What Alpas does

Alpas GmbH is a Berlin-based software company founded in 2020 by Isabel Poppek (CEO) and Nils Vollmer (CTO) that builds AI-driven procurement software for manufacturing companies. The platform is purpose-built to identify suppliers of mechanical, electrical, and chemical parts as well as engineering services, claiming to reduce supplier discovery time by 10x compared to traditional Google-and-spreadsheet methods. Its core product suite comprises four integrated modules: an AI-powered global supplier search engine, a 360° Supplier View that aggregates financial, legal, litigation, compliance, and ESG data from over 25 sources per profile, an automated RFP/RFx module supporting RFB/RFI/RFP/RFQ/RFT workflows with 100% product-supplier fit assessment, and an automated quote comparison tool for touchless tendering. The platform is delivered as a standalone web-based SaaS accessible via browser login, with optional ERP integration for enterprise deployments; cloud infrastructure is hosted on ISO 27001-certified providers in Western Europe.

The company targets a horizontal manufacturing vertical — automotive (Brose, BASF, Mann+Hummel, Kirchhoff Automotive, MTU Solutions), industrial machinery (Deutz, Siemens Energy), chemicals and electrical components (ABB, Trumpf, Wieland-Werke, AVL List, SUMIDA), energy management (Landis+Gyr), and rail (Swiss Federal Railways / SBB) — through a hybrid GTM combining 30-minute product demo-led enterprise field sales with self-serve web evaluation. Revenue is generated via quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company reports customer outcomes including up to 57% procurement cost savings, up to 60% reduction in manual sourcing time, a 17% cost saving at SBB, and EUR 500,000 in potential cost savings from a 16-supplier discovery engagement at Deutz. The team of approximately 15 spans 12 nationalities and has grown 173% year over year, with offices in Berlin and New York. Alpas has raised a disclosed $2.7 million seed round from Y Combinator (April 2021) and an undisclosed strategic round from Brose Ventures (August 2023), and has received external recognition including Forbes 30 under 30 DACH (2021), WIRED Hottest Startups Berlin (2022), ProcureTech 100 (2024), and inclusion in the Gartner Market Guide for Sourcing Applications 2026.

Name

Alpas

Legal name

Alpas GmbH

Website

https://alpas.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alpas is a Berlin-based AI software company that helps manufacturing firms identify and evaluate suppliers of mechanical, electrical, and chemical parts up to 10x faster, serving enterprise customers including BASF, ABB, Siemens Energy, SBB, and Brose via a SaaS procurement platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Procurement Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Service BI & Data Visualization (HDAEAMAA)

Keywords

• Procurement software
• Supplier sourcing
• AI sourcing platform
• RFP automation
• Supplier discovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Alpas operates as a web-based software platform with subscription-based pricing. Customers receive login credentials and access the software via modern web browsers. The platform offers a stand-alone web-based solution as well as ERP integration options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alpas provides an AI-driven procurement software platform that helps manufacturing companies find, assess, compare, and select suppliers for mechanical, electrical, and chemical parts as well as engineering services. The platform combines AI-powered supplier search, 360° supplier intelligence, automated RFx workflows, and quote comparison to enable end-to-end sourcing automation. It is delivered as a web-based SaaS solution with optional ERP integration, sold via enterprise subscriptions with custom quote-based pricing.

Product overview

Alpas is an AI-driven procurement software platform designed to help manufacturing companies find suppliers 10x faster for mechanical, electrical, and chemical parts as well as engineering services. The platform consists of four integrated modules: AI-Powered Supplier Search (core discovery engine), 360° Supplier View (comprehensive supplier intelligence with financial, legal, and ESG data), Automated RFP (process automation for RFx workflows), and Automated Quote Comparison (touchless tendering). These modules work together to enable the full sourcing lifecycle from supplier identification through quote comparison and strategic sourcing decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI-Powered Supplier Search Global AI-powered supplier search that lets procurement teams find, assess, compare, and select suppliers for mechanical, electrical, chemical parts, and engineering services worldwide, with technical and commercial search parameters. It enables supplier identification approximately 10x faster than traditional Google-based or spreadsheet-based methods.
• 360° Supplier View Supplier intelligence dashboard aggregating more than 25 public, semi-proprietary, and proprietary data sources per supplier to provide comprehensive profiles covering financial health, compliance, legality, litigation history, ESG factors, and risk signals for informed sourcing decisions.
• Automated RFP Modular process automation module that supports the full RFx lifecycle (RFB, RFI, RFP, RFQ, RFT) with 100% product-supplier fit assessment, automating supplier identification, comparison, and selection workflows for procurement teams.
• Automated Quote Comparison Touchless tendering module that manages and automates the manual, time-consuming quote comparison process so procurement teams can evaluate supplier offers side-by-side without manual spreadsheet work.
• In-depth Supplier Analytics and Benchmarking Supplier analytics and benchmarking module that uses more than 25 data sources per supplier profile to deliver detailed assessments and head-to-head comparisons across suppliers for strategic sourcing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10x faster supplier identification
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Scoutbee: Scoutbee (now part of TradeBeyond) is an AI-powered supplier discovery and sourcing platform that helps procurement teams find, evaluate, and compare suppliers globally — directly comparable to Alpas's core AI-powered supplier search offering for manufacturing buyers.
• Keelvar: Keelvar provides AI-driven sourcing optimization and automated RFx/e-sourcing for procurement teams, with a particular focus on direct materials categories — a closely adjacent peer in intelligent sourcing automation for manufacturing procurement.
• TealBook: TealBook is a supplier intelligence platform that uses AI to build enriched supplier profiles from multiple data sources, overlapping with Alpas's 360° Supplier View and AI supplier search for procurement teams.

Broad incumbents

• Jaggaer: Jaggaer is an established indirect and direct procurement suite covering sourcing, supplier management, and contract lifecycle — competes with Alpas's sourcing modules but offers a much broader platform to enterprise procurement.
• Coupa Software: Coupa is a large business spend management platform with embedded sourcing, supplier discovery, and procurement analytics — a broad incumbent whose sourcing capabilities overlap with Alpas's supplier search and benchmarking.
• SAP Ariba: SAP Ariba is the dominant global B2B procurement and supplier collaboration network, with sourcing and supplier discovery capabilities that compete with Alpas as part of an end-to-end procurement suite.
• Zycus: Zycus offers an AI-powered source-to-pay suite with Merlin AI for autonomous sourcing, supplier management, and contract analytics — competing head-on with Alpas in AI-driven sourcing for large enterprises.
• GEP: GEP SMART is a unified procurement and supply chain platform covering sourcing, supplier management, and contract management — an incumbent suite that overlaps with Alpas's sourcing and supplier intelligence modules.

Emerging players

• Suplari: Suplari is a procurement analytics platform that uses AI to surface spend, supplier, and contract insights from enterprise systems — an emerging peer that intersects Alpas's supplier analytics and benchmarking use cases.
• Sievo: Sievo provides procurement analytics, spend visibility, and supplier performance insights for large enterprises — adjacent to Alpas's benchmarking and analytics modules, with a particular strength in indirect spend categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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