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Bonfire

Acquired · Bonfire is reimagining RFPs & bidding for gov procurement teams

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
18signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 95Team size · YC's directory+10.3
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIHazelShared: procurement, govtech, requirementYC W24New York CityStartup →AICandorShared: government procurement, govtech, processYC W25San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Bonfire
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HazelShared: procurement, govtech, requirementYC W24ActiveAI
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Adjacent

OtherAcquiredProcotoShared: procurement, rfps, finance and accountingYC W21Saint PetersburgStartup →AISaldorShared: procurementYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIBonfire AnalyticsShared: bonfire, decision, highPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIDexterShared: procurement, finance and accountingYC F24BerlinStartup →AICodeCometShared: goes beyondSPC 2022San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Bonfire
Company
ProcotoShared: procurement, rfps, finance and accountingYC W21AcquiredOther
SaldorShared: procurementYC S24ActiveAI
Bonfire AnalyticsShared: bonfire, decision, highPlug and Play +1Not statedAI, Data
DexterShared: procurement, finance and accountingYC F24ActiveAI, Data
CodeCometShared: goes beyondSPC 2022Not statedAI, Devtools

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About Bonfire

Bonfire is the leading next-generation eSourcing / competitive bidding and RFx platform. Bonfire goes beyond the basic automation of eProcurement suites and older simple bidding tools, helping you to make better, faster decisions. It’s a collaborative, powerful, and insightful cloud-based platform for today’s procurement needs. We're focused on government procurement teams (which control ~18% of GDP) and enabling them to thrive in a world of crushing compliance requirements and very high workloads. Bonfire streamlines the entire RFx and bidding process, helping to run projects >50% faster. Bonfire empowers users with unparalleled evaluation features for deeper analysis, delivered through our distinctly intuitive and easy-to-use platform. Bonfire is trusted with over a billion dollars of supplier selection decisions per month, and is one of the fastest growing new procurement technologies.

YC batch
W15 · Winter 2015
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
Other
Team size
95
Location
ON, Canada
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, GovTech, Procurement

Bonfire in W15: 110 companies, 24% AI

Company profile

Bonfire: questions

Which YC batch was Bonfire in?

Bonfire was in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch (W15).

Is Bonfire still active?

Y Combinator lists Bonfire as acquired.

Where is Bonfire based?

Bonfire lists ON, Canada as its location on YC's directory.