Klippa — IDP Software Vendor

Dutch IDP vendor specializing in intelligent document processing, now operating as Doxis following full brand consolidation completed March 30, 2026.

Overview

Founded in 2015 in Groningen, Netherlands by Bart-Jan Maatman, Robert-Jan Verheggen, Jeroen Bobbeldijk, and Yeelen Knegtering, Klippa expanded from its Dutch headquarters to offices in Amsterdam, Hamburg, San Francisco, and Brasov before becoming one of the fastest-growing Dutch tech companies.

On March 18, 2025, SER Group acquired Klippa to combine German enterprise content management (ECM) leadership with Dutch intelligent document processing (IDP) innovation. Dr. John Bates, CEO of SER Group, positioned the acquisition as creating "the most comprehensive next-generation, AI-powered ECM and IDP offering available to enterprises today." By January 2026, SER Group rebranded entirely to Doxis, consolidating its identity around the Doxis Intelligent Content platform following three acquisitions in 2025: Klippa (IDP), Metaforce (customer communication management), and AFI Solutions (SAP document automation).

The 12-month integration period concluded with full brand consolidation on March 30, 2026. Klippa's DocHorizon platform was renamed Doxis AI.dp, repositioned as the IDP engine within the broader Doxis platform. The combined organization now serves 3,000+ customers and 5 million+ users across 150+ countries, with Gartner Leader recognition in the Magic Quadrant for Document Management.

Yeelen Knegtering, Klippa's co-founder and former CEO, transitioned to Chief AI Officer of Doxis, leading company-wide AI strategy. As he described the rationale: "Klippa built a strong position in AI-based document processing and finance automation, especially in areas where speed, usability and data accuracy matter. Within Doxis, those capabilities can now be connected more directly to broader document management, workflow automation, case management and archiving use cases."

What Doxis AI.dp (formerly DocHorizon) does

The platform that Klippa built as DocHorizon now operates as Doxis AI.dp, the IDP engine within the Doxis Intelligent Content platform. Its core function is extracting structured data from unstructured documents at speed, with sub-5 second processing per document and claimed accuracy above 99% across 100+ document types.

The platform's most distinctive technical capability relative to major cloud alternatives is built-in fraud detection. Where Microsoft Azure AI Document Intelligence, Google Cloud Document AI, and Amazon Textract focus on extraction accuracy, Doxis AI.dp analyzes documents for tampering signals including date inconsistencies, font anomalies, and altered fields. This makes it relevant for financial services and identity verification workflows where document authenticity matters as much as data extraction.

The visual workflow builder supports human-in-the-loop automation, allowing teams to configure extraction pipelines without writing code. The platform connects to 50+ integration targets and supports both synchronous and asynchronous API processing, with a RESTful interface that fits standard enterprise integration patterns. Mobile capture via iOS and Android SDKs extends the intake layer to field-based document collection with real-time quality feedback.

The integration into Doxis expands the addressable scope beyond standalone document processing. Klippa's IDP capabilities are now embedded directly into document management, workflow automation, case management, and archiving within a single platform. For buyers evaluating point solutions, this means Doxis AI.dp is no longer sold independently in the same way DocHorizon was. Buyers seeking standalone IDP without the broader ECM platform should evaluate whether the bundled offering fits their procurement model.

Vendors taking a comparable approach to structured extraction include LangExtract, Google's Python library for LLM-powered information extraction with source grounding, and Unstract, an LLM platform with built-in hallucination mitigation for production-grade financial document workflows.

Use cases

Enterprise document automation

Following the Doxis integration, the platform serves enterprise customers including Eurofins, SNCF, and Siemens through ECM-IDP workflows that combine document capture with workflow management and business system integration. The connection to SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft integrations within Doxis extends the reach of document automation into core enterprise systems without custom middleware.

Financial document processing

Pre-trained models handle invoices and receipts with external validation against company databases and VAT registries. Peppol certification supports electronic invoice processing in European markets, a compliance requirement for public sector and cross-border procurement workflows. Teams evaluating open-source alternatives for production-grade extraction without templates may also consider Unstract for similar financial document workflows.

Identity verification

Financial institutions use the platform's identity document processing for customer onboarding, with authenticity verification and face matching that includes the fraud detection capabilities absent from major cloud providers. Dutch fintech Hyarchis, which serves ABN AMRO, ING, and PwC on KYC automation, takes a comparable approach to identity document processing for financial services compliance.

Finance automation via SpendControl

Klippa's SpendControl product, now Doxis SpendControl, handles invoice processing, expense claims, and corporate card management. This finance automation layer sits above the core IDP engine and targets finance teams rather than technical integrators, with a workflow-oriented interface for approval routing and policy enforcement.

Technical specifications

Doxis platform context

The 2025 acquisition and 2026 brand consolidation repositions Klippa from a standalone IDP vendor to a component within a broader document lifecycle platform. This reflects a wider market pattern: IDP capabilities are increasingly embedded within larger document management and workflow automation ecosystems rather than sold as independent products.

For buyers, the practical implication is that Doxis AI.dp is most relevant when the broader Doxis platform is under evaluation. The Doxis platform holds Gartner Leader status in Document Management and integrates with SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Dr. John Bates, CEO of Doxis, frames the competitive position directly: "Where competitors offer fragmented point solutions, Doxis delivers true end-to-end document lifecycle automation and governance on one platform."

Knegtering's appointment as Chief AI Officer, rather than a lateral move into a product role, signals that Klippa's AI expertise remains central to Doxis's product direction rather than being absorbed into legacy SER Group capabilities.

Resources

• Doxis Website
• Klippa/Doxis AI.dp Documentation
• SDK Information
• Rebranding announcement

Company information

• Headquarters: Groningen, Netherlands
• Additional offices: Amsterdam, Hamburg, San Francisco, Brasov
• Parent company: Doxis (formerly SER Group)
• Founded: 2015
• Email: support@klippa.com
• Tel: +31 50 2111631