Fondo

Bookkeeping, tax, & tax credits on autopilot for 2,000+ startups

4.5Score#106 of 999 agents#4 of 22 in Bookkeeper and accountant

Why it ranks #106

Fondo, an AI bookkeeper and accountant from YC W18, ranks #106 of 999 AI agents and #4 of 22 in Bookkeeper and accountant, with a score of 4.5 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 4 × 30% 1.2
Scale 8 × 30% 2.4
Momentum 0 × 25% 0.0
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 4.5

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
4
Claims a customer result and a customer count.
- +2
  A customer result
  “Fondo is the easy way for startups to get their bookkeeping done, taxes filed, and cash back from the IRS (average startup gets $21k).”
  YC page
- +2
  A customer count
  “After helping over 1,000 startups with their corporate taxes we are excited to bring you TaxPlan.”
  Launch YC post · 19 Dec 2023 · 2 claims
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
8
80 people, raised $7.0M.
- +6
  80 people on its YC page50 to 99 people
- +2
  Largest of 2 rounds: $7.0M (Seed)FounderJournal | Fondo Announces $7M Oversubscribed Seed Round Led by Money ForwardSource · 29 Nov 2024
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
0
Nothing new in the last 6 months.
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), open roles on YC (+2), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2018) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 89% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 47% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 2% likely
- An AI-native service: it sells the finished work, so it counts as an agent at any level
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About Fondo

Fondo is the easy way for startups to get their bookkeeping done, taxes filed, and cash back from the IRS (average startup gets $21k). We’ll optimize and file your taxes, and you’ll get cash back — up to $500k per year. Need more help? We’ll also do your bookkeeping, so you don’t have to worry about a thing.