Our mission

is to build software that bridges the paperwork centric world of today with the digital and data first world of tomorrow.

Our challenge

Paperwork gets a bad rap and it's easy to see why. It's responsible for creating inefficient, confusing, and often manual processes that eat up a lot of our time. But paperwork also enables us to do some amazing things like getting hired for jobs, buying homes, and voting. Our challenge is to create a better, more efficient way of collecting and sharing information, so that you can keep doing amazing things!

Our team

We may be a startup, but for most of us this isn't our first rodeo. Our experience and talent runs deep. We are a team of experts covering every discipline. Even more importantly, we are a collection of humans that enjoy a good challenge, believe in the Anvil mission, and love to celebrate the light-hearted moments in life, both in and out of the office. Interested in joining the Anvil team?

What we do at Anvil

Seek pursuits.

A pursuit is not meant to be achieved, but something to strive for. We are striving to change the way people relate to paperwork and to create a reality where documents are seen as empowering tools, not cumbersome bottlenecks! Pursuing this goal requires staying the course and balancing speed with longevity.

Dig deeper.

Curiosity is the engine behind everything we do at Anvil. Our solution needs to be flexible in order to handle all types of processes, while also being simple and intuitive for all of our users. This is a tall task and can only be achieved through an iterative process of exploration and asking insightful questions.

Step up & level up.

We are all here to work towards a shared goal. We pride ourselves in being teammates that step up and step in. No job is above anyone's pay grade and no work is below it. Our commitment to Anvil's mission and to supporting one another is what consistently helps us level up.

Internalize honesty.

Being honest with ourselves allows us to be honest with our peers. We are constantly striving to create an environment where everyone feels supported to do their best work and to keep learning. This pursuit of honesty keeps us humble and helps us center the needs of our teammates and our users, above all else.

What we're excited about right now

Our seasoned team of builders and operators love to share our achievements and knowledge with others. Here are a few stories from our blog that we're excited about right now:

Our team

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Mang-Git Ng

Founder, CEO

Mang-Git is a software engineer and product manager. He founded the bill-splitting app Ledger, and was a founding team member of Dialpad and Loom Inc. (YC W12, acquired by Dropbox).

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Ben Ogle

Founder, CTO

Ben is a software engineer and designer. He was a founding team member of Chatterbug, and the founder of Easel.io (YC S12), a design collaboration tool acquired by GitHub.

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Amy Yang

Technical Product Support Specialist

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Chris Newhouse

Sr. Software Engineer

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Derek Foster

Sr. Software Engineer

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Patrick Lo

Sr. Software Engineer

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Schaeffer Arnold

Head of Growth Marketing

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Sophie Benjamin

VP of Operations

Our dogs

Yes, we're one of THOSE offices. We love our dogs and know it's hard leaving them at home; that's why we're a dog friendly office.
Wifi, Chief Fetch Officer

Wifi

Chief Fetch Officer

Sydney, SVP of Fetch

Sydney

SVP of Fetch