Harris KhanThis article showcases Welp Magazine’s top picks for the best ‘Procurement’ startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating in the Procurement industry, but are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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1. Approve.com
The idea behind this startup: Approve is a procurement automation platform that provides tools to automate purchasing workflows and vendor interactions.
Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Industries: B2B, Procurement, SaaS
Founders: Amit Mittelman, Bar Winkler, Shlomy Amsalem
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2. Rapicare
The idea behind this startup: We enable healthcare companies to purchase supplies digitally and receive them directly at multiple destinations.
Headquarters: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Industries: Health Care, Home Health Care, Information Technology, Last Mile Transportation, Medical, Medical Device, Procurement
Founders: André Iaconelli, Filipe Boldo, Raphael Gordilho
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3. PAAS
The idea behind this startup: PAAS Advisors is a AI SaaS based “Procurement Analytics Company”.
Headquarters: Cranberry, Pennsylvania, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Procurement, Software
Founders: Eric V Cunningham
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4. Tropic
The idea behind this startup: Tropic is a buyer enablement platform that makes software purchasing easy and transparent.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Marketing, Procurement, SaaS, Software
Founders: David Campbell, Justin Etkin
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5. BuyHive Ltd
The idea behind this startup: BuyHive enables global buyers to find products and suppliers with enhanced trust, transparency and decision making
Headquarters: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Industries: B2B, E-Commerce, Freelance, Internet, Marketplace, Peer to Peer, Procurement, Sharing Economy, Supply Chain Management, Virtual Workforce
Founders: Brent Barnes, Michael Hung, Minesh Pore
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6. Procurated
The idea behind this startup: Procurated is the leading platform enabling public sector organizations to incorporate peer reviews in their supplier selection process
Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Industries: Procurement
Founders: David Yarkin
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7. White Label Advisory
The idea behind this startup: White Label Advisory is a B2B platform for procuring & billing of high-quality advisors.
Headquarters: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Industries: B2B, Consulting, Management Consulting, Procurement, Professional Services, Trading Platform
Founders: Philipp Maier, Philipp Weber
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8. Cloudsyte
The idea behind this startup: Cloudsyte is a cloud-based supply chain automation platform.
Headquarters: Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Industries: Collaboration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Industrial Automation, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Dickson Wambua, PhD, Kennedy Muteti
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9. tacto
The idea behind this startup: tacto enables procurement teams to focus on what matters by building the first intelligent automation engine for strategic procurement.
Headquarters: Munich, Bayern, Germany
Industries: Enterprise Software, Industrial, Procurement, SaaS, Software
Founders: André Petry, Johannes Groll, Nico Bentenrieder
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10. Vamstar
The idea behind this startup: We use AI for accelerating commercialisation in healthcare
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Machine Learning, Medical, Medical Device, Natural Language Processing, Pharmaceutical, Procurement
Founders: Praful Mehta, Richard Freeman, Vishesh Duggar
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11. Archlet
The idea behind this startup: Archlet offers an AI-enabled software solution to automate the source-to-award processes of companies.
Headquarters: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Procurement, SaaS, Software
Founders: Jakob Manz, Lukas Wawrla, Tim Grunow
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12. Procurement Freelancers
The idea behind this startup: PFL is a global freelancers marketplace that connects procurement professionals to businesses seeking specialized purchasing support
Headquarters: Uccle, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Industries: Blockchain, Blogging Platforms, Electronics, Freelance, Group Buying, Logistics, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Unknown
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13. Guffa
The idea behind this startup: Guffa is a multivendor E-Commerce platform that offers the best E-Commerce services to its Libyan customers and clients.
Headquarters: Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Industries: Apps, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Procurement, Retail
Founders: Akram Sawie, Hitham Sawie, Khawlah Sawie, Marwa Sawie
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14. AVISIO
The idea behind this startup: SaaS solution for smart user-friendly hospitality supply management
Headquarters: Vienna, Wien, Austria
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Procurement, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Johannes Ossanna, Matthias Depenbusch
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15. e-Procure
The idea behind this startup: e-Procure B2B blockchain platform, is a completely free cloud-based procurement platform for modern buyers and sellers.
Headquarters: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Industries: B2B, Blockchain, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Procurement
Founders: Nawaf Alabra
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16. Caishangcai
The idea behind this startup: Caishangcai is a B2B company that manages the procurement for farmers’ market merchants.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: AgTech, Food Processing, Procurement
Founders: Unknown
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17. WillHire
The idea behind this startup: AI based Talent CRM serving enterprises to attract, curate and engage contract workforce. Reduce Spend, Save Time, Hire Top Talent.
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Procurement, Recruiting
Founders: Praneeth Patlola
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18. Xetova
The idea behind this startup: Xetova is an interactive platform designed to enhance performance.
Headquarters: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Information Technology, Procurement
Founders: Unknown
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19. CommonPage
The idea behind this startup: CommonPage is the easy to use collaboration platform for working with suppliers, partners, and customers.
Headquarters: Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Industries: Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Procurement, SaaS, Software, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Unknown
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20. Focal Point
The idea behind this startup: B2B SaaS Application for procurement
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Industries: B2B, Information Technology, Procurement, SaaS, Software
Founders: Anders Lillevik
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21. CutStruct
The idea behind this startup: At the heart of standardizing the construction industry in Africa. Use our building materials price index + construction management apps.
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Industries: Construction, Procurement, Software
Founders: Henry Osoisi Atang-Agama, John Oamen
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22. Inneate Hub
The idea behind this startup: Aiding hospitals in tech-enabled procurement of medical supplies and equipments
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Industries: E-Commerce Platforms, Health Care, Medical Device, Procurement, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Kanupriya Sethi
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23. Penny.
The idea behind this startup: Procure to Pay & Spend Management Software
Headquarters: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Industries: B2B, Enterprise Software, Procurement, SaaS, Software
Founders: Unknown
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24. Sustainary
The idea behind this startup: Sustainary is an online platform for Sustainable Construction.
Headquarters: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Industries: B2B, Cloud Computing, Construction, Green Building, GreenTech, Procurement, Sustainability
Founders: Arwa Shumary
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25. Kazisha
The idea behind this startup: Hr recruitment consultancy firm and services, AI & data driven
Headquarters: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Business Development, Employment, Government, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, Software
Founders: Unknown
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26. Ava
The idea behind this startup: A SaaS platform for next-generation raw materials sourcing and management.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: B2B, Procurement, Software, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Unknown
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27. Automifai
The idea behind this startup: Automifai is a procurement artificial intelligence software company.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Procurement, Software
Founders: Unknown
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