What are past projects, failures, or successes you’ve had in your career?

Previously, as an Airbnb host, I built a tool for professional Airbnb hosts managing multiple properties, like myself. It was called Your Porter App, and it was acquired by Guesty in 2021.

What 3rd party tools is your product critically dependent on?

OpenAI API

Where is your customer data stored?

Partly US and EU

What is your current monthly recurring revenue (MRR)?

15000

How many customers do you have today?

450

What’s the origin of the idea for your product?

I have founded and managed multiple companies in the US, the Netherlands, and Turkey. While managing finances, I tried many different tools, but as a founder without an accounting background, I struggled to find one that was easy to use. Most of the time, I encountered difficulties during the setup process. That's why we began our journey at Smart Clerk—with the promise of building an accounting tool that feels like magic from the moment you onboard and start using it.

What problem is your product solving and how?

Preparing financial documents like income statements from raw bank and credit card statements is hard, complicated, and time-consuming. For tax returns, every company—small or large—must spend many hours each year on this task, time that could be better used to drive the company's success.

What’s the #1 thing you’re looking to gain from the AppSumo campaign?

Product feedback, new use cases, understanding what our users do as a next step after Smart Clerk so we can expand new offerings.

What are your plans with the customers, cash, and learnings from the AppSumo campaign?

We want to collect feedback from our users and build a better roadmap based on their use cases.

Any details to clarify about the deal?

Our tool targets small businesses, startups or individuals in the US, but supports any other countries.

We have fair usage limits stated in our terms and conditions, where we expect our users to use our tool for their current and future tax returns.

Anything else you'd like to add?

We are focusing on US tax deadlines so we believe that it would be a good opportunity for small business owners to prepare their tax returns easier.

Erinc here, Founder of Smart Clerk. I’m beyond excited to introduce you to our brand-new, drag-and-drop bookkeeping solution that’s designed to make your life easier—no more headaches and wasted hours sorting through bank / credit card statements and receipts!

From one small business owner to another

I’ve walked in your shoes. I’ve spent late nights wrestling with invoices, expense tracking, and never-ending spreadsheets. It wasn’t fun—especially when tax season rolled around (cue the dread! 😰). So I decided to do something about it.

Smart Clerk was born from these real-life experiences. I wanted to build a tool so simple that anyone—yes, even the most “numbers-averse” entrepreneur—could manage their books with confidence.

Drag, drop, done! ✨

We believe software should be intuitive and fun to use. That’s why Smart Clerk uses drag-and-drop simplicity to handle tasks that normally require a calculator and a strong cup of coffee. Whether you’re uploading receipts, organizing bank or credit card statements, or generating reports, it’s all just a couple of clicks—no advanced math degree required.

Focus on growth, not paperwork

Tax season can be a real bear (we’ve all been there), but with Smart Clerk, you can breeze through your finances without losing your mind. We’ll sort everything and prepare a clean, easy-to-read Income Statement so you can hand it over to your accountant and get back to what truly matters—building your business, nurturing client relationships, and scaling to new heights.

Ready to stress less this tax season? ✅

If you’re looking to save time, money, and a whole lot of frustration, Smart Clerk is here for you. We’re on a mission to help small business owners like you take the pain out of bookkeeping—so you can get back to doing what you love.

Give Smart Clerk a try and join us on this journey toward simpler, smarter bookkeeping. We can’t wait to hear how it helps you grow!

Cheers and happy organizing,

Erinc, Founder of Smart Clerk ✨