{"id":99744,"title":"Smartbase: automated PO entry for manufacturers","tagline":"We help manufacturers (e.g. job shops) remove the manual work from order entry.","body":"Hey! We’re [Sam](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-goldman/) and [Taira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/taira-fujioka1999420/), the co-founders of [Smartbase](https://smartbase.so/).\n\n[**https://youtu.be/EsevybYIIrA**](https://youtu.be/EsevybYIIrA)\n\n# **The Problem**\n\nToday, incoming purchase orders are still entered into the ERP by hand.\n\nThis process often requires multiple full-time employees, especially for manufacturers doing custom or high-mix work.\n\nOrders arrive in every format imaginable: paper, email, fax, and sometimes even handwritten.\n\n# **The Solution**\n\nHere’s how Smartbase automates order entry:\n\n1. **Import POs**: Upload scanned orders to Smartbase, or connect Smartbase to your inbox for emailed orders.\n2. **Automatic data extraction**: Our AI turns even the messiest POs into ERP-ready data using your custom business rules (e.g. customer-specific pricing).\n3. **Review and approve**: Review orders in our dashboard, then click approve. They'll appear in your ERP.\n4. **Automatically print travelers**: Optionally, Smartbase can automatically print the travelers from your ERP.\n\n# **Our Team**\n\nWe’ve worked on factory floors, sat side-by-side with employees to learn their workflows, and even slept at a factory.\n\nSam (CEO) previously founded a DevOps platform that raised $2M. Taira (CTO) was the youngest SDE 2 at AWS SageMaker Inference, where he built AI infrastructure for enterprises such as Salesforce.\n\n# **Our Ask**\n\nIf you know someone who works at a manufacturer, we’d love an intro! Just email [sam@smartbase.so](mailto:sam@smartbase.so) to connect us.\n\nIf you’re interested in using Smartbase, schedule some time to chat [here](https://calendly.com/d/cr5v-f9f-kb3/smartbase).","slug":"Pwm-smartbase-automated-po-entry-for-manufacturers","created_at":"2026-04-15T15:01:47.689Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:23:36.956Z","total_vote_count":22,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Pwm-smartbase-automated-po-entry-for-manufacturers","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":30779,"name":"Smartbase","slug":"smartbase","url":"https://www.smartbase.so/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/2468a3c8a7c5f1a0405c0920fd164d3512f5b6f7.png","batch":"Spring 2026","industry":"B2B","tags":["SaaS","B2B","Workflow Automation","Manufacturing","Automation"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/30779"}}