Procurement Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

Applied Kinetics builds and deploys specialized AI employees to handle the coordination work behind America's energy and data center buildout. Our agents chase suppliers, track equipment approvals and delivery dates, and flag delays so project teams can keep critical equipment moving without hunting for updates across emails and spreadsheets.

Hardware teams burn weeks on procurement. An engineer needs a part. Someone emails five distributors, chases quotes, gets an approval, wires the money, tracks a shipment across three carriers, clears customs, and then nobody knows where the box is or what's actually on the shelf. Waybill runs that entire loop. Send us a part, a spec, or a BOM. We source it, pull quotes, route approvals, pay the supplier, handle freight and customs, track it to your dock, and keep your stock count updated. Take your supply chain for granted. Built by a team that's seen it at LAT Aerospace and WareIQ (YC S20).

Derya deploys supply chain automations for startups, SMEs, and enterprises that fulfil their entire supply chain function, from prospecting and procurement to distribution of goods. Our mission is to rebuild the supply chain from the ground up, turning one of the world’s hardest coordination problems into an AI native system that moves commodities by being integrated into both the supply chain infrastructure and the customer. We work across robotics, commodities, and food & beverages companies; procuring goods and managing various operation functions for them.

Alara aggregates product listings from numerous suppliers, shows real-time price comparisons, and lets dentists order from different vendors in a single cart. With Alara, dental offices are saving time and money when ordering supplies.

Dexter helps procurement teams understand exactly where money is being spent and where it can be saved. Dexter's AI agents mine supplier invoices and contracts for insights, surfacing consolidation opportunities, contract leakage, and off-contract spend.

Saldor is the AI-native procurement and accounts payable platform that takes every purchase from request to paid.

Hazel builds AI-powered procurement software for U.S. state, local, and federal government agencies. We automate the full procurement process including requirements generation, market research, solicitation drafting, and proposal evaluation. Agencies use Hazel to save time and money while improving compliance.

Mandel runs the operational work across direct-materials sourcing and ordering - from RFQ through invoice - for manufacturers and distributors. It coordinates suppliers, checks orders and invoices against agreed terms, resolves discrepancies, recovers supplier credits, and keeps the ERP current. Working across email, supplier portals, EDI, and ERP systems, Mandel investigates issues and carries out the next steps within your team’s approval rules.

Alpas provides data-driven sourcing for procurement departments of mid and large-cap manufacturing companies. We use ML methods to provide 360° views of suppliers and supply chains, benchmark suppliers globally and assess geopolitical as well as supplier-specific risks.

Mentum helps procurement and supply chain teams streamline strategic sourcing with AI, transforming unstructured data into actionable insights for faster decisions and cost savings. Backed by Google’s Gradient Ventures and Y Combinator, we serve industries like CPG, energy, automotive, and aerospace.

Procoto makes running RFPs, tracking contracts, and managing vendors simple and affordable. We get procurement teams out of dense systems and spreadsheets without having to drop a hefty check on SAP or Coupa.

Vendr built the AI negotiation agent that helps companies stop overpaying for software by using real contract data to benchmark prices and secure better deals automatically.

Bonfire is the leading next-generation eSourcing / competitive bidding and RFx platform. Bonfire goes beyond the basic automation of eProcurement suites and older simple bidding tools, helping you to make better, faster decisions. It’s a collaborative, powerful, and insightful cloud-based platform for today’s procurement needs. We're focused on government procurement teams (which control ~18% of GDP) and enabling them to thrive in a world of crushing compliance requirements and very high workloads. Bonfire streamlines the entire RFx and bidding process, helping to run projects >50% faster. Bonfire empowers users with unparalleled evaluation features for deeper analysis, delivered through our distinctly intuitive and easy-to-use platform. Bonfire is trusted with over a billion dollars of supplier selection decisions per month, and is one of the fastest growing new procurement technologies.