What happens to a document

A document is read, then stored, then signed.

1Document readingsoftware ↓Software that reads scanned anddigital documents and pulls out thedetails.NanonetsInstabaseABBYYInfrrd2Document storageand PDF software ↓Systems that store and control acompany's documents, and PDF tools.OpenTextHylandFoxitSomnetics (Som Imaging Informatics)Adobe3Electronicsignature software ↓Signing documents online, andcreating the contract to be signed.DocusignCongaVIDA Digital Identity1Document reading software ↓Software that reads scanned and digitaldocuments and pulls out the details.NanonetsInstabaseABBYYInfrrd2Document storage and PDFsoftware ↓Systems that store and control a company'sdocuments, and PDF tools.OpenTextHylandFoxitSomnetics (Som Imaging Informatics)Adobe3Electronic signaturesoftware ↓Signing documents online, and creating thecontract to be signed.DocusignCongaVIDA Digital Identity

Box 1 reads the document and pulls out its details, box 2 stores it so it can be found again, and box 3 gets it signed. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Document reading software 4 companies

These companies sell software that reads an invoice or a claim form, finds the fields such as the amount and the date, and enters them into the company's systems.

Nanonets logoNanonetsNanonets, founded in Bengaluru, uses AI models to pull the fields out of invoices and forms and send them on. It is the largest Indian-founded company on this page.Bengaluru
Instabase logoInstabaseInstabase, founded by an Indian engineer out of MIT, sells the platform on which a bank builds its own document apps. It has engineers in Bengaluru.Bengaluru
ABBYY logoABBYYABBYY, with engineers in Bengaluru, made the text-recognition engine that sat inside most document-capture products for twenty years.
Infrrd logoInfrrdInfrrd, in Bengaluru, reads the hardest documents, such as mortgage files and insurance claims, where a mistake costs money.
The tech, explainedIntelligent document processing (IDP)Process mining
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Document storage and PDF software 5 companies

Large companies keep millions of documents in one system that controls who can see each one and how long it must be kept. Others sell the tools to create and edit PDFs.

OpenText logoOpenTextOpenText, with engineers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, is the largest maker of document-management software. Banks, governments and manufacturers keep their documents in it.Bengaluru · HyderabadHired recently
Hyland logoHylandHyland is the other large document-management company, strongest in healthcare, government and insurance.Hyderabad · Kolkata
Foxit logoFoxitFoxit, with engineers in Delhi, sells PDF tools that compete with Adobe Acrobat.Delhi NCRHired recently
Somnetics (Som Imaging Informatics) logoSomnetics (Som Imaging Informatics)Somnetics, from Kolkata, sells document-management and workflow software to Indian companies and public bodies.
Adobe logoAdobeAdobe created the PDF format with Acrobat, and sells Adobe Sign for electronic signatures. It has large teams in Bengaluru and Delhi NCR.Delhi NCR · BengaluruHired recentlySee alsoCreative tools, event platforms and creator marketing
The tech, explainedEnterprise content management (ECM)
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Electronic signature software 3 companies

An electronic signature lets people sign a contract online with a legal record of who signed and when. Some companies also create the document to be signed.

Docusign logoDocusignDocusign made electronic signatures widely used. Its Indian centre is its largest engineering site outside the United States.BengaluruHiring now
Conga logoCongaConga, with engineers in Bengaluru, creates quotes, proposals and contracts from the data in Salesforce, and adds the signature at the end.BengaluruHiring now
VIDA Digital Identity logoVIDA Digital IdentityVIDA supplies the digital certificates on which a legally valid electronic signature depends.See alsoKYC, identity verification and fraud prevention
The tech, explainedElectronic signature
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What's changing

AI models now read documents the way a person does.

Older software read each kind of document with rules set up for that kind. AI models can read a document they have never seen, understand what it says and answer questions about it, so these companies are rebuilding around such models.

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Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.