Heron, officially Open Credit Technologies, recently completed a $16 million Series A funding round. Insight Partners led the investment, with additional participation from Y Combinator, BoxGroup, and Flex Capital. This capital infusion will further advance Heron's specialized AI document automation solutions.
The startup focuses on automating document-heavy tasks within the business lending, equipment finance, and insurance sectors. Heron deploys artificial intelligence agents to manage repetitive, monotonous work. This approach frees human workers to concentrate on more complex, judgment-based responsibilities.
Expanding AI-Powered Workflow Efficiency
Heron specifically targets smaller businesses lacking extensive engineering departments. The company offers a ready-made agentic platform that integrates directly into existing workflows. For instance, it connects with popular applications like Salesforce, Zoho, Cloudsquare, Quickbase, Guidewire, and TaskSuite. This integration streamlines operations for financial services providers.
The system functions similarly to traditional business automation software, learning how businesses operate. It then teaches itself to automate time-consuming manual tasks. While many general Robotic Process Automation (RPA) providers, such as UiPath or Automation Anywhere, offer broad automation tools, Heron emphasizes vertical-specific AI context. This allows it to precisely identify and automate relevant workflows.
Heron, founded in 2020, has seen substantial growth. The company tripled its annual revenue in the last year. It now serves over 150 customers, including U.S. insurance providers and FDIC-insured banks. Heron processes more than 350,000 documents weekly for these clients. Furthermore, Heron plans to expand into other industries and grow its engineering and go-to-market teams, currently based in London and New York City.
