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Businesses often ask customers to fill out PDF forms that then need to be transcribed into a computer system. is working to eliminate that repetitive and tedious process through automation and a new round of venture capital.

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On Wednesday, the 2-year-old company announced a $5 million Series A investment led by , Google鈥檚 AI-focused investment fund, with participation from , , and .

The completion, processing and storing of paperwork costs America more than $1 trillion annually, Darian Shirazi, general partner at Gradient Ventures, said in a written statement.

The San Francisco-based company鈥檚 business process automation platform aims to reduce those costs by converting documents to simple online workflows.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like TurboTax for any kind of paperwork,鈥� Mang-Git Ng, Anvil鈥檚 co-founder and CEO said in an interview. 鈥淥nce you create the web form, you can then just share a link to it and track progress. It鈥檚 meant to help you create an experience when asking for basic information, or information you want to easily get at.鈥�

Ng said Anvil has been running 鈥渓ean and mean鈥� with five employees since 2018, so his plans for the capital include recruiting more employees on both the technical and non-technical sides, as well as hitting the market hard with products.

鈥淏y the end of the year, conservatively, we plan to double our employees,鈥� he added. 鈥淚t is kind of an opportune moment as people try to understand the best experience for their customers as more people get used to doing things online.鈥�

Ryan Falvey, co-founder and managing partner at Financial Venture Studio, told 附近上门 News he met Ng at last year鈥檚 Money 20/20 Startup Pitch showcase, and saw Anvil鈥檚 potential.

His firm invests in fintech companies and is introducing Anvil to banks that can use the platform.

鈥淏y using the internet or the cloud, it will make enterprise more productive,鈥� he said. 鈥淓specially now in the new reality, it鈥檚 important to make it easier to sign up without paper.鈥�

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