AI-powered e-signature startup Agree.com has secured $7.2 million in seed funding as it sets out to disrupt giants like DocuSign and Bill.com by fusing document signing with payment automation.
Unlike traditional e-signature tools, Agree.com offers a seamless experience that combines contract execution, invoicing, and payment processing in one platform. And here’s the game-changer: it’s entirely free to sign documents. Instead of charging for usage, Agree earns revenue from transaction fees when users send or receive money via its system.
That clever monetization model helped the company quickly attract investor interest. The $7.2 million round, led by Pelion Venture Partners’ Tyler Hogge, closed in just two weeks. All previous investors doubled down, including Better Tomorrow Ventures, Hustle Fund, and Sophia Amoruso’s Trust Fund. New backers like Blank Ventures and angel investor Gokul Rajaram also joined in.
Agree.com was launched in February 2024 and had already raised $3 million in a pre-seed round led by Better Tomorrow Ventures. In less than a year, it has grown rapidly, counting over 25,000 users, including B2B startups like Rho and TaxGPT, ad networks like beehiiv and Product Hunt, and enterprise teams from Brico and Thoropass.
So what makes Agree.com stand out in a crowded space?
At its core, the platform uses advanced AI layered on top of OCR (optical character recognition) to automatically detect all fields and signature elements in a contract. But it goes further—Agree can also identify payment terms and instantly generate corresponding invoices. It’s a powerful blend of smart document processing and fintech, with the goal of making deals frictionless from signature to settlement.
Agree’s CEO and co-founder Marty Ringlein summed it up: “At the end of almost every signature, someone has to pay someone. We’ve unified a fragmented workflow so people can sign faster and get paid quicker.”
Beyond basic e-signing, Agree offers collaborative contract editing with version control, commenting, and redlining. Its AI understands contract structure deeply—right down to punctuation and indentation—making each agreement not just scannable, but truly dynamic and interactive.
While DocuSign may still dominate the market, Agree.com is betting that its unique fusion of contract automation and financial infrastructure will open new doors. It’s not just replacing signature tools—it’s taking on invoicing and accounts receivable platforms like Bill.com, too.
The startup plans to keep e-signatures free for everyone while offering a premium paid tier for larger teams, alongside transaction-based fees for payment processing.
Agree.com was co-founded by a group of seasoned entrepreneurs. CEO Marty Ringlein previously sold his design agency nclud to Twitter. Alongside him are COO Will Hubbard and CTO Evan Dudla—both multi-exit founders. The trio also previously built and sold startups like nvite and Gather. Hubbard, who started his first venture while still in college, later co-founded Niche, which was acquired in 2020.
They’ve also launched a venture fund together, Adventure Fund, with early bets on Mercury and beehiiv.
Agree.com currently operates in the U.S. but plans to go global soon, with initial expansion into the UK, Canada, and Australia set for later this year.
Investors believe the company’s growth playbook is smart. Pelion’s Tyler Hogge said offering free e-signature as a wedge product is a “brilliant” way to attract users and put pressure on incumbents who charge for basic functionality.
With a team of just seven and a rapidly scaling product, Agree.com may be small—but it’s aiming to reshape how businesses handle agreements and payments from end to end.
