# Agave

> Agave is a San Francisco software company that connects construction project-management systems with the accounting software contractors are reluctant - and often unable - to replace. Its unified API, ERP Sync product and newer AI financial tools automate the awkward passage of invoices, job costs, timecards and change orders between field and finance teams. Founded in 2021 after more than 300 industry interviews, Agave says it serves more than 500 contractors and has powered more than 80,000 projects representing over $100 billion in construction volume.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Tom Reno (Co-founder and CEO), John Zucchi (Co-founder and CPO), Pooria Azimi (Co-founder and CTO), Samantha Zhang (Founding team member)
- **Products:** Agave API, ERP Sync, AP Invoice Automation, AI Analytics, Expense Management
- **Notable:** Joined Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch., Reached more than 500 direct contractor customers and more than 12,000 contractors through the API, according to the company., Powered more than 80,000 projects representing over $100 billion in construction volume, according to the company.

## Products & services

- **Agave API** — A normalized REST API and embeddable connection components for software vendors that need read-and-write access across construction and field-service systems.
- **ERP Sync** — A managed, configurable sync between project-management systems such as Procore or Autodesk Build and cloud, hosted or on-premise accounting systems.
- **AP Invoice Automation** — AI-assisted invoice capture, contract matching, coding, approval routing and validated write-back into a contractor's ERP.
- **AI Analytics** — Plain-language analysis and reporting across connected construction financial data.
- **Expense Management** — Tools for reviewing, coding and reconciling expenses against jobs and cost structures.
- **Vendor Compliance** — Automation for contractor vendor documentation and compliance workflows.
- **Agave MCP** — A model-context interface that lets approved AI applications work with connected construction data.

## Achievements

- Joined Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch.
- Reached more than 500 direct contractor customers and more than 12,000 contractors through the API, according to the company.
- Powered more than 80,000 projects representing over $100 billion in construction volume, according to the company.
- Reported profitability and positive cash flow for more than two years before the Series A.
- Reported nearly threefold year-over-year recurring revenue growth before its July 2026 Series A.
- Raised a $15 million Series A led by Accel in July 2026.
- Expanded its Sage partnership in December 2025 to gain access to restricted construction ERP APIs.
- Customer-reported outcomes include turning two days of job-cost work into two minutes and moving Brinkman's financial refresh from monthly to hourly.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Expanded its Sage partnership, including access to restricted APIs across Sage construction ERP products.
- **2025-Q4** — Launched its first AI product, an AP invoice agent, then added three more AI products within months.
- **2026-07** — Raised a $15 million Series A led by Accel with continued Y Combinator participation, taking reported total funding above $20 million.
- **2026-07** — Announced plans to triple headcount during the year, double the product suite and ship at least four new products over six months.

## Links

- Website: https://www.useagave.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agave-api
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/useagave

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Last updated: 2026-09-26