Greetings, Hackers! Greetings, Hackers! Welcome to this week's Company of the Week feature. Every week, we shine a light on an innovative company from our Tech Company Database that’s making its mark in the tech ecosystem and positively impacting its community. Our HackerNoon database features everything from S&P 500 giants to rising stars in the startup scene. Company of the Week Company of the Week feature Tech Company Database Tech Company Database This week, we’re thrilled to spotlight Iron Software—a global software company empowering C# and .NET developers with powerful libraries for working with PDFs, OCR, Excel, barcodes, and web data scraping. Iron Software Iron Software Whether you're a solo dev or part of a team at NASA, Tesla, or the U.S. State Department, Iron Software’s tools are built to scale. With over 20 million NuGet downloads across 95+ countries, they're making development faster, smarter, and more productive. 20 million NuGet downloads across 95+ countries Want to be featured on HackerNoon’s Company of the Week?
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Over 70 million downloads on NuGet across 95+ countries prove their tools aren’t just popular—they’re essential for developers worldwide. Iron Software started as a passion project by a group of C# developers who wanted better tools for working with PDFs and data. Today, their libraries power apps at NASA, Tesla, and the U.S. State Department. Iron Software started as a passion project by a group of C# developers who wanted better tools for working with PDFs and data. Today, their libraries power apps at NASA, Tesla, and the U.S. State Department. Iron Software Over 70 million downloads on NuGet across 95+ countries prove their tools aren’t just popular—they’re essential for developers worldwide. Over 70 million downloads on NuGet across 95+ countries prove their tools aren’t just popular—they’re essential for developers worldwide. essential They handle everything from OCR (turning images into searchable text) to barcode scanning and Excel automation—all from a single set of easy-to-use .NET libraries. They handle everything from OCR (turning images into searchable text) to barcode scanning and Excel automation—all from a single set of easy-to-use .NET libraries. Iron Software’s unique blend of Chicago grit and Chiang Mai creativity helps them maintain 24/7 innovation and support for customers around the globe. Iron Software’s unique blend of Chicago grit and Chiang Mai creativity helps them maintain 24/7 innovation and support for customers around the globe. Despite their enterprise reach, Iron Software thrives on direct community feedback and often collaborates with solo developers to build new features. Despite their enterprise reach, Iron Software thrives on direct community feedback and often collaborates with solo developers to build new features. Iron Software 🤝 HackerNoon Business Blogging Iron Software has partnered with HackerNoon via our Business Blogging program, reaching a dedicated technology audience with insights into how .NET developers can simplify complex tasks like HTML-to-PDF conversion, OCR, and Excel automation using modern, reliable libraries. From performance benchmarks to hands-on code examples, Iron Software brings clarity to the decision-making process for developers building smarter, faster apps in 2025 and beyond. Iron Software has partnered with HackerNoon via our Business Blogging program, reaching a dedicated technology audience with insights into Iron Software Business Blogging program https://hackernoon.com/u/ironsoftware?embedable=true https://hackernoon.com/u/ironsoftware?embedable=true What's Business Blogging? HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program is one of the many wayswe help brands grow their reach and connect with the right audience. This program lets businesses publish content directly on HackerNoon to boost brand awareness and build SEO authority by tapping into ours. HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program many ways Here's what you get: Here's what you get: Backlinks to your website (yes, including CTAs)
A personalized Tech Company News Page featuring your logo, intro, call-to-action, and socials
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Automatic translation into 12 languages for global reach
Your brand also gains domain authority and SEO via canonical links and the story is distributed across 8 different relevant keyword/tagged pages for better organic discoverability. Backlinks to your website (yes, including CTAs) Backlinks A personalized Tech Company News Page featuring your logo, intro, call-to-action, and socials Tech Company News Page Tech Company News Page Full editorial support to make your story shine Full editorial support Multiple permanent placements on HackerNoon and social media promotions Multiple permanent placements Stories converted into audio format and distributed via audio RSS feeds audio format audio format Automatic translation into 12 languages for global reach Automatic translation into 12 languages 12 languages Your brand also gains domain authority and SEO via canonical links and the story is distributed across 8 different relevant keyword/tagged pages for better organic discoverability. Your brand also gains domain authority and SEO Publish Your First Story with HackerNoon Today Publish Your First Story with HackerNoon Today Publish Your First Story with HackerNoon Today Publish Your First Story with HackerNoon Today Publish Your First Story with HackerNoon Today That’s it for this week. See you in the next one! The HackerNoon Team

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