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Extend

Extend is an AI-native document processing platform that transforms complex PDFs into validated, production-ready data using large language models.

extend.ai · New York

CALL NO.CS·EXTEND·26

StageSeries AJune 2025 · led by Innovation Endeavors[1][4][5][7][11]

Raised$35Mdisclosed rounds[10][8][9]

Headcount24as of Apr 2026[10]

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Founded2019[12]

Money

Raised $35M across disclosed rounds.[10][8][9]

Series A closed June 2025, led by Innovation Endeavors.[1][4][5][7][11]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Innovation Endeavors, Y Combinator, Homebrew, Character VC, Scott Belsky, Guillermo Rauch, Jeff Weinstein.[1][4][5][7][11]

People

Kushal Byatnal, Co-founder & CEO[8][9][10]

Eli Badgio, Co-founder & CTO[8][9][10]

Hari Anbarasu, Co-Founder & CTO[8][9][10]

Harvey Liu, Head Of Customer Success[10][8][9]

Signals

Jun 18 2025launchExtend launches self-serve platform and sandbox mode[2][3][4][5][7][11]

Jun 18 2025newsExtend claims multi-million ARR and cash-flow positive status[4][5][7][11]

Jun 17 2025fundingExtend raises $17M in seed and Series A funding led by Innovation Endeavors[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][11]

Comps

Hyperscience · hyperscience.com · Same buyer (enterprise document processing), same workflow (OCR replacement, data extraction from complex documents), same budget (document automation spend).[1][4]

Rossum · rossum.ai · Same buyer (finance/accounting document processing), same workflow (LLM-based extraction replacing OCR), same budget (document data capture spend).[1][4]

Docsumo · docsumo.com · Same buyer (technical teams needing document parsing APIs), same workflow (PDF to structured data), same budget (document processing infrastructure).[1][4]

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Sourcestracings · 16

[1]Extend gets $17M in funding to boost the speed and accuracy of document processing with AI models - SiliconANGLE

Jun 2026 · siliconangle.com

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[2]Extend Raises $17M for AI-Powered Document Processing Cloud | Built In NYC