What Prewave does

Prewave GmbH is an Austrian-headquartered, venture-backed software company that operates an AI-native supply chain intelligence platform for enterprise procurement, supply chain, and sustainability teams. The platform continuously monitors a global supply chain knowledge graph of 1.6 million registered suppliers against 200+ risk categories, ingesting 4.5 million data points per day across multiple languages and network sources, and converts these signals into prioritized, actionable alerts. Core platform capabilities include monitoring and alerting, supplier scoring, rapid onboarding, multi-tier (Tier-N) supplier mapping, an API/integration layer for enterprise systems, and an actions and partners workflow for remediation. On top of the core platform, Prewave packages domain modules for due diligence compliance (LkSG, CSDDD, NTA, VSoTR), product and environmental compliance, forced labour detection, carbon management (CBAM), EUDR compliance, and proactive resilience, alongside industry solutions tailored to automotive, electronics manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, transportation, and aerospace/maritime/defence.

Prewave sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales and an API-first go-to-market, with quote-based, non-public enterprise pricing tied to supplier count, monitored risk domains, and tier coverage. Distribution is augmented by a global channel partnership with Capgemini, an embedded technology integration with o9 Solutions' digital brain planning platform, and a strategic partnership with Coface that overlays credit and insolvency data onto supplier monitoring. The company reports over 200 enterprise customers including Lufthansa, Ferrari, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, BMW, Toyota, Magna International, Kärcher, Yanfeng, Hilti, and Endress+Hauser.

The business has raised roughly €74M+ across funding rounds, including an €11M Series A (September 2022) co-led by KOMPA5 and Ventech and a €63M (~$67M) Series B (June 2024) led by Hedosophia with participation from Creandum, Speedinvest, Ventech, KOMPA5, Perpetual Growth, and Working Capital. Prewave has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supplier Risk Management Solutions in both 2025 and 2026 and is the only European-headquartered vendor in that quadrant. The company operates as Prewave GmbH under Austrian law, headquartered in Vienna, with a stated headcount band of 251-500 and no public listing.

Name

Prewave

Legal name

Prewave GmbH

Website

https://prewave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Prewave is an AI-native supply chain intelligence platform that monitors 1.6 million suppliers across 200+ risk categories, delivering real-time, multi-tier risk and ESG compliance alerts to enterprise procurement and sustainability teams in automotive, manufacturing, and adjacent industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Risk Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Risk, Vendor Due Diligence & Supply Chain Compliance (BPAEAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE), Sustainable & Responsible Supply Chain (ESG, Scope 3) (BPAHAHAM)

Keywords

• Supply chain risk management
• ESG compliance software
• Supplier risk monitoring
• Sustainability due diligence
• Multi-tier supplier mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Annual or multi-year subscription-based access to Prewave's AI-powered supply chain risk management platform. The platform offers comprehensive risk monitoring, due diligence compliance, ESG reporting, and multi-tier supplier visibility as part of the core subscription.
2. API & Integration Services: Revenue generated through API connectivity enabling seamless integration with enterprise systems including Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) systems, ERP platforms, and procurement workflows.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prewave operates an AI-powered supply chain risk and sustainability intelligence platform that continuously monitors suppliers, maps multi-tier (Tier-N) dependencies, and delivers real-time alerts across 200+ risk categories including ESG, regulatory, carbon, and forced labour. The platform processes 4.5 million data points daily across 1.6 million registered suppliers, scoring and prioritizing risks to support compliance with regulations such as LkSG, CSDDD, EUDR, CBAM, NTA, and VSoTR. Customers subscribe via enterprise contracts and access the platform through direct interfaces, APIs, and integrations with procurement and supply chain systems.

Product overview

Prewave is an AI-powered supply chain intelligence platform organized as a core platform with integrated modules and industry-specific solutions. The core platform consists of Monitoring & Alerting, Scoping & Rapid Onboarding, Scoring, Tier-N Multi-Tier Management, Integrations, and Actions and Partners capabilities. The platform is complemented by solution modules addressing Sustainability (Due Diligence, Product & Environmental Compliance, Forced Labour Detection, Carbon 360, EUDR Compliance, CSDDD Compliance), Resilience (Fast Time-To-Response, Proactive Resilience), and a Supplier Network. Additionally, Prewave offers industry-specific solutions for Automotive, Electronics Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Transportation, and Aerospace/Maritime/Defence sectors. The platform collects 4.5 million data points daily, monitors 1.6 million registered suppliers, covers 200+ risk types, and delivers 40x efficiency improvement in due diligence with 3-day faster response times through AI-powered automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prewave Supply Chain Intelligence Platform AI-powered SaaS platform that monitors suppliers across 200+ risk categories, maps multi-tier dependencies through a global supply chain knowledge graph, scores risks using predictive analytics, and triggers real-time alerts. Sold as a subscription to enterprise procurement, sustainability, and supply chain teams for use cases including ESG compliance (LkSG, CSDDD, EUDR, CBAM, NTA, VSoTR), disruption response, multi-tier supplier mapping, carbon management, and forced labour detection.
• Prewave Supplier Network Sustainable supplier network that connects buyers with vetted suppliers for compliance and risk management purposes, supporting alternative sourcing and supplier discovery workflows tied to the Prewave risk intelligence platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40x less effort to complete due diligence compared to manual processes
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• o9 SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 27 February 2025o9 Solutions and Prewave partnered to strengthen supply chain resilience through AI-powered risk intelligence integration. Prewave's risk data is integrated into o9's digital brain platform for supply chain planning, combining o9's planning capabilities with Prewave's real-time supplier risk monitoring and predictive analytics to provide a comprehensive risk-informed supply chain planning solution.
• CofacestrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Prewave and Coface announced a strategic partnership for proactive insolvency risk mitigation. The partnership combines Coface's credit insurance and insolvency risk data with Prewave's AI-powered supply chain risk monitoring platform, enabling joint customers to assess supplier financial stability and credit risk alongside operational and ESG risk factors.
• CapgeminicoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 November 2024Prewave and Capgemini partnered to deliver real-time risk management and supply chain resilience solutions to enterprise clients. Capgemini incorporates Prewave's AI-powered risk monitoring platform into its consulting engagements, enabling clients to benefit from real-time supply chain insights, multi-tier visibility, and proactive risk mitigation through Capgemini's implementation expertise.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sphera: Direct competitor in supply chain sustainability, ESG, and operational risk management. Sphera's supplier risk and product stewardship solutions (including Scope 3 emissions) overlap with Prewave's Carbon 360 and compliance modules.
• EcoVadis: Direct competitor in supply chain sustainability ratings and ESG due diligence. EcoVadis's sustainability scorecards and regulatory intelligence (CSDDD, EUDR, CBAM) overlap directly with Prewave's sustainability and ESG due diligence modules.
• Riskmethods: Direct peer in supplier risk management acquired by Dun & Bradstreet. Riskmethods' SaaS platform for supplier risk monitoring, assessments, and alerts overlaps materially with Prewave's core monitoring, scoring, and alerting modules.
• IntegrityNext: Direct peer in supply chain sustainability and compliance monitoring. IntegrityNext's platform for ESG, human rights, and regulatory compliance (including LkSG and CSDDD) addresses the same European compliance buyer as Prewave.
• Achilles: Direct peer in supplier qualification, prequalification, and supply chain risk management. Achilles's global supplier databases and risk screening overlap with Prewave's supplier onboarding, scoring, and Tier-N visibility, especially in industrial and energy verticals.
• Interos: Direct competitor in supplier risk intelligence and supply chain mapping. Interos's AI knowledge graph and continuous supplier monitoring target the same enterprise risk and procurement personas as Prewave, with stronger US federal and North American presence.
• Resilinc: Direct competitor in AI-driven supply chain risk and multi-tier supplier visibility. Resilinc's EventWatchAI and supplier mapping compete head-to-head with Prewave's monitoring and Tier-N capabilities for the same enterprise procurement buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Coupa: Broad incumbent in spend management and procurement, owned by Thoma Bravo. Coupa's supply chain design, supplier management, and risk capabilities compete as part of a wider procurement suite, threatening Prewave's standalone positioning in bundled enterprise RFPs.
• Ivalua: Broad incumbent procurement platform with built-in supplier risk and sustainability capabilities. Ivalua competes for the same enterprise procurement buyers as Prewave, with the advantage of an integrated source-to-pay suite.
• SAP Ariba: Broad incumbent procurement and supplier management suite within SAP. Ariba's supplier risk and lifecycle management capabilities are typically bundled into larger SAP enterprise deals, creating displacement and pricing pressure for Prewave in SAP-centric accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/prewave

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors11 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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