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Boton

Accounting software with an AI agent

SMBs in Latam use Boton to get real-time financial statements prepared by an autonomous agent. We match you with a partner accountant that may review your books and answer your questions.
Active Founders
Alvaro Sosa
Alvaro Sosa

Alvaro Sosa, Founder

Founder at Hero
Fernando Varela
Fernando Varela

Fernando Varela, Founder

Ex quant. I like gaming, math puzzles and cooking. Specially cooking, food in general. I mostly experiment on using low lactose alternatives (like goat cheese) to make lactose heavy meals (like cacio e pepe).
Boton
Founded:2021
Batch:Summer 2022
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Location:Panama City, Panama
Primary Partner:Dalton Caldwell
Company Launches
Hero: Bill.com for Latam
See original launch post

Hey YC 👋

Alvaro and Fernando from @Hero here!

Hero is Bill for Latam.

98 SMBs use our corporate cards and WhatsApp bot to organize their expenses.

Companies without Hero

When people spend on behalf of their company, they have to save those receipts. Some get lost, some get erased, and some become a source of questioning. What was that receipt for?

Eventually someone makes a spreadsheet, prints it out, and staples it to corresponding receipts. His/her boss approves these by signing with a pen.

Later on, an accountant transcribes these into some sort of accounting software.

It takes months for decision makers in the company to know how much they are really spending.

Companies with Hero

An employee uses his/her Hero Card to make a purchase. He/she immediately receives a WhatsApp message from our bot, asking for a picture of the receipt.

Users use our webapp to create reports and manage reimbursements.
All expenses go through Hero’s OCR engine.

Accountants use our webapp to export expense information to their accounting software of choice.

Decision makers see in realtime how much their company is spending.

Why We Built This

Alvaro was managing the expenses for a remote company. Employees would send him pictures of receipts via WhatsApp along with a typed out table, asking for reimbursement.

We hacked away a no-front-end version that saved Alvaro 2 hours per week. We eventually polished the product and started selling it.

How can you help us?

If you’re in Latam and you spend time reporting expenses or dealing with receipts, reach out to us!

Give us a follow!

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