
Melder, developed by EchoSend Inc., is an AI-powered Excel add-in that enhances spreadsheet functionality by enabling users to generate summaries, extract data, classify information, and automate analysis tasks using AI formulas. It supports direct PDF uploads into cells, web data scraping including LinkedIn, and provides an AI chat assistant to help build Excel workbooks. Melder targets business users needing to accelerate data analysis, contract review, market research, and transcript synthesis, offering features like data room insights, contract clause identification, competitor tracking, and interview analysis. The platform operates on a subscription model with free, pro, and enterprise plans, serving professionals seeking to streamline and automate complex Excel workflows with AI.

Melder, developed by EchoSend Inc., is an AI-powered Excel add-in that enhances spreadsheet functionality by enabling users to generate summaries, extract data, classify information, and automate analysis tasks using AI formulas. It supports direct PDF uploads into cells, web data scraping including LinkedIn, and provides an AI chat assistant to help build Excel workbooks. Melder targets business users needing to accelerate data analysis, contract review, market research, and transcript synthesis, offering features like data room insights, contract clause identification, competitor tracking, and interview analysis. The platform operates on a subscription model with free, pro, and enterprise plans, serving professionals seeking to streamline and automate complex Excel workflows with AI.
Product: AI-powered Excel add-in and spreadsheet platform
Business model: SaaS with tiered pricing (Free trial, Pro, Ultra, Team/Enterprise)
Founders: Ashwin Dharne and Philip Brewer
Funding: Pre-seed; Y Combinator listed as lead investor; $500,000 total reported
Founded: 2024
Improving productivity and insight generation in spreadsheet workflows and supply-chain/contract/market research analysis.
2024
Data and Analytics
500000
“Y Combinator listed as lead investor”