Valdera

Valdera is thrilled to announce our $15M Series A led by Index Ventures! With the industry’s confidence behind us, we have also welcomed notable current and former executives from Procter & Gamble, Estée Lauder, Unilever, Nestlé, Bayer, Henkel, Polycoat, and SAP Ariba as investors and advisory board members. We would also like to thank our existing investors, Susa Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and BoxGroup for their continued participation. Valdera’s chemical & raw material sourcing platform is being used by leading household brands, industrial giants, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to streamline their supply chains. Our mission is to help manufacturers to create the next generation of products — faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. By integrating proprietary AI and real-time market data, Valdera is transforming how manufacturers discover and qualify suppliers. We are so grateful to all of our customers, team members, investors, and partners that have joined us on this important mission! Thank you for believing in us. Reach out to us on LinkedIn and check out our new website! ?? https://www.valdera.com/ ?? Valdera in the news: https://lnkd.in/grZBszcY ?? Our press release: https://lnkd.in/g2MQDCks ?? Watch our journey unfold: https://lnkd.in/g6sa7Qf9 #Valdera #SeriesA #Chemicals #RawMaterials #SourcingAI #SupplierDiscovery?#SupplyChainInnovation #SupplyChain #Procurement

Last month, we announced our $15M Series A led by Index Ventures. Axios covered our announcement in an exclusive piece. Read their take on why Valdera matters, the big picture we fit in, and whats coming next. Link here:?https://lnkd.in/gkXThpja

At Valdera, our approach to AI is tailored and specific - built uniquely for chemical procurement. Our platform uses AI, data science, and machine learning to automate supplier discovery, qualification, and engagement. We believe in an approach that trains these models to fit into a specialized industry. Read more about our approach from Nabil Azim here: https://lnkd.in/gXnDWE54

At Valdera, our approach to AI is tailored and specific - built uniquely for chemical procurement. Our platform uses AI, data science, and machine learning to automate supplier discovery, qualification, and engagement. We believe in an approach that trains these models to fit into a specialized industry. Read more about our approach from Nabil Azim here: https://lnkd.in/gXnDWE54

Valdera is excited to highlight Ethox Chemicals in our supplier spotlight! We’d like to thank you for your ongoing partnership and participation with Valdera. A quick word from Ethox: "Like many industries, the chemical manufacturing sector is dramatically impacted by times of disruption. Dealing with everything from persistent supply chain problems and price increases to the evolution of virtual sales calls, companies are forced to pivot to persevere during a situation that is largely outside their control. While innovation has always been one of our core values, circumstances have pushed us out of our comfort zone and into exciting new territory — connecting with potential clients through technology. Valdera has allowed us to expand our reach into several markets — while continuing to serve our core business — connecting sourcing specialists with innovative raw materials and technology.” #SupplierSpotlight #ChemicalManufacturing

Sruti A., Co-founder & CEO, cares about what goes into products we interact with everyday. This commitment to quality influences her consumer choices, but also fueled her drive to build Valdera, a platform that empowers manufacturers to source the best inputs. Sourcing chemicals is challenging to optimize. With countless specifications and properties to consider, the options are virtually endless. It is nearly impossible for any one company to have full visibility of the rapidly evolving market. Sruti and her Co-founder, Dheev Arulmani, believe that technology is required to navigate this space. Read more to learn about Valdera and the founding story: https://lnkd.in/gqaXtyZs #FoundingStory #ChemicalSourcing #RawMaterialSourcing

We are proud to be named as one of the 2024 ProcureTech100’s top digital procurement companies!??? The list was organized by ProcureTech in partnership with Kearney. We were selected from a cohort of 5,000+ solutions, and ultimately reviewed by a panel of over 80 CPOs and procurement experts from top global companies. They believe we represent the pioneers that are propelling digital procurement forward. We are honored to be recognized as a leader. Reach out to learn how we’re solving problems in chemical and raw material procurement for manufacturers globally! #ProcureTech100 #DirectProcurement #DigitalProcurement

We value sustainability here at Valdera, which is why we’ve ditched the conference swag and replaced it with donations to local environmental charities. For every person that visits our booth, we add to our donation. This year at DPW, we donated 1000 trees to One Tree Planted. Their work in Europe focuses on re-establishing woodland, improving water and soil quality, and creating a habitat for wildlife in areas that historically were forested. Thank you to all who met with us - you helped grow our donation! #DPWAmsterdam #Sustainability

Valdera, a proud sponsor of DPW, has landed in Amsterdam and we're excited to connect! ?? We're located in Expo Hall 2 Booth #6 - it's right next to the Braindate network lounge and the coffee station. Stop by when you're getting your daily dose of caffeine! ?? Watch our co-founder, Sruti A., go live on center stage at 1:05pm Along with Sruti, we have Dheev Arulmani, Zac Vidlock, Melissa Boelstler, Steven Pust, MBA, and Samuel Care looking forward to connecting. #DPWAmsterdam

The Valdera team is heading to Amsterdam next week as a proud sponsor for DPW! We have Braindate sessions lined up on a variety of interesting topics. Sign-up to learn more, we'd love to brainstorm with you! Link to sign up: https://lnkd.in/djKJCRzv Topic highlights include: How manufacturers are reinventing direct sourcing - faster, safer, and more sustainably?- Dheev Arulmani AI for Chemicals & Raw Materials: Get best value-for-money with accurate results?- Sruti A. Why Gen-AI is ineffective when sourcing Chemicals & Raw Materials?- Zac Vidlock Design-to-value for formulation - driving collaboration between procurement, suppliers, and R&D?- Melissa Boelstler Best practices on how leading procurement organizations collaborate with R&D?- Zac Vidlock Why one size fits all sourcing solutions don't work for chemicals and raw materials?- Steven Pust, MBA #DPWAmsterdam #Go10X