By futureTEKnow | Editorial Team
If you’ve ever worked in finance or operations, you know the collective groan that echoes through the office when someone says, “We’re implementing a new ERP.” The traditional ERP rollout is notorious for its complexity, cost, and disruption. But a new player, Campfire, is aiming to flip that script—and investors are taking notice.
Founded in 2023 by John Glasgow, Campfire is an AI-powered ERP platform built specifically for high-growth companies. In just nine months, the startup has secured a $35 million Series A led by Accel, with backing from Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, Capital 49, and notable angels like Dan Kang, CFO of Mercury. That’s a strong vote of confidence for a company that’s already convinced over 100 businesses—including Advisor360, Rhumbix, Fooji, and YC-backed Replit and Replo—to ditch legacy systems like NetSuite and QuickBooks for Campfire.
Glasgow’s motivation is rooted in firsthand frustration. After years in finance roles at Fidelity, Union Square Advisors, and Invoice2go (acquired by Bill.com for $625 million), he saw how outdated ERPs slowed down critical processes. “I was forced to manage hundreds of diligence requests in Excel because their ERP simply wasn’t up to the task,” he recalls. That experience led to Campfire’s mission: make ERP not just tolerable, but transformative for modern finance teams.
What sets Campfire apart is its deep integration of large language models (LLMs). The platform automates and accelerates accounting tasks—from reconciling AWS bills to generating board-ready reports. Its AI assistant, Ember AI, lets teams ask questions in plain English and get instant insights, no SQL or dashboards required. One customer reportedly cut their month-end close from 15 days to just three after switching from NetSuite to Campfire.
One of the biggest hurdles with traditional ERPs is the painful, months-long implementation. Campfire promises a radically different approach: hand over a login to your old system, and their team handles the migration. Most companies are up and running in days or weeks, not months. This focus on speed and low switching costs is a big reason why even large-scale businesses (some with hundreds of millions in ARR) are making the leap.
While Campfire isn’t targeting Fortune 500 giants just yet, its vision is ambitious: support companies from their first growth spurt through IPO and beyond. Glasgow points out that many firms outgrow their ERPs but stick with them out of inertia. Campfire wants to be the platform that scales with you, not against you.
Campfire’s tech stack is intentionally “multi-model”—integrating the latest from OpenAI, Meta, and proprietary tools. The goal is to stay ahead of the curve, inheriting the best of what AI has to offer and applying it directly to finance workflows. Unlike many startups chasing buzzword AI, Campfire is laser-focused on real operational pain points.
With just 12 employees today, Campfire plans to scale its engineering and sales teams rapidly. The $35 million in new funding is fuel for that growth. As Glasgow puts it, “We want to be enterprise-ready.” For anyone watching the intersection of AI and enterprise software, Campfire is a startup to keep on your radar.
Campfire’s AI-first ERP is gaining rapid traction among high-growth companies.
Its focus on fast, low-pain implementation and natural language AI insights sets it apart from legacy players.
The company’s pragmatic, pain-point-driven approach is resonating with both investors and customers.
If you’re tired of legacy ERP headaches and want a glimpse of what the future of finance operations could look like, Campfire’s story is worth following.
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