Three-Year-Old Startup Bets AI Can Help Fix Accountant Shortage
- SF-based Fieldguide closes $30 million round led by Bessemer
- The firm is one of many betting on AI changing the workplace
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Fieldguide raised $30 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners to further its goal of using AI to alleviate an acute shortage of accountants worldwide.
The three-year-old firm closed a Series B round that also included Silicon Valley financier Elad Gil and 8VC. The startup is building an array of AI-enabled tools for auditing, fraud detection, compliance and forensic services, to help certified public accountants tackle endless hours of mundane, repetitive tasks.