Paradigm just launched an AI-powered spreadsheet with 5,000+ AI agents crawling the web for data. Users assign prompts to cells and columns, letting the AI fill in crucial CRM and other info automatically.
The product plugs into AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google’s Gemini—with easy model switching. Founder Anna Monaco said the goal is mixing top reasoning power with cost savings.
“We want to support every single model because we want our users to be able to have the highest reasoning outputs when they need it, but also the cheapest outputs,” Monaco said.
“It’s just a constant cycle of evaluating different models, working closely with model providers to make sure our limits are high enough, and then giving some of that power to our users.”
Paradigm launched a closed beta in late 2024, drawing users from consulting, sales, and finance. Early customers include EY, AI chip startup Etched, and Cognition. The company runs on a subscription tiered by usage.
The launch follows a $5 million seed round led by General Catalyst, totaling $7 million raised. Funding will back an “extremely aggressive product roadmap,” Monaco said.
“The interesting thing that happened when we fundraised is some people we pitched just kept on using and paying for the product,” Monaco said.
“I think that was a cool part of it. We found a lot of value from it internally and our investors, not even just our investors — other investors that we talked to — are still using it.”
Paradigm isn’t alone. Quadratic has raised $6 million for similar AI spreadsheet upgrades. Google and Microsoft are also adding AI tools to their spreadsheet apps.
Monaco doesn’t see Paradigm as just another AI spreadsheet. She calls it an AI-powered workflow wrapped in a familiar interface—one that could evolve beyond spreadsheets.
“What I’m seeing in the most popular AI products now is this fine balance between present and future,” Monaco said.
“How do you build something that is really powerful and generates a lot of value now but also sets you up really well for the future? That’s the question that I asked myself a year ago when I was starting the company.”
