# Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator

> Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator is a VC fund in Durham backing Advice and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Durham, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.aicpa-cima.com/accelerator

Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator is a VC fund in Durham focused on Advice and FinTech. AICPA offers $25k per startup that focuses on transforming the accounting profession industry.The accounting profession of the future will look radically different than it does today. We’re already being challenged to adapt and evolve to global trends and practices, such as the increasing complexity of regulatory compliance, task automation,artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the internet of things.The Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator will help grow startups throughout the accounting ecosystem so they can help transform the profession. Our aim is to make accountants the go-to analysts, strategists, and consultants who are indispensable to organizations throughout the world. Our plan is to convene interested and well-qualified startups in fall 2017 to share, learn and grow.Up to five startups will be offered up to $25,000 each, subject to agreement of commercial terms, to work with the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and CPA.com as part of this year’s accelerator cohort.We will provide subject-matter expertise, coaching, and mentoring on the profession to help each startup in this year’s cohort succeed and grow.We will help you transform your business as you transform the profession.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advice | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Accounting | 1 | 50% |
| Agentic AI | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fieldguide | Fieldguide is a vertical AI company offering an end-to-end, agentic AI platform for audit and advisory firms. The company helps firms increase margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. Fieldguide is backed by leading venture capital funds, including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, Justin Kan(Twitch/justin.tv), Elad Gil, Qasar Younis (Applied Intuition), Tracy Young (PlanGrid) & more. | $17M | Series A | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| ElectroNeek | ElectroNeek is a robotic process automation platform that comes with an unlimited number of free bot licenses and a built-in orchestrator. It lets clients automate hundreds of attended and unattended processes and run them concurrently at no cost, paying only for developer seats. Its patent-pending 'Voodoo Interfaces' lets usersautomatically fix bots when the UI of the automated environment changes, significantly decreasing the need for costly maintenance of RPA solutions. It also provides a set of visual tools to make RPA heavy-lifting, like browser automation to OCR, easy for business users (Citizen Automators) and junior IT professionals. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $20M | Series A | Jun 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angelsdeck Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelsdeck) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baring Vostok Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baring-vostok-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dragon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragon-capital-cb86) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Floodgate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/floodgate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [I2BF Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i2bf-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator invest in?

Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator invests primarily in Advice, FinTech and Computer startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Association and CPA.com Startup Accelerator closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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