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Melder

Y Combinator LogoFall 2024
Active
artificial-intelligence
generative-ai
data-engineering
New York
 
https://melder.io

AI formulas and document support for Microsoft Excel

Melder is an Excel add-in that brings AI functions and document support into your spreadsheets. Upload files directly into cells, use smart formulas like =GEN, and build automations—all without leaving Excel. Core features: - File-to-Sheet: Drop PDFs directly into cells, then reference them in formulas. - AI-Powered Functions: Write formulas like =GEN() or =EXTRACT() to summarize, classify, and analyze content. - Chat Assistant: Use our AI assistant to help build your sheets or answer questions from your data, live in the workbook. Business users use Melder to: - Accelerate diligence by extracting insights from data rooms - Review contracts by identifying key terms and clauses instantly - Run market research by pulling information from competitor websites - Synthesize transcripts by generating summaries from interviews and calls Melder brings the power of structured spreadsheet logic to the messy, unstructured data world—no coding needed.
Active Founders
Ashwin Dharne
Ashwin Dharne
Founder
Building AI tools for supply chain teams. Ex-Google engineer that worked on security and conversational AI.
 
Philip Brewer
Philip Brewer
Founder
Building the 'Excel for unstructured data' Ex-Bain Consultant | Indiana University | Amateur Improv Comedy Player
 
Melder
Melder
Founded:2024
Batch:Fall 2024
Team Size:2
Status:
Active
Location:New York
Primary Partner:Diana Hu
 
Company Launches
Melder - Excel just got an AI upgrade
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Hey everyone! We're Ashwin and Phil and we’re building Melder, an AI add-in for Excel.

TL;DR

Melder is an add-in that brings AI formulas, file upload, and web scraping to Excel, so finance and ops teams can work faster without changing their existing workflow. One-click install and deploy from the Microsoft add-in store.

Launch Video

❌ Problem

Finance and ops teams spend too much time:

  • Pulling data from earnings calls, investor presentations, and transaction documents
  • Researching competitors one website at a time
  • Aggregating insights from interview transcripts and reports

Teams want to automate these tasks, but every AI solution requires learning new tools and changing existing workflows.

✅ Solution

We built AI capabilities directly into the tool finance and ops teams already use every day: Excel.

Some things teams can do with Melder:

  • Turn PDFs into structured data: Upload contracts, invoices, or reports directly to cells. Extract what's needed in seconds.
  • Scrape the web with a formula: Pull any website's contents into Excel. Research 100 competitors as easily as one.
  • Analyze qualitative data: Turn customer feedback, survey responses, or support tickets into structured insights

Your team already knows Excel. No training needed, no new logins to manage, deploy instantly across Office 365 licenses. It's AI that fits existing workflows, not the other way around.

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