Melder (YC F24) — 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.
Melder is a Y Combinator company in the Fall 2024 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI formulas and document support for Microsoft Excel. The founders listed are Ashwin Dharne (Founder), Philip Brewer (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 12, 2024).
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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.
Ashwin Dharne
Founder
Philip Brewer
Founder
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