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Fondo (YC W18) — Bookkeeping, tax, & tax credits on autopilot for 2,000+ startups

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.

Fondo is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Bookkeeping, tax, & tax credits on autopilot for 2,000+ startups. The founder listed is David J. Phillips (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 30, 2020).

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Fondo

New accelerator entry · 2020-01-30 · the record

Winter 2018
batch
80
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2018
Announced2020-01-30
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size80
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Finance and Accounting
SectorsFintech, SaaS, B2B, AI
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://fondo.com
Founded2020
YC group partnerGustaf Alstromer
Previously known asBloomJoy, Fondo, Fondo (was BloomJoy)

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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.

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