{ "updated": "2026-11-07", "sources_read": "2026-11-07", "read": "7 November 2026", "window": { "from": "2025-05-01", "to": "2026-11-07" }, "what": "Every dated event we could put a source against for the companies on the map, between the window's first and last day: launches, funding, acquisitions, partnerships, rebrands, shutdowns, laws and rules, research. Each `src` is a page a researcher opened that prints the date; a second pass re-opened it and checked the date, the claim, `mode` (assist, agent, always_on), `status` (announced, preview, beta, live) and `human` (what a person still does). No date is inferred.", "kinds": { "launch": "Product launch", "funding": "Funding", "acquisition": "Acquisition", "partnership": "Partnership", "rebrand": "Rebrand", "shutdown": "Shutdown", "legal": "Law or rule", "research": "Research" }, "events": [ { "co": "Resilinc", "d": "2025-05-02", "t": "Resilinc launches an agentic AI platform for supply chain risk and compliance", "desc": "Resilinc unveiled agents for disruption management, human rights and compliance (UFLPA), and tariffs and trade compliance. The agents detect disruptions, recommend responses and can act within governed limits. Existing customers get them as upgrades.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "compliance", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Sets the governed limits the agents work within", "src": "https://salestechstar.com/predictive-ai-artificial-intelligence/resilinc-launches-agentic-ai-platform-for-supply-chain-risk-and-compliance/", "srcname": "SalesTechStar (vendor release)", "conf": "medium", "note": "The launch coincided with a move to the resilinc.ai domain.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Keelvar", "d": "2025-05-07", "t": "Keelvar previews AI Sourcing Agents at Konnect Dallas", "desc": "Keelvar's VP of Product unveiled AI Sourcing Agents on the roadmap, described as \"capable of proactively launching, executing, and improving sourcing events\".", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "rfx" ], "major": false, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "human": "Not stated on the page; roadmap preview", "src": "https://www.keelvar.com/blog/keelvar-konnect-dallas-2025-ai-agents-market-volatility-and-more", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Roadmap preview. The blog is dated May 7, 2025; the conference was May 6.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "ProcessUnity", "d": "2025-05-09", "t": "ProcessUnity launches Evidence Evaluator for AI review of vendor evidence", "desc": "Evidence Evaluator reads vendor security documents such as SOC 2 reports, ISO certifications and policies, and auto-fills questionnaire answers with a rationale and source references. ProcessUnity says it trains a cybersecurity-focused model in-house.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "supplier_data", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://techedgeai.com/processunity-launches-evidence-evaluator-genai-powered-third-party-risk-review/", "srcname": "TechEdge AI", "conf": "medium", "note": "Search results show a Business Wire release dated 2025-05-07; the trade article opened prints May 9, 2025.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Coupa", "d": "2025-05-13", "t": "Coupa launches Navi multiagent AI portfolio", "desc": "Coupa introduced new Navi agents, including an Analytics Agent for data requests, a policy-aware Knowledge Base Agent and supply chain agents, plus a Bring Your Own Agent option for agent-to-agent collaboration. The release says the products are generally available from May, with the Supply Chain and Analytics agents in Limited Availability.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.vktr.com/the-wire/powering-the-future-of-global-trade-coupa-introduces-next-generation-agentic-ai/", "srcname": "Coupa release via VKTR (PR Newswire)", "conf": "high", "note": "coupa.com returned 403; the PR Newswire text is mirrored on VKTR and prints the dateline May 13, 2025.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Procurify", "d": "2025-05-14", "t": "Procurify launches AI-powered Spend Insights", "desc": "Procurify launched AI-Powered Spend Insights, which centralizes purchasing, expense and accounts payable data and uses AI analysis to \"uncover trends, flag anomalies, and control spend\". It includes Spend Analyst, a conversational assistant that answers questions about spend, in beta. The release says Spend Insights is rolling out to all customer accounts.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.procurify.com/press_release/procurify-launches-ai-powered-spend-insights/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Arkestro", "d": "2025-05-15", "t": "Arkestro raises $36M in strategic investment", "desc": "Led by Altira Group and Aramco Ventures with NEA, KDT and Activant. The platform uses AI, behavioral science and game theory to speed procurement cycles.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://pulse2.com/arkestro-36-million-raised-for-predictive-procurement-platform/amp/", "srcname": "Pulse 2", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade article byline date. The PR Newswire release on StreetInsider returned HTTP 403 and was not opened.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Sievo", "d": "2025-05-15", "t": "Sievo launches Community Data peer benchmarks", "desc": "Sievo launched Community Data, built on anonymized cross-customer spend data. It offers payment term benchmarks and supplier-specific payment term recommendations with \"AI-powered insights\" on working capital. Price indexes were listed as coming in 2025.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "price_data", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://sievo.com/news/sievo-launches-community-data-redefining-supplier-negotiation-with-peer-benchmarks-and-unmatched-insights", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Workday Strategic Sourcing", "d": "2025-05-19", "t": "Workday unveils contract and supplier contract agents in its next Illuminate agent set", "desc": "Contract Intelligence Agent (risks, key dates, fees) and Contract Negotiation Agent (drafts language, recommends revisions) are generally available. Supplier Contracts Agent was due for early adopters by end of 2025 and general availability in early 2026.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://newsroom.workday.com/2025-05-19-Workday-Unveils-Next-Generation-of-Illuminate-Agents-to-Transform-HR-and-Finance-Operations", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "These agents sit in Workday's contract and spend products, which its Strategic Sourcing page lists. The Strategic Sourcing Agent in the 2026R2 review has no printed release date, so it is not an event.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "ORO Labs", "d": "2025-06-05", "t": "ORO Labs launches agentic AI and a no-code Agent Builder", "desc": "ORO launched a no-code AI Agent Builder and ready-made agents for risk reviews, fraud detection, global tax, sustainability, anti-bribery and legal reviews, plus an intake agent that suggests negotiation opportunities. Agents pass complex decisions to people, with escalation management and audit trails.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "compliance", "intake", "negotiation", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Handles escalated decisions and oversees agents", "src": "https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/oro-labs-launches-new-agentic-ai-capabilities-to-power-truly-autonomous-and-secure-procurement-workflows", "srcname": "Business Wire release via Silicon UK", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Pactum", "d": "2025-06-09", "t": "Pactum raises $54M Series C led by Insight Partners", "desc": "Pactum says spend handled by its agents rose 489% and annual recurring revenue grew 2.5x. Total funding is now over $100M and the money will widen its portfolio of AI agents.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://pactum.com/blog/news-pactum-secures-54-million-in-series-c-funding-to-scale-agentic-ai-in-procurement", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "The page prints Dec 19, 2025 at the top; the release dateline reads June 9, 2025. Dec 19, 2025 appears on several Pactum blog pages and looks like a site migration date.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Everstream Analytics", "d": "2025-06-10", "t": "Everstream launches predictive crop risk forecasting", "desc": "Crop Prediction forecasts crop yield and quality from weather, soil moisture and vegetation data, using proprietary AI algorithms with human expertise. It targets food and beverage, cosmetics and chemical buyers, and Molson Coors CEE is named as an adopter.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.everstream.ai/media/everstream-analytics-launches-first-in-class-predictive-crop-risk-forecasting-solution", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The accuracy claim is the vendor's own.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Tropic", "d": "2025-06-10", "t": "Tropic launches five AI procurement agents", "desc": "Tropic launched five AI agents for intake, compliance, negotiation, contract management and invoicing: Smart Request Assistant, Compliance Copilot, Contract Intelligence Engine, Negotiation Navigator and AI Invoice Match.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "intake", "invoice", "negotiation" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://markets.financialcontent.com/fatpitch.financials/article/gnwcq-2025-6-10-new-survey-86-of-finance-leaders-plan-major-ai-investment-by-2026-as-tropic-unveils-five-procurement-agents", "srcname": "GlobeNewswire release via FinancialContent", "conf": "medium", "note": "Dated from the June 10, 2025 GlobeNewswire release.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Zip", "d": "2025-06-10", "t": "Zip unveils 50+ AI agents and an Agent Builder", "desc": "Zip launched a suite of more than 50 AI agents for procurement, finance, legal, IT and security tasks such as tariff impact checks, vendor research, RFP drafting and privacy and ESG screening, plus a no-code AI Agent Builder. It calls the category agentic procurement orchestration.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "discovery", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Builds and oversees the agents; reviews results", "src": "https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/zip-unveils-suite-of-50-ai-agents-to-automate-high-impact-tasks-across-finance-legal-procurement-it-and-security", "srcname": "Business Wire release via Silicon UK", "conf": "high", "note": "Sponsored press release. Zip's own blog (zip.com/blog/introducing-agentic-procurement-orchestration) describes the same launch and says it was at Zip's inaugural AI Summit.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Interos", "d": "2025-06-16", "t": "Interos launches iTariffs for multi-tier tariff exposure", "desc": "iTariffs is an AI-enabled module that maps tariff exposure across Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers, drills down by country or product category, and exports prioritized supplier lists for renegotiation or diversification. It is available to existing customers in the Resilience dashboard.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.interos.ai/blog/press/interos-ai-launches-itariffs-to-help-companies-identify-and-act-on-tariff-risks-in-real-time", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The article header prints June 16, 2025; the press release dateline reads June 17, 2025.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Mercanis", "d": "2025-06-18", "t": "Mercanis raises over $20M Series A for its agentic procurement suite", "desc": "Partech and AVP led, with Signals.VC, Capmont Technology and Speedinvest. Money goes to AI features and a US launch. The suite has four modules: Spend Analytics, Sourcing (RFx), Supplier Management and Contract Management, with the Mercu AI Co-Pilot.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://partechpartners.com/news/mercanis-secures-over-20m-in-series-a-round", "srcname": "Investor release (Partech)", "conf": "high", "note": "Other outlets report EUR 17.3M for the same round.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "JAGGAER", "d": "2025-06-24", "t": "JAGGAER introduces JAI, a human-guided AI orchestrator", "desc": "At its REV customer event, JAGGAER introduced JAI, \"an intelligent human-guided AI orchestrator\" inside JAGGAER One, following JAGGAER Assist. JAI Assist could answer questions, guide navigation and start tasks such as RFPs and supplier evaluations; a JAI Copilot was planned for later in 2025.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.silicon.co.uk/press-release/meet-jai-jaggaer-introduces-first-intelligent-ai-copilot-for-procurement-transformation", "srcname": "JAGGAER release via Silicon UK", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Everstream Analytics", "d": "2025-06-26", "t": "Everstream adds AI-driven tariff intelligence on its sub-tier maps", "desc": "The enhanced tariff intelligence shows tariff exposure across global supply networks, identifies products with tariffed sub-tier suppliers, rates supplier criticality and supports scenario planning with enterprise planning systems.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance", "supplier_risk" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.everstream.ai/media/everstream-analytics-delivers-enhanced-tariff-intelligence-and-tech-supply-chain-diversification-away-from-china", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Levelpath", "d": "2025-06-30", "t": "Levelpath raises $55M Series B", "desc": "Levelpath raised a $55M Series B led by Battery Ventures, with Benchmark and Redpoint taking part, to scale its AI-native enterprise procurement platform.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/next-gen-procurement-platform-levelpath-nabs-55m", "srcname": "TechCrunch", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Resilinc", "d": "2025-07-09", "t": "Resilinc brings its agentic AI to Microsoft Azure and the Azure Marketplace", "desc": "Resilinc released its agentic platform on Azure AI Foundry, available through the Azure Marketplace. The agents detect disruptions and orchestrate supplier outreach, mitigation planning and compliance validation. Resilinc claims up to 75 percent faster incident response.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://salestechstar.com/?p=249274", "srcname": "SalesTechStar (vendor release)", "conf": "medium", "note": "The 75 percent figure is the vendor's claim.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Didero", "d": "2025-07-21", "t": "Didero acquires Covalent AI to add purchase order management", "desc": "Didero's first acquisition. Covalent makes AI purchasing software; the deal adds PO lifecycle management to Didero's sourcing agents, aiming at sourcing-to-payment automation. Terms not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.dcvelocity.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/procurement-ai-firm-didero-acquires-covalent-ai", "srcname": "DC Velocity", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Assent", "d": "2025-08-14", "t": "Assent launches an AI-enhanced EU Deforestation Regulation solution", "desc": "The EUDR solution helps manufacturers assess exposure, engage hard-to-reach suppliers in several languages, collect verified data, generate due diligence statements and prepare for audits. Assent's EUDR page says it maps parts to commodities using HS codes and bill of materials data.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.esgdive.com/press-release/20250813-assents-new-eu-deforestation-regulation-solution-helps-manufacturers-ens/", "srcname": "Vendor release via ESG Dive", "conf": "high", "note": "The release does not detail which functions use AI.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Simfoni", "d": "2025-08-16", "t": "Simfoni launches Strategic Spend Hub on Snowflake", "desc": "Simfoni launched its Strategic Spend Hub on the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, which it calls the first native procurement app on Snowflake. It adds a \"Talk With Your Data\" natural-language feature, always-on opportunity discovery and push-to-source actions.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "human": "Buyer decides which opportunities to push into sourcing", "src": "https://simfoni.com/news-and-events/simfonis-strategic-spend-hub-is-live-on-snowflake/", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Date is the blog post date. The post refers to an earlier press release that was not opened.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Everstream Analytics", "d": "2025-08-19", "t": "Everstream partners with FreightWaves to add risk analytics to SONAR", "desc": "Everstream's weather and risk analytics, which it describes as an AI-augmented predictive engine, come to the SONAR platform used by logistics teams.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.everstream.ai/media/everstream-analytics-partners-with-freightwaves-and-sonar-to-bring-advanced-risk-intellgence-to-sonar-platform-users", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Omnea", "d": "2025-09-18", "t": "Omnea raises $50M Series B", "desc": "Omnea raised a $50M Series B led by Insight Partners and Khosla Ventures, bringing total funding to over $75M. Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures called Omnea \"the first full AI supplier relationship management platform\".", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-omnea-raises-50m-make-procurement-every-cfos-competitive-advantage", "srcname": "Startups Magazine", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the trade article's printed date. The PR Newswire release page returned 404.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Tonkean", "d": "2025-09-23", "t": "Tonkean makes Proactive AI Agents generally available", "desc": "Tonkean made proactive AI agents available to all customers: pre-built Renewals, Third-Party Risk and Spend Anomaly agents that act before being asked, plus a no-code agent builder.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "always_on", "status": "live", "human": "Sets guardrails; steps in when the agent needs input", "src": "https://www.tonkean.com/blog/tonkean-announces-proactive-ai-agents--first-proactive-agents-for-enterprise-g-a-teams", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "The page text says the press release is dated September 23, 2025; the page also shows March 18, 2026, which looks like an update date. The Business Wire page returned 403.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Precoro", "d": "2025-10-02", "t": "Precoro launches its AI Assistant", "desc": "Precoro launched an AI Assistant, \"a native AI-powered chatbot\" that answers questions such as which suppliers are overdue or what was spent on marketing, with no coding or SQL.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.ajot.com/news/precoro-launches-ai-assistant-to-eliminate-reporting-bottlenecks-and-speed-up-spend-decisions", "srcname": "AJOT (Precoro release)", "conf": "medium", "note": "A Precoro release of 2026-02-24 also describes the AI Assistant as newly launched; the earlier date is the first one found.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "SAP Ariba", "d": "2025-10-06", "t": "SAP adds 40+ Joule agents across Business Suite, including procurement", "desc": "At SAP Connect, SAP said it has added more than 40 agents to its Business Suite. For procurement, SiliconANGLE reports \"AI now supports contract analysis, sourcing event creation, bid evaluation and supplier summaries\" in SAP Ariba.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "contracts", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://siliconangle.com/?p=714528", "srcname": "SiliconANGLE", "conf": "medium", "note": "Covers the whole Business Suite; the procurement sentence does not name Ariba in the extracted text.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Scoutbee", "d": "2025-10-07", "t": "Coupa agrees to acquire Scoutbee", "desc": "Coupa signed a definitive agreement to buy Scoutbee's supplier discovery platform and network, to embed it in Coupa and use community data to power AI agents that automate sourcing. Terms not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/enterprise-ai/coupa-acquires-scoutbee-for-ai-supplier-intelligence", "srcname": "TechIntelPro (PR Newswire release)", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade copy prints October 7, 2025. A search summary put the Coupa announcement on October 6; the Coupa release itself returned HTTP 403.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "SpendHQ", "d": "2025-10-07", "t": "SpendHQ invests in Sligo AI and launches an agentic procurement platform", "desc": "SpendHQ made a strategic investment in Sligo AI and said the two companies would launch the first Agentic Enterprise Procurement platform, pairing SpendHQ's spend data with Sligo AI's agents. Sligo 2.0 offers three deployment models, including one inside the customer's own private cloud.", "k": "partnership", "major": true, "src": "https://www.spendhq.com/press/spendhq-and-sligoai-ai-procurement-software/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Investment amount not disclosed on the page.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Tropic", "d": "2025-10-08", "t": "Tropic launches Purchase Prep for renewals", "desc": "Tropic launched Purchase Prep, AI agents that prepare software renewals by ranking renewals, benchmarking prices and reviewing contracts. It was available to all Tropic customers at release.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "price_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Staff make the negotiation and purchase decisions", "src": "https://digitalitnews.com/?p=16433", "srcname": "Digital IT News", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the trade article's printed date. The GlobeNewswire release page returned 403.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "PAVUS AI", "d": "2025-10-09", "t": "PAVUS AI raises $5.2M", "desc": "SiliconANGLE reported that PAVUS AI raised $5.2 million across seed and preseed rounds led by Sentinel Global, to build an AI system that connects internal and external market data for procurement teams.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://siliconangle.com/2025/10/09/pavus-ai-raises-5-2m-funding-build-digital-brain-procurement-teams/", "srcname": "SiliconANGLE", "conf": "medium", "note": "Reported by trade press; another outlet in search results gave $5.3M, and that page was not opened.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Sphera Supply Chain Risk Management", "d": "2025-10-09", "t": "Sphera launches Supplier 360 Intelligence, a generative AI supplier risk summary", "desc": "Supplier 360 Intelligence combines fine-tuned generative AI models, weighted risk scoring and proprietary supplier intelligence to produce supplier risk summaries with recommendations from up to 400 monitored indicators, in about 60 seconds per supplier.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://sphera.com/company/news/sphera-launches-supplier-360-intelligence", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement", "d": "2025-10-15", "t": "Oracle adds Quote to Requisition and Product Comparison agents", "desc": "At Oracle AI World, Oracle announced new supply chain agents for Fusion Cloud, including a Quote to Purchase Requisition agent that captures supplier quotes from email and builds requisitions, and a Product Comparison Advisor for sourcing decisions. Oracle says they are prebuilt, built in AI Agent Studio and included at no additional cost.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "guided_buying", "intake" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Reviews and submits the draft requisition", "src": "https://finviz.com/news/193249/oracle-ai-agents-help-supply-chain-leaders-boost-operational-efficiency", "srcname": "Oracle release via Finviz", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Zip", "d": "2025-10-22", "t": "Zip adds a Price Negotiation Agent and a Preferred Vendor Agent", "desc": "At Zip Forward, Zip announced a Price Negotiation Agent that flags overpayments and supports better supplier deals across IT, software, professional services and advertising from purchase history and market benchmarks, and a Preferred Vendor Agent that surfaces approved suppliers at intake.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "guided_buying", "negotiation" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "announced", "src": "https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/enterprise-ai/zip-launches-ai-negotiation-agent-to-cut-enterprise-spend-by-millions", "srcname": "TechIntelPro", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the trade article's printed date. The Business Wire release page returned 403, so its own date was not read. The article gives no general availability date and cites projected, not confirmed, customer savings.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Archlet", "d": "2025-10-23", "t": "Archlet rebrands as it grows into an end-to-end eSourcing platform", "desc": "New logo and visual identity. Archlet says it welcomed more than ten customers in the past quarter and expects to more than double 2025 revenue. No funding or leadership news.", "k": "rebrand", "major": false, "src": "https://archlet.io/blog/the-next-chapter-of-archlet", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Sievo", "d": "2025-10-27", "t": "Sievo publishes first State of Spend report", "desc": "Sievo released its first State of Spend report, an industry benchmark built on aggregated transactional data from customers who gave contractual consent rather than on surveys.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://sievo.com/news/sievo-releases-first-ever-state-of-spend-using-real-enterprise-spend-data", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The page header prints Oct 26, 2025 and the release dateline prints 27 October 2025; the dateline is used.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Arkestro", "d": "2025-10-29", "t": "Arkestro launches Arkestro Labs, Intelligence models and Opportunities co-pilot", "desc": "Arkestro Intelligence is a set of models for price recommendations, supplier suggestions, purchase forecasting and commodity-linked price prediction. Arkestro Opportunities, the first feature on them, recommends line-item actions to cut cost and risk and can execute them.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "discovery", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "beta", "src": "https://www.ajot.com/news/arkestro-announces-arkestro-labs-powerful-new-procurement-ai-offerings-at-optimal-25", "srcname": "AJOT (press release)", "conf": "high", "note": "Opportunities is in limited beta. The CTO is quoted that it \"is also capable of executing on them\"; mode set to assist because the release describes recommendations first.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Scoutbee", "d": "2025-11-06", "t": "Scoutbee sale to Coupa reported as completed", "desc": "A law firm notice says Scoutbee has now been acquired by Coupa and that its supplier discovery, data matching and network functions are moving onto the Coupa platform.", "k": "acquisition", "major": false, "src": "https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-shareholders-scoutbee-sale-coupa", "srcname": "Osborne Clarke", "conf": "medium", "note": "Neither Coupa nor Scoutbee release opened states a closing date. The notice date is 6 November 2025.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Keelvar", "d": "2025-11-12", "t": "Keelvar launches Kai, an AI orchestrator for autonomous sourcing", "desc": "Kai turns plain-language requests into sourcing actions and coordinates agents that build bid sheets, set event parameters, recommend strategy and launch events. Listed capabilities include natural-language intake and autonomous negotiations with human oversight.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "intake", "negotiation", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Approves requests before anything reaches suppliers; keeps control of negotiations", "src": "https://cpostrategy.media/blog/2025/11/12/keelvar-launches-kai-to-power-new-era-of-autonomous-sourcing/", "srcname": "CPOstrategy", "conf": "medium", "note": "Keelvar's Business Wire release (URL path 20251112) returned HTTP 403 and was not opened. CPOstrategy shows 12 November 2025; TechIntelPro prints November 13, 2025.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Ramp Procurement", "d": "2025-11-17", "t": "Ramp raises $300M at a $32B valuation", "desc": "Ramp announced a $300M primary round plus an employee tender offer at a $32B valuation. Company-wide event; Procurement is one of its products.", "k": "funding", "major": false, "src": "https://www.pymnts.com/?p=3237219", "srcname": "PYMNTS", "conf": "high", "note": "The article does not name the lead investor.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Exiger", "d": "2025-11-24", "t": "US Army licenses Exiger's AI software and Exiger partners with Palantir", "desc": "The US Army licensed Exiger's AI software to speed defense acquisition and supply chain risk visibility, and Exiger joined Palantir on the project, combining Palantir's operating system with Exiger's supply chain AI. The trade article calls the contract multi-million dollar.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://cpostrategy.media/blog/2025/11/24/exiger-teams-up-with-both-us-army-and-palantir-to-enhance-operational-readiness/", "srcname": "CPO Strategy", "conf": "medium", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "GEP Quantum Intelligence", "d": "2025-12-05", "t": "GEP publishes its agentic AI network for GEP Quantum Intelligence", "desc": "GEP's blog post \"Announcing GEP Quantum Intelligence: The Agentic AI Network for Procurement Orchestration\" describes a network of agents across source-to-pay, with a Market Intelligence Agent that passes data to a Negotiation Agent and then a Contract Creation Agent, an LLM-agnostic design and a Studio for custom agents. GEP's site says the platform launched in 2023.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "negotiation", "price_data" ], "major": false, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Sets the goal and approves awards and contracts", "src": "https://www.gep.com/blog/strategy/gep-qi-agentic-ai-orchestration", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "GEP's FAQ says the platform launched in 2023 and GEP SMART is now folded into it. No dated press release for the agentic launch was found, so this is the date of GEP's announcement post.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Assent", "d": "2025-12-16", "t": "Assent introduces AI-native Request Manager for supplier compliance requests", "desc": "Request Manager brings all customer compliance and sustainability requests into one workflow. It uses AI-powered parsing and matching, reuses verified data, and shares declarations proactively. It was slated to launch for new Assent customers in January 2026.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance", "supplier_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://shapefin.com/?p=8863", "srcname": "Shapefin (vendor release)", "conf": "medium", "note": "The copy cited prints December 16, 2025; the Business Wire release is dated December 15. Launch for new customers was planned for January 2026, and Assent now lists Request Manager among its products.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Tonkean", "d": "2026-01-13", "t": "Tonkean releases Contracts Hub", "desc": "Tonkean released Contracts Hub, AI-native contract orchestration for procurement and legal teams covering the work from request and review through post-signature obligations. It is open to customers of its LegalWorks and ProcurementWorks products.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Legal handles exceptions; attorneys focus on judgment and negotiation", "src": "https://www.tonkean.com/blog/tonkean-releases-contracts-hub-ai-native-contract-orchestration-to-modernize-obligation-lifecycle", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "The press release is datelined January 13, 2026; the page also shows May 28, 2026, which looks like an update date.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Exiger", "d": "2026-01-20", "t": "Exiger launches forcedlabor.ai, a free forced labor screening tool", "desc": "Exiger launched forcedlabor.ai at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. A user enters a supplier or company name and gets AI-produced results on links to state-sponsored forced labor, UFLPA risk and CBP withhold release order exposure.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://salestechstar.com/?p=257874", "srcname": "SalesTechStar (vendor release)", "conf": "medium", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "GEP Quantum Intelligence", "d": "2026-01-23", "t": "GEP named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites", "desc": "GEP said Gartner placed it as a Leader for the second year in a row and tied the result to its agentic AI platform.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.gep.com/newsroom/gep-again-placed-in-the-leaders-quadrant-in-2026-gartner-magic-quadranttm-for-source-to-pay-suites", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Zycus", "d": "2026-01-23", "t": "Zycus named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites", "desc": "Zycus said it was named a Leader and tied the result to Merlin Intake and to agentic AI for tail-spend management through autonomous negotiation.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.zycus.com/press-releases/zycus-named-a-leader-in-the-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-source-to-pay-suites", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Rosslyn", "d": "2026-01-28", "t": "Rosslyn reports IniTrack AI tool launched and AICE at three customers", "desc": "In its interim results for the six months to 31 October 2025 Rosslyn said it launched IniTrack, a generative AI tool that gives predictive alerts on procurement initiatives. It also said three customers use its AICE classification tool and a further six or seven are in trials (the report gives both numbers).", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.ticker.app/lse/RDT/rns/2026-01-28/Interim-Results/6264Q", "srcname": "Rosslyn interim results (RNS via ticker.app)", "conf": "medium", "note": "The report does not print the IniTrack launch day. The date is the 28 January 2026 report date; the launch fell in May to October 2025.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Sievo", "d": "2026-01-28", "t": "Sievo acquires Provalido", "desc": "Sievo announced the acquisition of Provalido Ltd, a UK procurement performance management company founded in 2013. Sievo's Initiative Management product continues, and Sievo plans a permanent UK office.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://sievo.com/news/sievo-acquires-provalido", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Terms not disclosed on the page.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement", "d": "2026-02-02", "t": "Oracle named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites", "desc": "Oracle said it was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Source-to-Pay Suites for Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement. The release says its \"embedded AI agents drive faster decision-making, reduce manual effort\", including product and supplier recommendations, requisition creation, approvals and exception handling.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.stocktitan.net/news/ORCL/oracle-named-a-leader-in-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-tm-for-source-r1vp9v2oo04s.html", "srcname": "Oracle release via Stock Titan", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Vroozi", "d": "2026-02-04", "t": "Vroozi launches SmartPR", "desc": "Vroozi launched SmartPR, an AI-powered utility that turns sales quotations into ERP-ready purchase requisitions in seconds. It ships with Vroozi's redesigned AI-powered user interface, live across its customer base.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "intake" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.vroozi.com/blog/vroozi-launches-smartpr-to-automate-sales-quote-processing/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement", "d": "2026-02-10", "t": "Oracle adds 40+ Fusion agents, including an Autonomous Sourcing Agent", "desc": "SiliconANGLE reports Oracle unveiled more than 40 prebuilt agents across Fusion Cloud, including a new Autonomous Sourcing Agent that automates competitive bidding for low-dollar, high-volume purchases. The agents are built in Oracle AI Agent Studio and included at no additional cost.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Category managers review the negotiations it creates", "src": "https://siliconangle.com/?p=730445", "srcname": "SiliconANGLE", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade press only; the Oracle release for this date was not opened.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Didero", "d": "2026-02-12", "t": "Didero raises $30M Series A", "desc": "Co-led by Chemistry and Headline with Microsoft's M12, with First Round Capital and Construct Capital continuing. Didero's agents handle supplier outreach, order tracking, invoicing and PO management for manufacturers and distributors.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://blog.headline.com/p/our-investment-in-dideros-30m-series", "srcname": "Investor blog (Headline)", "conf": "high", "note": "SiliconANGLE shows the same date; Digital Commerce 360 prints February 20, 2026.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Precoro", "d": "2026-02-24", "t": "Precoro adds AI invoice OCR and vendor insights", "desc": "Precoro said it \"now leverages Google's Custom Extractor\" to pre-fill invoice data from uploaded files, building on its existing OCR. The release says the platform can flag duplicate invoices or unusual spending and that AI-driven insights can surface chances to consolidate suppliers.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "invoice", "spend" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.eznewswire.com/newsroom/precoro-expands-ai-capabilities-vendor-management", "srcname": "Precoro release via EZ Newswire", "conf": "medium", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Suplari", "d": "2026-02-24", "t": "Suplari launches its Procurement Intelligence Platform", "desc": "Suplari launched its Procurement Intelligence Platform, which it calls a new category beyond spend analytics. It combines an AI-ready data foundation, procurement-specific AI agents and closed-loop execution that ties insights to measured financial outcomes.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Person sets agents going and approves actions where needed", "src": "https://suplari.com/blog/suplari-launches-ai-ready-procurement-intelligence-platform-introducing-a-new-category-beyond-spend-analytics", "srcname": "Vendor press release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Keelvar", "d": "2026-03-04", "t": "Keelvar named in 2026 Gartner Market Guide for both optimization and autonomous sourcing", "desc": "Keelvar says it is the only representative vendor in both Advanced Sourcing Optimization and Autonomous Sourcing in the guide, and that its Optimal Close and Autonomous Rate Refresh agents are live.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.keelvar.com/newsroom/keelvar-named-in-the-2026-gartner-market-guide-for-sourcing-applications-for-advanced-sourcing-optimization-and-autonomous-sourcing", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Lio", "d": "2026-03-05", "t": "Lio raises $30M Series A", "desc": "Lio raised a $30M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with SV Angels, Harry Stebbings and Y Combinator, bringing total funding to $33M. TechCrunch says its agents \"read documents, evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms, and complete transactions\", and the money funds expansion across the U.S.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/lio-ai-series-a-a16z-30m-raise-automate-enterprise-procurement/", "srcname": "TechCrunch", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Resilinc", "d": "2026-03-05", "t": "Resilinc becomes a Databricks Built-on partner with Agent Factory", "desc": "Resilinc built its platform on Databricks. Agent Factory links parts, materials, suppliers, sites and compliance attributes in a governed lakehouse, and runs the Tariffs Agent, Disruption Agent and UFLPA Agent plus an autonomous mapping pipeline.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/gnwcq-2026-3-5-resilinc-becomes-validated-databricks-built-on-partner-with-agent-factory-for-supply-chain-risk-and-compliance", "srcname": "GlobeNewswire release via Observer-Reporter", "conf": "medium", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Fairmarkit", "d": "2026-03-10", "t": "Fairmarkit and Zip connect intake to autonomous sourcing", "desc": "Zip's AI intake and orchestration now hands requests to Fairmarkit's autonomous sourcing platform, covering source-to-pay from request to competitive award. The post says it is live, with joint implementation support.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://fairmarkit.com/blog/fairmarkit-partners-with-zip-to-power-source-to-pay-with-autonomous-sourcing", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "The page shows no print date; the fetch reported the post as dated March 10, 2026.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "ORO Labs", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "ORO Labs raises $100M Series C", "desc": "ORO raised a $100M Series C led by Brighton Park Capital and the growth equity arm of Goldman Sachs Alternatives to fund agentic orchestration, go-to-market and customer success teams, and its partner network. It reports 300% revenue growth over the past year.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://orolabs.ai/newsroom/oro-series-c-announcement", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "SAP Ariba", "d": "2026-03-12", "t": "Next-gen SAP Ariba becomes available", "desc": "SAP announced that next-gen SAP Ariba \"is now available\", an \"AI-native source-to-pay platform built on SAP Business Technology Platform\". Early capabilities include a Bid Analysis Agent that \"can automatically evaluate complex bid scenarios, including total cost considerations\" and AI-assisted contract support. SAP says capabilities arrive incrementally through 2026 and into 2027.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://news.sap.com/2026/03/next-gen-sap-ariba-foundation-for-intelligent-procurement/", "srcname": "SAP News Center", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Pactum", "d": "2026-03-18", "t": "Pactum launches Requisition Alignment Agent", "desc": "An AI agent inside SAP and Coupa that checks incoming purchase requests for completeness, policy and commercial value, then flags negotiation opportunities for buyers or Pactum's negotiation agents. Followed a pilot with SUEZ UK.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "intake", "negotiation" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Resolves flagged gaps and chooses manual or agent negotiation", "src": "https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/agentic-ai/pactum-launches-requisition-alignment-agent", "srcname": "TechIntelPro", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade copy prints March 18, 2026. A search summary cited a Pactum release dated March 16; not opened.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Resilinc", "d": "2026-03-18", "t": "Resilinc adds MCP and A2A interoperability to its agentic platform", "desc": "Resilinc added native support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication so outside systems and AI agents can call its agent capabilities. It also describes a validated agentic mapping capability that builds a continuously updated, multi-tier view of the supply chain.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "mcp", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/resilinc-advances-agentic-supply-chain-130000969.html", "srcname": "GlobeNewswire release via Yahoo Finance", "conf": "medium", "note": "Resilinc's own press listing did not show a March 2026 entry when opened.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Graphite Connect", "d": "2026-03-23", "t": "Graphite Connect launches a $250K anti-fraud payment guarantee", "desc": "The Graphite Diamond Guarantee covers payments to qualifying bank accounts up to $250,000, backed by a multi-layer data and identity validation process called the Security Waterfall. It is available to Enterprise customers.", "k": "launch", "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.graphiteconnect.com/press-article/250k-anti-fraud-payment-guarantee", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "The release names no AI. It is listed because the validation runs inside the supplier data platform Graphite markets as AI-driven.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Rosslyn", "d": "2026-03-26", "t": "Rosslyn raises about GBP 1.1m", "desc": "Rosslyn announced the result of a placing that conditionally raised about GBP 1.1 million before expenses at 2.0 pence a share, plus an issue of 2026 convertible loan notes. A retail offer of up to GBP 0.25 million followed.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://www.ticker.app/lse/RDT/rns/2026-03-26/result-of-placing-and-posting-of-circular/1694Y", "srcname": "Rosslyn RNS via ticker.app", "conf": "high", "note": "The placing was conditional on shareholder approval when announced; the convertible note amount is not given in the part of the release opened.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "HICX", "d": "2026-04-02", "t": "HICX launches Supplier Registration", "desc": "HICX Supplier Registration gives enterprises a single front door to capture compliant supplier records without full ERP integration. HICX says more lifecycle solutions will follow in Q2 and Q3 2026.", "k": "launch", "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.hicx.com/news/hicx-launches-supplier-registration-solution-to-fix-governance-gap/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "The release describes no AI feature. It ships on the platform HICX markets as AI-powered.", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "SpendHQ", "d": "2026-04-02", "t": "SpendHQ acquires Sligo AI", "desc": "SpendHQ announced the acquisition of Sligo AI (Sligo Software, Inc.), which it calls the pioneer in Agentic Enterprise Procurement infrastructure. SpendHQ said the deal lets it deliver configurable agentic AI that executes work across procurement workflows, \"not just generate insights\".", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.spendhq.com/press/spendhq-sligo-ai-acquisition-agentic-ai/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Terms not disclosed on the page.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Zip", "d": "2026-04-16", "t": "Zip launches AI Contract Orchestration", "desc": "Zip launched AI Contract Orchestration inside its procurement workflow: AI-suggested redlines from pre-approved playbooks, AI contract review with risk summaries, triage by contract type and risk, and AI contract generation.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "contracts" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://zip.com/blog/introducing-ai-contract-orchestration", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Aravo", "d": "2026-04-21", "t": "Aravo launches Aravo AI with workflow agents and AI Studio", "desc": "Workflow agents run inside existing processes: Survey Agents prefill assessments with cited sources, Remediation Agents suggest fixes and Decision Agents guide risk decisions. Interactive Navigation, Risk Expert and Data Query agents run in AI Canvas, and AI Studio lets teams build agents and choose the LLM.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "supplier_data", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Reviews, challenges and overrides agent outputs; builds agents in AI Studio", "src": "https://aravo.com/press-releases/aravo-launches-aravo-ai-to-automate-third-party-risk-workflows/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "The release states no general availability date, pricing or regional rollout.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Precoro", "d": "2026-04-21", "t": "Precoro launches AI for Quotation", "desc": "Precoro added an AI feature that turns supplier quotes, which arrive as PDFs and images, into structured purchase requisitions within seconds.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "intake" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.eznewswire.com/newsroom/precoro-ai-procurement-quote-to-requisition", "srcname": "Precoro release via EZ Newswire", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Interos", "d": "2026-04-28", "t": "Interos launches iQ, a predictive platform that prices supply chain risk", "desc": "iQ is the second-generation platform. It matches ERP identifiers to the Interos knowledge graph, estimates financial exposure in dollars, and gives AI-driven suggestions, including alternative suppliers. Modules are iTariffs, iTracing (multi-tier visibility mapped to bills of materials) and iReputation.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "discovery", "supplier_data", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "preview", "src": "https://www.interos.ai/blog/press/interos-ai-launches-iq-to-elevate-supply-chain-risks-to-the-c-level", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The release calls it a debut, limited release for select customers.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Fairmarkit", "d": "2026-04-29", "t": "Fairmarkit launches Total Agentic Sourcing in private beta", "desc": "A platform that applies AI agents across all enterprise spend, built on KIT, a network of Intake, RFx, Supplier, Evaluation and Auto Compliance agents with MCP support. It connects to ERP and procure-to-pay systems. The release says it is currently available in private beta.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "discovery", "intake", "mcp", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "beta", "human": "Sets rules; category managers decide strategic events", "src": "https://www.fairmarkit.com/press", "srcname": "Vendor press page", "conf": "medium", "note": "The press page prints April 29, 2026 for the Business Wire release (Business Wire returned HTTP 403). Product details come from the TechIntelPro copy (https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/enterprise-ai/fairmarkit-launches-total-agentic-sourcing-for-ai-powered-enterprise-spend), dated May 1, 2026.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Ramp Procurement", "d": "2026-04-29", "t": "Ramp launches AI agents in Ramp Procurement", "desc": "Ramp introduced a suite of AI agents in Ramp Procurement: sourcing (vendor research, RFx drafting and scoring), intake (follow-up questions, pre-filled forms, policy and duplicate flags), workflow automation, compliance reviews, renewals with pricing benchmarks, and plain-English reporting.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "copilot", "intake", "price_data", "rfx", "supplier_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Picks the winning vendor, approves requests, decides renewals", "src": "https://ramp.com/blog/procurement-ai-agents", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "Ramp's help center says Agentic Intake Programs are in alpha and need the Procurement add-on. Savings figures in the post include planned features.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Omnea", "d": "2026-04-30", "t": "Omnea launches an MCP server", "desc": "Omnea launched an MCP server that lets procurement teams query supplier data in plain language from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Cohere North and Cursor, under Omnea's existing enterprise security controls. Updating supplier records and managing requests from AI tools is still in development.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "mcp" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.omnea.co/press-release/omnea-launches-industry-first-mcp", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "The page shows three dates: the release dateline says April 30, 2026; the page lists March 30, 2026 as published; metadata says November 5, 2026. The press release index (omnea.co/resources/press-releases) lists the item under Mar 30, 2026. Used the dateline.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "JAGGAER", "d": "2026-05-05", "t": "JAGGAER officially launches the JAI assistant", "desc": "JAGGAER \"today officially launched JAI\", an AI assistant that answers purchasing, supplier, contract and spend questions in any of 28 languages, \"grounded specifically on your own documents and data\". It can identify spending outside approved channels and show which suppliers carry the most risk. JAGGAER cites an expected 50% reduction in support tickets in year one.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "guided_buying", "spend", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.jaggaer.com/press-release/jaggaer-launches-jai-ai-assistant", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Sastrify", "d": "2026-05-06", "t": "Deel acquires Sastrify", "desc": "Deel acquired Sastrify, a software procurement and management platform, and is folding its software tracking, renewals and benchmark-based licence negotiation into Deel IT. The Sastrify team joins Deel. Price not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://cfotech.co.uk/story/deel-acquires-sastrify-to-boost-software-spend-control", "srcname": "CFOtech UK", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the trade article's printed date. Other coverage not opened reports a May 5 announcement. Deel's own post shows only 'Last update June 3, 2026'; Orrick's page shows May 14, 2026.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Zip", "d": "2026-05-06", "t": "Zip launches AI Automation for Procure-to-Pay", "desc": "Zip launched a set of specialized AI agents that handle accounting work from purchase request through payment, including budget checks and invoice review before anything reaches an approver.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "invoice" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Approvers sign off; staff resolve held invoices", "src": "https://zip.com/blog/introducing-ai-automation-p2p", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Coupa", "d": "2026-05-12", "t": "Coupa acquires Rossum, an AI document processing company", "desc": "Coupa announced it acquired Rossum, \"the AI-first market leader in intelligent document processing (IDP)\", to extend autonomous spend management. Terms were not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://rossum.ai/company/newsroom/press-release-coupa-acquires-rossum/", "srcname": "Rossum newsroom (Coupa release)", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Coupa", "d": "2026-05-12", "t": "Coupa launches Compose and Catalyst for building agent teams", "desc": "Coupa Compose is \"a comprehensive environment to build, manage, and orchestrate a digital workforce of AI agents\" across procurement, finance and supply chain. Coupa says it has deployed \"more than 20 specialized persona-based agents\", including Sourcing Event Creation and Risk Sentinel. Catalyst supplies forward-deployed engineers and consultants to help customers roll out agents.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "rfx", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Steps in where intervention is required", "src": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coupa-launches-coupa-compose-and-catalyst-to-accelerate-agentic-ai-value-and-delivery-at-inspire-2026-302769893.html", "srcname": "Coupa release via PR Newswire", "conf": "medium", "note": "Coupa's own newsroom returned 403; date taken from the mirrored release (announced May 12, 2026 in Las Vegas).", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Spendflo", "d": "2026-05-13", "t": "Spendflo launches Flo AI, an AI procurement workforce", "desc": "Spendflo launched Flo AI, three agents: Flo Procure (intake through PO), Flo Contracts (agreements and obligations) and Flo AP (invoice matching and payment). A new procurement engineer role configures the agents and steps in on judgment calls.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "intake", "invoice" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Procurement engineer sets policy and handles judgment calls", "src": "https://www.spendflo.com/blog/introducing-flo-ai", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Tonkean", "d": "2026-05-21", "t": "Coupa acquires Tonkean", "desc": "Coupa acquired Tonkean, an AI intake and orchestration platform, as its fourth strategic acquisition toward an agentic trade network, after Cirtuo, Scoutbee and Rossum. Coupa says Tonkean adds multi-agent orchestration.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.thomabravo.com/press-releases/coupa-acquires-tonkean-to-accelerate-agentic-intake-and-orchestration-for-global-trade", "srcname": "Thoma Bravo", "conf": "high", "note": "Price not stated. Closing status not stated in the source.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Tropic", "d": "2026-05-22", "t": "Tropic launches the Intelligence Hub and a ChatGPT App", "desc": "Tropic launched the free Tropic Intelligence Hub, which combines its spend data, expert analysis and negotiation guidance, and made the Tropic ChatGPT App generally available to bring its procurement data into ChatGPT.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "mcp", "price_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.tropicapp.io/newsroom/tropic-launches-new-intelligence-hub-and-brings-its-procurement-data-inside-chatgpt", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "Dated from Tropic's own newsroom release.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Vendr", "d": "2026-06-01", "t": "Vertice acquires Vendr", "desc": "Vertice announced its acquisition of Vendr to create the largest procurement intelligence dataset and lead autonomous AI negotiation. Vendr's pricing data ($75B+ of spend, 2M+ price points, 250,000 contracts, 32,000 vendors) will train Vertice's AI agents. Terms not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/cision20260601ae71961/", "srcname": "PR Newswire via AAP", "conf": "high", "note": "The dataset figures come from Vendr's own post (vendr.com/blog/vendr-is-joining-vertice), which shows 'Last Updated: June 1, 2026'.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Omnea", "d": "2026-06-02", "t": "Omnea adds Price Intelligence with Tropic benchmarks", "desc": "Omnea and Tropic partnered to add Price Intelligence to Omnea: when a quote comes in, Omnea checks its price against Tropic's data on comparable verified deals and can flag quotes well above market for renegotiation or extra review. It is an add-on, and existing Tropic customers can connect via API.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.omnea.co/press-release/omnea-and-tropic-partner", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The article body says 'Published on June 2, 2026'; the page metadata says November 5, 2026. The press release index also lists Jun 2, 2026.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Zip", "d": "2026-06-03", "t": "Zip launches Superagents and a procurement MCP", "desc": "Zip announced Zip Superagents, five agents named Procurement, Contract, AP, Config and Intake, and Zip MCP, a procurement-focused Model Context Protocol implementation that connects Zip to any MCP-compatible AI assistant.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "mcp" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Sets governance; admins and legal review what agents flag", "src": "https://techintelpro.com/news/ai/agentic-ai/zip-launches-ai-superagents-and-mcp-for-procurement", "srcname": "TechIntelPro", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the trade article's printed date. The Business Wire release page returned 403. The article gives no availability tiers; Zip's homepage lists Superagents and MCP as products.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Ramp Procurement", "d": "2026-06-04", "t": "Ramp raises $750M at a $44B valuation", "desc": "Ramp raised a $750M Series F led by ICONIQ, GIC and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan at a $44B valuation, up from $32B seven months earlier. Company-wide event; the report notes Ramp released a procurement AI agent in April.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/financial-technology-provider-ramp-raises-750m-funding-44b-valuation/", "srcname": "SiliconANGLE", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Certa", "d": "2026-06-08", "t": "Trustpair and Certa partner on vendor fraud prevention", "desc": "Trustpair and Certa announced a partnership to combine vendor fraud prevention and compliance for procurement leaders.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.certa.ai/press", "srcname": "Certa press page", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date and title are from Certa's press listing. The Business Wire release itself returned HTTP 403, so no detail beyond the headline.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Ivalua", "d": "2026-06-11", "t": "Ivalua launches IVA Studio, a control tower for its S2P agent", "desc": "Ivalua launched IVA Studio, \"the AI control tower managing IVA's skills, permissions, tools, and MCP integrations\". IVA is a single agent that can run any Source-to-Pay process. IVA Studio is in beta at launch and due for general availability in summer.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "invoice", "mcp", "rfx", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "beta", "human": "Sets skills and permissions; reviews actions in the audit log", "src": "https://www.ivalua.com/press-releases/ivalua-launches-iva-studio-redefining-how-procurement-works-with-ai/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Zycus", "d": "2026-06-16", "t": "Zycus shows first look at Merlin Autonomous Sourcing", "desc": "After Digital Procurement World New York (June 3 and 4), Zycus posted that its booth offered \"a first look at Merlin Autonomous Sourcing (MAS), the newest addition to the lineup\", which \"takes on the legwork of building supplier shortlists and running sourcing comparisons\", with category managers governing the outcome.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "discovery", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "preview", "human": "Reviews the shortlist and picks the award", "src": "https://www.zycus.com/blog/agentic-ai/agentic-ai-procurement-us-dpw-new-york-2026", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the page's machine-readable publish date; the visible text gives only the event dates (June 3 and 4). The page lists the agent as \"Merlin Autonomous Sourcing\" in its meta description.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "SAP Ariba", "d": "2026-06-25", "t": "Joule agents planned for Ariba Intake Management and Ariba Contracts in June", "desc": "SAPinsider reports that the Joule Agent in SAP Ariba Intake Management (conversational intake by chat, email and Teams, with policy checks and spend categorization) and AI-assisted contract creation in Ariba Contracts were planned for general availability in June 2026. SAP also set a free Joule Agent Runtime window to 2026-12-31.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "intake" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "human": "Buyer receives the categorized, policy-checked request", "src": "https://sapinsider.org/blogs/sap-delivers-joule-agents-across-ariba-and-fieldglass-in-june-2026/", "srcname": "SAPinsider", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade article says \"planned\"; no SAP page confirming shipment was read. Status kept as announced.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "HICX", "d": "2026-06-30", "t": "HICX secures GBP 15M growth funding and refinancing", "desc": "HSBC Innovation Banking and existing investor Wavecrest Growth Partners backed a GBP 15M package. HICX plans to spend on the platform and product roadmap, the commercial team and selective acquisitions.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://itbrief.co.uk/story/hicx-lands-gbp-15-million-backing-from-hsbc-wavecrest", "srcname": "IT Brief UK", "conf": "medium", "note": "A mix of growth capital and refinancing, not a priced equity round. Valuation not disclosed.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Ivalua", "d": "2026-07-16", "t": "Ivalua partners with Unite for a European supplier network", "desc": "Ivalua customers can buy tail and non-contracted spend from Unite's network of more than 2,000 vetted European suppliers inside Ivalua, under their existing approvals and controls.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.ivalua.com/press-releases/ivalua-and-unite-strike-partnership-to-deliver-seamless-access-to-europes-trusted-supplier-network/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Procurify", "d": "2026-07-20", "t": "Procurify launches Guided Intake, Order Autopilot and an agent-powered AP engine", "desc": "Procurify announced Guided Intake (policy-checked purchase requests), Order Autopilot (AI codes vendor, GL code and budget line from the company's purchasing history) and a rebuilt AP engine, \"completing its transformation into a fully agentic procurement platform\".", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "guided_buying", "intake", "invoice" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Approves requests under set rules; reviews invoices the engine flags", "src": "https://www.procurify.com/press_release/procurify-launches-agentic-procurement-platform-that-acts-on-your-own-spend-data", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Archlet", "d": "2026-07-30", "t": "Archlet introduces Autonomous Sourcing for tactical and tail spend", "desc": "An AI-native product where the Spark agent handles intake, supplier invitations and follow-ups, bid analysis and award recommendations. Procurement sets guardrails and chooses which steps run without review; awards can flow to downstream purchasing systems.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "intake", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "human": "Sets guardrails and chooses which steps need review", "src": "https://archlet.io/blog/introducing-autonomous-sourcing-ai-native-automation-for-tactical-and-tail-spend", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "note": "The post gives no general availability date or pricing; status set to announced.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "LightSource", "d": "2026-07-31", "t": "LightSource launches AI Workforce for direct materials sourcing", "desc": "Five capabilities: Ask LightSource, item ingestion from drawings and PDFs, RFX setup, supplier activation and award optimization. CFOtech reports it is live, with 3,300+ items processed and 250+ quote formats created in the first two months.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "discovery", "negotiation", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://cfotech.news/story/lightsource-launches-ai-workforce-for-direct-procurement", "srcname": "CFOtech", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade copy of the vendor release (a Business Wire item dated 2026-07-29 per its URL was not opened). Mode set to assist because the article does not say which steps run without a person.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Ivalua", "d": "2026-08-06", "t": "Deloitte and Ivalua form an alliance for direct and indirect S2P", "desc": "Deloitte announced a strategic alliance with Ivalua to help organizations transform direct and indirect source-to-pay processes and supplier management with AI.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.ivalua.com/press-releases/deloitte-and-ivalua-form-alliance-to-modernize-global-source-to-pay-and-supply-chain-management/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Certa", "d": "2026-08-11", "t": "Certa and Xapien partner on automated due diligence", "desc": "Certa customers can order Xapien AI background reports on beneficial ownership, PEPs, sanctions, adverse media and corporate structure, and review them inside Certa dashboards. The companies say onboarding can drop from days to minutes.", "k": "partnership", "major": false, "src": "https://www.certa.ai/press/certaxapien", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Coupa", "d": "2026-08-24", "t": "Coupa ships its largest release, with Navi Connect over MCP", "desc": "IT Brief reports that Coupa launched \"its largest product release to date\", with more than 250 changes. Navi Connect offers more than 30 prebuilt tools so outside agents such as Microsoft Copilot can reach Coupa over MCP. More than 400 custom agents have been built in Agent Studio. New generally available agents check invoice attachments against invoice records, flag early payment discount opportunities and split hotel expense claims into room rate, taxes and meals. Autonomous sourcing event creation and AI-guided supplier onboarding also ship.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "invoice", "mcp", "rfx", "supplier_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Reviews exceptions and approves awards and payments", "src": "https://itbrief.co.uk/story/coupa-launches-largest-ai-release-for-procurement-teams", "srcname": "IT Brief UK", "conf": "medium", "note": "Trade press only; coupa.com blog returned 403. The article says 50+ Navi agents are available across products; other coverage says 20. Agent counts are vendor claims.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "ProcessUnity", "d": "2026-09-01", "t": "ProcessUnity launches AI Agents for TPRM", "desc": "Ten agents in three packages cover intake, due diligence, and monitoring and remediation, from an IRQ Responder to a Contract Scanner and Issue Remediator. A no-code Agent Architect lets analysts adapt agents. One early adopter reports a 54 percent shorter intake cycle.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "contracts", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Judgment calls route to human experts", "src": "https://processunity.com/resources/press-releases/processunity-launches-ai-agents-for-tprm/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The 54 percent figure is the vendor's early-adopter claim.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Vroozi", "d": "2026-09-01", "t": "Vroozi named a Leader in Nucleus Research's Source-to-Pay Value Matrix", "desc": "Vroozi announced that Nucleus Research named it a Leader in its September 2026 Source-to-Pay Technology Value Matrix, citing usability and functionality.", "k": "research", "major": false, "src": "https://www.vroozi.com/blog/vroozi-named-leader-nucleus-research-source-to-pay-technology-value-matrix-2026/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Suplari", "d": "2026-09-02", "t": "Suplari launches Data Assistant agent", "desc": "Suplari Data Assistant is an AI agent that handles procurement data ingestion and transformation end to end. It reads incoming files in any form, loads them, resolves common data faults without escalating to a person and repairs connectors when source systems change. It is available now to all Suplari customers.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Person connects the data sources and answers questions the agent cannot resolve", "src": "https://suplari.com/blog/introducing-suplari-data-assistant-automated-procurement-data-management-with-ai", "srcname": "Vendor press release", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Graphite Connect", "d": "2026-09-04", "t": "Graphite Connect launches a supplier management MCP server", "desc": "AI agents that support MCP can query and, within read and write scopes, update validated supplier records, for example search suppliers, check status or start onboarding. Access uses OAuth 2.0 and the server is listed in the official MCP registry.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "mcp", "supplier_data" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.graphiteconnect.com/blog/mcp-server-supplier-management", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "The date is the date printed on the blog post that reports the launch. A Hackett article dated 2026-02-25 said the server would launch later in 2026.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Globality", "d": "2026-09-08", "t": "Globality launches Glo 2.0, an autonomous sourcing platform", "desc": "Glo 2.0 runs intake to award for direct, indirect and tail spend: agents write RFx documents, find and invite suppliers, negotiate, analyze results and recommend an award. Teams pick Collaborative or Autonomous Mode; early customers use autonomous mode.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "discovery", "intake", "negotiation", "rfx" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Sets objectives and guardrails and approves the final award", "src": "https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/marketing-automation/globality-launches-glo-2-0-the-first-fully-autonomous-sourcing-platform/", "srcname": "MarTech Series (Business Wire release)", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Vertice", "d": "2026-09-08", "t": "Vertice introduces Ana, its AI negotiation agent", "desc": "Vertice's blog introduces Ana, an AI negotiation agent for software purchases. Ana can run transactional purchases and renewals end to end. It has run more than 4,000 negotiations covering $500M of spend with average savings of 18%, per Vertice. Approvals and signatures stay with people.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "negotiation" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Approves and signs; keeps a human on strategic vendors", "src": "https://www.vertice.one/blog/introducing-ana-the-ai-negotiation-agent-for-software-purchases", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the blog post's date. Vertice's homepage and other coverage describe Ana as live earlier in 2026, so this may be an introduction post rather than the first release. Savings figures are Vertice's own.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Esker", "d": "2026-09-09", "t": "Esker introduces the Synergy Agentic Framework", "desc": "Esker unveiled a \"governed agentic layer\" on its Source-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash products. It combines Business Agents (invoice exceptions, approvals), Conversational Finance for plain-language requests and intake, and links to outside agents through MCP and A2A.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "intake", "invoice", "mcp" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "announced", "human": "Sets policy and approval limits, handles escalations", "src": "https://www.esker.com/company/press-releases/esker-introduces-synergy-agentic-framework-office-cfo/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "medium", "note": "Release says Esker \"unveiled\" the framework; availability by component is not stated.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Exiger", "d": "2026-09-10", "t": "Exiger unveils 1Exiger.AI, an AI-native platform with agents", "desc": "Exiger announced a complete AI-led re-platform of its tech stack. 1Exiger.AI is an execution layer that uses an agentic workforce to manage a company's network of parts, suppliers, regulators and customers.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "compliance", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "agent", "status": "live", "human": "Designated reviewers approve consequential actions and exceptions", "src": "https://finviz.com/news/390618/carlyle-insight-partners-and-jmi-equity-unveil-exigers-complete-ai-built-transformation", "srcname": "Exiger release via Finviz", "conf": "medium", "note": "The release names no individual agent and gives no rollout schedule. Exiger's own page (opened) confirms September 2026.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Aron", "d": "2026-09-14", "t": "Aron launches an AI chief of staff for procurement with $8M", "desc": "Aron launched with $8 million in funding. Its AI agents take over the supplier back-and-forth in RFQs by email, compare proposed contract clauses against company policy, flag invoices that differ from contract prices and warn before auto-renewals. A first round was led by Menlo Ventures and a $6M seed by Storm Ventures.", "k": "funding", "major": true, "src": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/14/procurement-automation-startup-aron-launches-with-8m-in-funding/", "srcname": "SiliconANGLE", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "JAGGAER", "d": "2026-09-14", "t": "JAGGAER completes acquisition of Ivoflow", "desc": "JAGGAER completed its acquisition of Ivoflow, \"a spend & price intelligence platform for direct materials\" based in Koblenz, Germany. The deal closed on September 11, 2026. The release describes checking whether prices are in line with the market.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.jaggaer.com/press-release/jaggaer-completes-acquisition-of-ivoflow", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "verified": "fix", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Suplari", "d": "2026-09-22", "t": "Suplari introduces Canvas, AI-built dashboards", "desc": "Suplari Canvas is an agent-built visualization surface inside the platform. A user describes the view in plain language and the Suplari Agent builds it from the customer's unified spend, supplier and contract data. Suplari's press page says Canvas is in preview.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "copilot", "spend" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "preview", "src": "https://suplari.com/blog/suplari-canvas-the-ai-dashboard-builder-for-procurement", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "The 22 September 2026 date is on the CEO blog post. 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Mode and status are read from the headline and product list.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Resilinc", "d": "2026-09-29", "t": "Resilinc makes Compliance for EUDR generally available", "desc": "Resilinc announced general availability of Resilinc Compliance for EUDR. It pairs Autonomous Mapping and Targeted Supply Chain Verification to find multi-tier exposure and prioritize gaps, coordinates supplier requests and helps prepare evidence and filings. 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Answers come from Resilinc's supply chain graph over MCP, with tenant isolation and role-based permissions.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "compliance", "copilot", "mcp", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://resilinc.ai/press-release/resilinc-brings-supply-chain-risk-and-compliance-intelligence-into-microsoft-copilot/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "Available to eligible Resilinc customers only. The page prints Oct 09, 2026 and a dateline of October 8, 2026.", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Fairmarkit", "d": "2026-10-26", "t": "Fairmarkit adds MCP support for Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini", "desc": "Fairmarkit's sourcing intelligence and actions can be used inside AI assistants over the Model Context Protocol: pull supplier intelligence and live sourcing data or start a sourcing event from a chat. The post says it is available now.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "mcp" ], "major": false, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.fairmarkit.com/blog/fairmarkit-wherever-you-work-introducing-mcp", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "high", "verified": "ok" }, { "co": "Sphera Supply Chain Risk Management", "d": "2026-10-28", "t": "Sphera adds conversational AI, risk agents and an MCP server to supply chain risk software", "desc": "Teams can ask supplier and supply chain risk questions in natural language. In the Risk Response & Resolution Center, \"Sphera AI agents assess risk severity and supplier impact\". SCRM insights can be pulled into compatible AI tools over Model Context Protocol.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent", "copilot", "mcp", "supplier_risk" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://sphera.com/company/news/research-by-sphera-exposes-operational-risk-gap/", "srcname": "Vendor release", "conf": "high", "note": "The release gives no availability date or pricing. It sits under a URL slug about a research survey.", "verified": "fix" }, { "co": "Suplari", "d": "2026-11-03", "t": "Docusign announces acquisition of Suplari", "desc": "Docusign announced its acquisition of Suplari, an AI-native procurement intelligence company, to bring Suplari's technology and procurement agents into its Intelligent Agreement Management platform. Terms were not disclosed.", "k": "acquisition", "major": true, "src": "https://www.docusign.com/company/news-center/docusign-acquires-suplari-to-accelerate-aipowered-contract-management-for-procurement", "srcname": "Docusign release", "conf": "high", "note": "The release does not state a closing date or say the deal has closed.", "verified": "ok", "caps": [] }, { "co": "Cledara", "d": "2026-11-05", "t": "Cledara launches Cledara Agent", "desc": "Cledara launched Cledara Agent, an add-on that signs in to a company's SaaS and AI tools to collect and match invoices, onboard new joiners, reclaim unused seats and remove leavers across 8,000+ tools. People approve each change unless they set a standing approval.", "k": "launch", "caps": [ "agent" ], "major": true, "mode": "assist", "status": "live", "src": "https://www.cledara.com/blog/introducing-cledara-agent", "srcname": "Vendor blog", "conf": "medium", "note": "Date is the blog page's printed date, which may be a refresh date.", "verified": "fix" } ] }