San Francisco · On-site or remote · $100-160k
Agave (YC W22)
Backed byAccelWork at Agave (YC W22)?
Total raised$2.9M
StageSeed
Hiring pace8 roles / 90d
Founded2021
Team size11-50
HQSan Francisco, CA
IndustriesSaaS
About Agave (YC W22)
Agave is a financial operations platform serving the $12 trillion global construction industry, offering AI-powered automation for invoicing, expenses, compliance, billing, and other critical financial workflows. The company spent three years building proprietary infrastructure to integrate seamlessly with legacy construction software systems, giving it deep technical moats and connections across major ERPs and project management platforms. With over 500 customers and a multi-product platform anchored by core data syncing capabilities, Agave has achieved profitability and positive cash flow for more than two years. The company is backed by leading venture investors including Accel and Y Combinator, with support from executives at Procore and Autodesk and founders of major construction tech companies. Founded by three co-founders with 12+ years of working history together and prior experience at Graphiq (acquired by Amazon in 2017) and Amazon, Agave brings deep expertise and execution capability to modernizing financial operations in construction.
Open positions · 14
San Francisco · On-site · $110-180k
San Francisco · Remote · $110-180k
San Francisco · On-site · $140-285k
San Francisco · Remote · $140-285k
Los Angeles · On-site · $130-200k
San Francisco · On-site · $100-150k
San Francisco · On-site · $130k–$165k/yr
Visa sponsorshipSan Francisco · Remote ok · $100k–$160k/yr
Visa sponsorshipSan Francisco · Hybrid · $250k–$320k/yr
San Francisco · On-site · $100k–$140k/yr
Visa sponsorshipSan Francisco · Remote ok · $140k–$200k/yr
Visa sponsorshipSan Francisco · On-site · $100k–$150k/yr
Visa sponsorshipSan Francisco · On-site · $110k–$180k/yr
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Locations
San Francisco, United States ·United States ·Los Angeles, United States ·New York City, United States
Websiteagaveapi.com
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Founders & Leadership
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About the Team
Team Distribution
- Other Specialized22%
- Software Engineering21%
- Business Operations & Management21%
- Sales & Business Development19%
- Leadership6%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.University of Waterloo
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 4.Columbia University
- 5.University of California, Berkeley
Team Worked At
- Amazon
- Graphiq Inc.
- Procore Technologies
- Salesforce
Team Composition
56 people- Operations1 senior12
- Engineering2 senior10
- Customer Success and Support9
- Entrepreneurship5 senior5
- Sales2 senior5
- Administrative3
- Information Technology2
- Product Management2
Culture & values
Team is in-person and tenacious
Most team members moved to SF from far away specifically to build Agave from the ground up
Co-founders have worked together for 12+ years
Team is technical, diverse, and young
Employees have outsized ownership and impact
Work directly with customers
Front-row seat to building a company from the ground up
Team is experienced and ambitious
Funding History
SeedAug 2023
$2.9M
raised
Construction integrations startup Agave raised a $2.9M seed round led by Accel.
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