondocom founder & friends dinner officially in the books 🦾

Thank you to all who joined - we had a great time meeting you all 🍣

See you next time!

[David J Phillips @davj]

4/ @fondocom - Bookkeeping, taxes, & tax credits on autopilot. The average startup gets back $21,000 from the IRS. Trusted by 1,000+ startups.

Part of the YC W18 batch.

[David J Phillips @davj]

YC W24 startups are building something people want 🦾

@ycombinator alumni companies are supporting them for everything from data analytics & database management to financial management & equity planning

Here are the Top YC Companies used by the YC W24 Batch 🚀

1. @brexHQ (73%+)
2. @pulley (70%+)
3. @posthog (53%+)
4. @fondocom (33%+)
5. @supabase (30%+)

[Fondo.com @Fondocom]

Less than 1 hour away!

Our $1 Federal Tax Extension deal ends at 6pm

The tax deadline is on Monday - have you filed yet?

We'd love to help. Get started here: https://t.co/y1kk63U1ey

[Stefan Gomez @stefan415]

And we’re only getting started @davj 🚀🚀🚀

[David J Phillips @davj]

It's been 6 years since our @ycombinator Demo Day

We were not hot and raised ~$625k (ty @Liquid2V @ChrisRedlitz @erikford @gpcastle12 @parthbhakta @jundoima @stefan415 @Tbobx @ali_ghanimati @keyvanfirouzi for being our 1st checks)

We had some good growth. And then less than 2 years in, the worst case scenario happened.

The market changed and revenue fell off a cliff.

We lost line of sight on cash and had $40k left.

We decided to do a hard pivot instead of being acquihired.

@fondocom was born 🌅👨🏻‍🍼

4 years, $12M+ revenue, 2000+ gut punches, 1000+ customers (ty @james406 @thesamparr @AdamRy_n @bballerika @jijosunny @rubenharris for being the 1st to trust us) later and it was the right decision.

W24 founders: YC doesn’t end after Demo Day (ty @gustaf for always taking my calls). It's just the beginning of a long road with the community at your side.

You will be as successful as you want to be despite how much you raise.

Some things that have helped me on the journey so far:

🦾 Become an expert at your domain and help your ICP with all your might

🪳 Be scrappy af and expect + maneuver the gut punches

⚒️ Become obsessed with solving your customers’ problems

🚢 Keep going — find momentum and always push forward

💙 Work with believers (ty @dianeemccormack @brian2346 @dylsphillips @brennanp @luccalipisky & my Fondolorian fam)

Your journey as a founder will be very difficult, but now you have one of the best founder communities in the world supporting you. Don’t forget to use Bookface ���

[David J Phillips @davj]

It's been 6 years since our @ycombinator Demo Day

We were not hot and raised ~$625k (ty @Liquid2V @ChrisRedlitz @erikford @gpcastle12 @parthbhakta @jundoima @stefan415 @Tbobx @ali_ghanimati @keyvanfirouzi for being our 1st checks)

We had some good growth. And then less than 2 years in, the worst case scenario happened.

The market changed and revenue fell off a cliff.

We lost line of sight on cash and had $40k left.

We decided to do a hard pivot instead of being acquihired.

@fondocom was born 🌅👨🏻‍🍼

4 years, $12M+ revenue, 2000+ gut punches, 1000+ customers (ty @james406 @thesamparr @AdamRy_n @bballerika @jijosunny @rubenharris for being the 1st to trust us) later and it was the right decision.

W24 founders: YC doesn’t end after Demo Day (ty @gustaf for always taking my calls). It's just the beginning of a long road with the community at your side.

You will be as successful as you want to be despite how much you raise.

Some things that have helped me on the journey so far:

🦾 Become an expert at your domain and help your ICP with all your might

🪳 Be scrappy af and expect + maneuver the gut punches

⚒️ Become obsessed with solving your customers’ problems

🚢 Keep going — find momentum and always push forward

💙 Work with believers (ty @dianeemccormack @brian2346 @dylsphillips @brennanp @luccalipisky & my Fondolorian fam)

Your journey as a founder will be very difficult, but now you have one of the best founder communities in the world supporting you. Don’t forget to use Bookface 🧡

[Fondo.com @Fondocom]

🚀 Congrats & best of luck to all the W24 founders at Demo Day this week!

Looking forward to celebrating with 150+ YC founders at the historic Transamerica Pyramid this Friday in SF 🌉

@fondocom (W18) is teaming up with our friends at @cerebral_valley (@iporollo S20), @msft4startups, @brexHQ (W17), @LambdaAPI
& @octolane (W24) for a Demo Day After Party to remember!

W24 and YC Alum RSVP here 🥳⤵️ https://t.co/1YOq3hIQsC

[David J Phillips @davj]

YC fam would love your support on @fondocom’s Launch Bookface today 🙏

https://t.co/Hw4UXYeDZz

[David J Phillips @davj]

Get yours for $1:

https://t.co/NbCQhrSaiS

[David J Phillips @davj]

Looking forward to meeting 65+ YC W24 founders tonight in the Mission!

Thank you @fondocom x @join_arc x @vouch_group x @GetArtisanAI for hosting 🦾

DM me or @BasileGSenesi for an invite 📩

[David J Phillips @davj]

Section 174 aims to kill startups — we must take action

Hi everyone 👋 David here, former accountant & CEO/Founder @fondocom (taxes, tax credits, and bookkeeping on autopilot for 1,000+ busy tech founders).

I have a small request for all founders today - it will only take 10 seconds ⤵️

[David J Phillips @davj]

Setting up for the AI Hackathon!

Join us! @octolane_app (YC W24), @retellai (W24), @openmartai (W24), @amidlabs, @fondocom (W18) & 75+ founders 🛠️

Starts at 11AM: https://t.co/ohJtA9wt6B

[David J Phillips @davj]

En route to the AI Startup Hackathon in SF with @stefan415 @fondocom

RSVP: https://t.co/s3Ulug9RH3

👀