Fondo · Feb 2026
Launch recap highlighting the product’s human-reviewed extraction, Excel integration, and early performance claims.
AI + human review to solve data cleaning - accessible via API or Excel
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
sieve is a New York-based, Y Combinator-backed AI data extraction and cleaning platform for hedge funds and investment firms. It combines AI-led extraction with human review to turn websites, PDFs, filings, images, and other messy sources into analysis-ready data, delivered through an API and Excel add-in.
Primary product
AI + human-in-the-loop data extraction and cleaning platform with API and Excel add-in
Founded
2025
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI data extraction / data cleaning
Business model
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Jul 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Jul 2025 · Y Combinator
Investors
Public materials emphasize mission-driven, accuracy-focused work for investors and engineers; no detailed employee culture program is publicly listed.
Pricing
Starter pay-as-you-go plus enterprise subscription/custom plans; pricing is usage-based for many APIs and the Excel add-in requires a subscription.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Fondo · Feb 2026
Launch recap highlighting the product’s human-reviewed extraction, Excel integration, and early performance claims.
LinkedIn · Dec 2025
Nicole Lu announced the public alpha for the Excel add-in, noting free usage and inviting feedback from investing and data-heavy users.
HireTop · Jun 2025
Startup profile recap of sieve’s finance-focused product, API and Excel workflow, and early traction/market positioning.
Y Combinator · May 2025
Official YC launch describing sieve’s AI + human review workflow, financial-data focus, and Excel/API delivery.