The ERP for the AI Revolution is here

John Glasgow is the CEO and founder of Campfire (S23), an AI-native ERP platform built for high-growth tech companies that automates accounting and financial reporting workflows using a custom foundation model and agent platform — the company recently raised a Series B led by Accel and Ribbit Capital, has more than doubled ARR each quarter since Q4 2024, and now exceeds 100 employees after closing a $35 million Series A in June 2025 with just 12 people. In this fireside, John sat down with Andrew Tan to talk about how he went from a Google Sheets prototype to pulling customers off NetSuite, why staying in founder-led sales until $1M ARR was critical, how narrowly targeting the needs of tech companies gave Campfire a wedge into a decades-old market, and why the shift to AI-native infrastructure flipped the narrative on what "safe" software buying actually means. https://www.meetcampfire.com Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs

Andrew TanhostJohn Glasgowguest

May 20, 202627mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 20, 2026
Duration: 27m
Channel: YC Root Access
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

John Glasgow is the CEO and founder of Campfire (S23), an AI-native ERP platform built for high-growth tech companies that automates accounting and financial reporting workflows using a custom foundation model and agent platform — the company recently raised a Series B led by Accel and Ribbit Capital, has more than doubled ARR each quarter since Q4 2024, and now exceeds 100 employees after closing a $35 million Series A in June 2025 with just 12 people. In this fireside, John sat down with Andrew Tan to talk about how he went from a Google Sheets prototype to pulling customers off NetSuite, why staying in founder-led sales until $1M ARR was critical, how narrowly targeting the needs of tech companies gave Campfire a wedge into a decades-old market, and why the shift to AI-native infrastructure flipped the narrative on what "safe" software buying actually means. https://www.meetcampfire.com Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs

SPEAKERS

Andrew Tan
host
Host of YC Root Access who interviews founders about their companies and product strategy.
John Glasgow
guest
CEO and founder of Campfire, building an AI-native ERP for high-growth companies.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Andrew Tan and John Glasgow, The ERP for the AI Revolution is here explores campfire builds AI-native ERP, disrupting NetSuite with speed and focus Campfire positions itself as an AI-native ERP that automates accounting and financial reporting work so finance teams can focus on higher-leverage tasks.

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