Extend Raises $17 Million to Build the Document Processing Cloud

Wait, $17 million of funding to do stuff with PDFs? Doesn’t [insert generic LLM foundation model] do that ok already? The answer is yes, but they do it just ok. What they don’t do - and never will - is build a full stack pipeline that turns documents into data, with 99%+ reliability, configurability and custom workflows, for a long tail of formats. And that’s where Extend comes in.

Already relied upon by sophisticated customers in markets where ‘just ok’ won’t cut it (such as Brex, Square, Checkr, Flatiron Health and multiple Fortune 500s), Extend is proud to announce the next phase of its growth: a sandbox where ANYONE can simply come to its site and start running documents through the Extend platform. Oh yeah, and $17 million of funding.

We’re thrilled to be supporters of Extend since its YC days, and are consistently impressed by the team's execution. Built in NYC, the team is growing, so if working at a technology-forward, fast-moving AI business process startup is for you, Extend is definitely hiring.