Compri, a start-up founded in Milan in 2024 by Edoardo Arbizzi and Edoardo Gava, develops artificial intelligence-based solutions to support procurement and supply chain processes. <\/p>\n\n
With an operational presence in Italy and seven international markets \u2013 the United States, South America, the Nordic countries, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and France \u2013 and a team of over 30 professionals from organisations such as Bain & Company, BCG, Apple, Scalapay and Ferrari, the company has announced that it has closed a new investment round worth \u20ac3.2 million to accelerate its further growth and strengthen its presence in strategic markets. With this new capital raise, the company\u2019s total funding exceeds \u20ac5 million, including investment rounds and other forms of financing. <\/p>\n\n
The funding round is led by Picus Capital, an international investor active in Italy in companies such as JetHR, Casavo and Miscusi. Other participants include Shapers, a Portuguese fund founded by a former founding partner of Hedosophia, Italian Founders Fund and DFF Ventures, as well as private investors. The involvement of leading international players confirms the significance of the project and the growing interest in Artificial Intelligence solutions applied to enterprise processes, well beyond Italy\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n\n
This round follows a pre-seed funding round of \u20ac1.6 million led by Italian Founders Fund and DFF Ventures, with participation from angel investors including Giacinto Carullo, CEO of the ALA Group and former chief procurement officer at Leonardo; Gianluca Cocco, CEO of Qomodo; Enrico Giacomelli, founder and chairman of Namirial; and Carl Tremblay, former head of growth at Plaid. <\/p>\n\n
Although procurement is now one of the most critical drivers of business competitiveness and profit margins, in a landscape characterised by inflation, volatility in raw material costs, geopolitical tensions and increasingly complex supply chains, most companies continue to manage their procurement processes using fragmented tools, such as email, Excel spreadsheets and non-integrated systems. The result is a structural inefficiency that leads to hidden costs, delays, errors and limited visibility over suppliers and expenditure. This inefficiency does not merely affect costs: a slow supply chain also results in delays for the end customer, with a direct impact on growth. Globally, supply chain disruptions result in over 1.6 trillion dollars in lost revenue each year (source: Accenture, 2023). <\/p>\n\n
In Italy, Compri caters to over 15,000 mid- and large-market businesses. Across the continent, the potential market comprises more than 70,000 industrial companies, within a procurement software market which, according to Market Data Forecast, is set to be worth over 6 billion dollars by 2034. <\/p>\n\n
Compri has developed an AI-native platform that introduces a new generation of autonomous and intelligent agents into the procurement and supply chain processes of manufacturing companies. Organised around a central procurement intelligence module, the platform integrates tools for managing requests for quotation, end-to-end automation of orders and purchase confirmations, compliance and supplier document onboarding, as well as the management of approval workflows for purchase requests. <\/p>\n\n
AI agents do more than just provide analysis and recommendations: they act as genuine digital collaborators, centralising data from ERP systems, emails, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs and external databases, and managing the entire operational cycle \u2013 from following up with suppliers to document collection, and from monitoring compliance to checking order confirmations. In this way, they enable procurement teams to free themselves from the most repetitive and operational tasks, allowing them to focus more on strategic activities, negotiation and cost optimisation. <\/p>\n\n
The results are tangible and measurable: a reduction of up to 80% in the time spent on operational activities, savings of over 10% on managed expenditure and an ROI of more than 10x. In some cases, such as that of Movinter, a global operator specialising in industrial metalwork, the adoption of the platform has generated savings of around 360 thousand euros and over two thousand working hours per year. <\/p>\n\n
A growth trajectory that has far exceeded initial expectations. In less than two years since its foundation, Compri has established itself as the go-to partner for industrial companies and private equity funds seeking to transform their procurement and supply chain processes through artificial intelligence. The company now operates in seven international markets and works with clients in the automotive, energy, machinery, transport, packaging, food and beverage, and aerospace and defence sectors. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cProcurement is one of the business functions with the greatest impact on a company\u2019s results, but also one of the least digitised. Every day, enormous volumes of data, information and processes are managed, which directly influence costs, operational efficiency and growth potential. \u201cWe built Compri to turn this complexity into a competitive advantage,\u201d say Arbizzi and Gava in a statement (pictured: Arbizzi on the left). \u201cThe results achieved so far and the calibre of the investors who have decided to back us confirm the potential of this vision. The new funding round will enable us to accelerate the platform\u2019s development, attract new talent and strengthen our presence in strategic markets.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
\u201cProcurement and the supply chain are currently one of the main areas of transformation still to be addressed in the industrial sector,\u201d adds Robin Godenrath, founding partner of Picus Capital. \u201cCompri has developed an agent-based solution capable of providing tangible support to companies, complementing procurement teams with a new generation of digital collaborators. \u201cWe believe the company has all the qualities needed to become a leading player in the application of Artificial Intelligence to procurement and supply chain processes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
\u201cIncreasingly complex supply chains require radical technological solutions,\u201d concludes Philippe Teixeira da Mota, co-founder of Shapers. \u201cCompri is building a new generation of AI agents capable of transforming the way companies manage procurement and supply chains. The combination of the quality of its team, its technological approach and its international ambition means the company is particularly well-placed to lead this transformation.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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