# Anvil

> Anvil is a San Francisco software company that turns paper-heavy back-office processes into programmable digital workflows. Its API-first platform bundles PDF generation and filling, no-code webforms, embedded e-signatures (Etch), and workflow automation so developers and product teams can collect data, generate compliant documents, and get them signed without stitching together multiple tools. Founded in 2018 by Mang-Git Ng and Ben Ogle, Anvil serves customers across insurance, financial services, HR, real estate, healthcare, and education, and has raised $10M in Series A funding.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Mang-Git Ng (Co-founder & CEO), Ben Ogle (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~31 employees
- **Products:** PDF Services API, Webforms, Etch E-sign, Workflows, Document AI / OCR
- **Notable:** Generated and filled more than 1.5 million PDFs through its API, Powered PPP loan applications for thousands of small businesses in 2020, Redesigned Workflow Builder ranked #1 on Product Hunt in late 2021

## Products & services

- **PDF Services API** — Turn any PDF into an API-fillable template and generate or fill documents programmatically with collected or stored data.
- **Webforms** — No-code, mobile-friendly online forms that collect structured data and feed it directly into documents and workflows.
- **Etch E-sign** — Embeddable, white-labeled electronic signatures that can be dropped into any product or workflow.
- **Workflows** — Automation builder that chains data collection, document generation, and signing into end-to-end paperwork processes.
- **Document AI / OCR** — Extracts structured data from uploaded documents to automate intake and reduce manual data entry.

## Achievements

- Generated and filled more than 1.5 million PDFs through its API
- Powered PPP loan applications for thousands of small businesses in 2020
- Redesigned Workflow Builder ranked #1 on Product Hunt in late 2021
- Raised $10M total in Series A funding from Gradient Ventures and Craft Ventures
- Maintains 99.99% platform uptime with SDKs in 9 languages
- 4.8-star average rating on G2

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — Closed a $5M Series A extension co-led by Craft Ventures and Gradient Ventures, bringing total Series A funding to $10M.
- **2023** — Expanded into Document AI and OCR, adding data-extraction capabilities to the platform.
- **2026** — Positioned as a leading developer-first document automation API and DocuSign API alternative for embedded e-signatures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.useanvil.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anvil-foundry
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/anvilfoundry
- GitHub: https://github.com/anvilco
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnvilFoundry
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/useanvil/

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Last updated: 2026-07-13