Scribe just cracked the code on enterprise AI's biggest question: where should companies actually automate first? The workflow documentation startup raised $75 million at a $1.3 billion valuation to roll out Scribe Optimize, a platform that maps enterprise workflows to reveal where AI and automation will deliver real returns instead of becoming expensive experiments.
Scribe just solved enterprise AI's $100 billion question. After watching companies throw money at automation without knowing where it'll work, the workflow documentation startup raised $75 million at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation to launch Scribe Optimize - a platform that actually shows enterprises where AI will pay off.
The all-equity Series C was led by StepStone Group, with backing from Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures, and New York Life Ventures. What's telling? Scribe barely touched its previous $25 million Series B from early 2024, according to co-founder and CEO Jennifer Smith in an exclusive interview with TechCrunch.
"Most companies are racing to adopt AI, but they can't answer the fundamental question: What should we automate first?" Smith told the publication. The problem isn't technology - it's visibility. Enterprises typically rely on interviews, workshops, or expensive consultants to map their processes, approaches that take months and miss how work actually happens day-to-day.
Scribe has been quietly documenting this reality since 2019, before the GenAI boom created today's automation frenzy. The company's flagship Scribe Capture automatically generates step-by-step workflow guides using browser extensions and desktop apps, complete with screenshots and instructions. When someone completes a process, Capture documents it in real-time.
The results speak for themselves. Customers report saving 35 to 42 hours per person monthly and making new hires 40% faster using Scribe Capture. The platform has documented over 10 million workflows across 40,000 software applications, with 5 million users spanning 94% of Fortune 500 companies. Teams at , , , , and Northern Trust rely on the platform.
