Amphora
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Amphora does
Amphora is a privately-held UK-incorporated software company (Amphora Software Limited, formerly TradeCapture.com) founded in 1997 that develops Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) platforms for large multinational commodity merchants, energy companies, metals traders and fuel retailers. The company traces its technology lineage to ICTS developed at Phibro Energy in 1991 and now operates development and service centers in the United Kingdom, United States, India, Switzerland, and Singapore, with sales and support offices in London (registered office), Dubai (DMCC free zone), Houston and Stamford. Its flagship Symphony CTRM covers the full physical and financial trade lifecycle for crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore, LNG, gas, power, agriculture and freight, while the more recently launched Alchemy CTRM is purpose-built for metals and concentrates. Add-on modules — VaR Module (historical and Monte Carlo simulations), Freight Manager, Claims Manager (Microsoft workflow engine) and Symphony Credit (real-time credit exposure) — extend the platform into adjacent risk, logistics and post-trade workflows.
Amphora generates revenue primarily through enterprise software licensing (subscription/recurring) for Symphony and Alchemy, complemented by professional services for implementation and customization under a documented 90-day track methodology, CPD-certified training courses, and ongoing support and maintenance. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to large commodity trading organizations, with competitive selection processes involving demonstrations and proof-of-concept exercises; sales are initiated through website contact forms and engagement at industry events such as ADIPEC, Energy Trading Week, LME Metals Seminar and Commodity Trading Club. Named customers include Phibro, Circle K (Alimentation Couche-Tard), GAIL (India) Limited, China Zhenhua Oil and STXCommodities, indicating a globally distributed enterprise base. The company has invested in ecosystem integrations (AWS hosting, VAKT blockchain post-trade, CubeLogic RiskCubed credit risk, Fidectus GEN EFET matching) and achieved BSI certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 in 2025, signaling institutional-grade security posture. In July 2025 Amphora launched CORA, a multilingual AI chatbot on its website, as its first consumer-facing AI capability.
Amphora firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Amphora
- Legal name
- Amphora Software Limited
- Website
- https://amphora.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Amphora industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) Software
- SIC
- Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)
- akta.pro primary industry
- ETRM/CTRM Platforms & Trade Capture (EUAGAJAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Risk Reporting & Performance Management (BI, KPIs, Attribution) (EUAGAJAL), Natural Gas Risk Management, Analytics & Back-Office (ETRM/CTRM) (EUAGAGAJ), Trading Platforms, ETRM/CTRM & Market Connectivity (APIs, Messaging, Integrations) (EUAMAMAN)
Keywords
Where Amphora is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices6 records
Markets served
Amphora business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- CTRM Software Licenses: Enterprise software licensing for Symphony and Alchemy CTRM platforms. Subscription-based model with cloud deployment on Amazon AWS. Includes access to core trading, risk management, and logistics functionality.
- Professional Services: Implementation, customization, and consulting services for CTRM deployment. Includes 90-day track implementation methodology, user acceptance testing, and change request handling.
- Training Services: CPD-certified training courses for CTRM users. Certificate of Attendance issued upon completion.
- Support and Maintenance: Ongoing technical support and software maintenance services for deployed systems.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels8 records
Amphora product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Amphora provides enterprise Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) software solutions, including its flagship Symphony CTRM platform covering crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore, LNG, gas, power, agriculture and freight, and Alchemy CTRM for metals and concentrates. The platform delivers end-to-end contract management, risk analytics, logistics, shipping, accounting, and freight management functionality, supported by add-on modules such as the VaR Module, Symphony Credit, Freight Manager, and Claims Manager.
Product overview
Amphora provides a modular Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) software platform. The core offerings are Symphony CTRM (for crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore, LNG) and Alchemy CTRM (for metals and concentrates). These are complemented by add-on modules including the VaR Module (risk analytics with historical and Monte Carlo simulations), Freight Manager (freight trading), Claims Manager (claims handling based on Microsoft workflow engine), and Symphony Credit (real-time credit exposure monitoring). The platform supports complete front-to-back trade lifecycle management across multiple commodities including Crude Oil & Refined Products, Metals & Concentrates, Coal & Ore, LPG, LNG, Petrochemical, and Renewables.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Symphony CTRM: Amphora's CTRM solution for crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore and LNG.
- Alchemy CTRM
- CORA
Products and services
- Symphony CTRM Amphora's primary CTRM solution for crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore and LNG. A highly scalable, end-to-end multi-commodity trading and risk management platform offering robust functionality for financial and physical transactions, deployed on Amazon AWS cloud and accessible via web and mobile interfaces. Designed for global commodity trading firms.
- Alchemy CTRM CTRM designed specifically for metals and concentrates trading, built to capture all nuances of contracts with a few mouse clicks. Enables complete front-to-back management of trade lifecycle with entry possible within 10 minutes, capturing multiple brands, weights, and assays. Targeted at metals and concentrates trading firms.
- VaR Module Risk analytics module offering Value at Risk calculations with historical and Monte Carlo simulations for risk assessment of commodity trading portfolios.
- Freight Manager Freight trading software module for managing shipping and logistics operations across commodity trading activities. Described as the most technologically advanced freight trading software on the market.
- Claims Manager Claims management solution fully integrated with Symphony, based on the Microsoft workflow engine, used by commodity traders to manage claims processes.
- Symphony Credit Real-time credit exposure calculation tool for the commodities industry, providing high-performance reporting and exposure monitoring for Symphony CTRM users.
Quantifiable outcome
- Contract entry time reduced to approximately 10 minutes with Alchemy for concentrates trading
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Amphora
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Amphora technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability2 records
Feature9 records
Amphora partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- MercuriaminorAmphora powering Mercuria Hackathon in Bangalore 15-16 November 2024. Event aimed at pushing participants' skills in the energy industry to the limit. Individuals grouped into teams with prizes for top 3 teams.
- Commodity Trading ClubcoreCorporate partnership to showcase proven CTRM solutions specializing in crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore, LNG, metals, concentrates, agriculture and freight. Represents opportunity to reach industry professionals through CTC events and platforms.
- FidectuscoreDevelopment partnership to add Fidectus post-trade services to Symphony CTRM solution. Fidectus is Swiss-based, revolutionizing post-trade processing for OTC energy and commodity markets through their Global Energy Network (GEN). Enables EFET electronic Settlement Matching (eSM) and electronic Confirmation Matching (eCM) out of the box, providing straight-through processing of trade confirmations, settlements and nettings.
- VAKTcoreInterface partnership for post-trade processing. VAKT offers blockchain-underscored ecosystem for commodity post-trade processing improving security, efficiency and trade finance access. VAKT standard offering seamlessly integrated with Symphony trading and risk management platform.
- CubeLogiccoreCertified native integration between Symphony CTRM and CubeLogic RiskCubed platform. Enables clients to seamlessly deploy integrated solution covering KYC counterparty onboarding, trading, operations, market and credit risk, accounting and shipping. Full lifecycle collateral management and counterparty credit scoring capabilities.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreSymphony CTRM fully Amazon AWS compliant and deployed on AWS cloud. Makes Symphony more resource efficient and performant leveraging AWS leading virtual machines and hosting infrastructure. Allows clients to deploy in Amazon cloud with pay-per-use, higher redundancy and availability.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Amphora competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Eka Software Solutions: Eka is a direct CTRM competitor offering a multi-commodity CTRM platform covering energy, metals, agriculture, and freight. Both companies target the same enterprise commodity trading customer base with comparable multi-commodity front-to-back trade lifecycle management capabilities.
- Brady Technologies: Brady provides CTRM software for power, gas, and environmental commodities markets — a closely aligned CTRM competitor to Amphora's Symphony offering, particularly in European gas and power trading where both companies have established enterprise customers.
- Quorum Software: Quorum offers energy-focused software including commodity trading, risk management, and operations for upstream, midstream, and downstream energy markets. Overlaps with Amphora in oil and gas trading, risk, and logistics functionality.
Broad incumbents
- ION Group (Allegro / Openlink / Aspect): ION owns Allegro Development, Openlink Financial, and Aspect Enterprise — collectively the largest incumbent CTRM franchise serving commodity trading firms globally. Competes with Amphora in commodity trading, risk, and logistics, but offers a much broader portfolio including treasury, commodities, and corporate treasury solutions.
- Murex: Murex is a leading cross-asset trading, risk, and post-trade platform with growing commodities capability. While primarily serving capital markets, Murex competes with Amphora for trading desks that require integrated multi-asset front-to-back functionality including commodities.
- Finastra (FIS Energy): Finastra (formerly FIS energy and commodity trading solutions) provides broad trading and risk software across financial and commodity markets. Overlaps with Amphora in trade lifecycle, risk, and post-trade processing for energy and commodity firms.
- CME Group (Trayport): Trayport, owned by CME Group, is a leading electronic trading network for OTC energy, power, and commodities. While primarily an exchange/trading connectivity platform, Trayport competes for the same commodity trading workflow budgets as Amphora and offers complementary trade capture and analytics.
Emerging players
- DataGenic: DataGenic (now part of Barchart) provides commodity data management, market data, and analytics solutions adjacent to CTRM functionality. Comparable to Amphora where customers require market data integration, reference data, and analytics alongside CTRM platforms.
- Vortexa: Vortexa provides real-time global oil and freight analytics, including vessel tracking and cargo flows. Comparable to Amphora's Freight Manager module — both address the freight and shipping visibility layer of commodity trading workflows, though Vortexa is data-led rather than full CTRM.
- Kpler: Kpler offers commodities market intelligence and analytics across energy, metals, and agricultural markets. Comparable to Amphora where trading customers require market visibility, position analytics, and freight/cargo data integrated with their trading and risk platforms.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Amphora social profiles
Digital presenceAmphora compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Amphora financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Amphora leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Amphora subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Amphora funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Amphora M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Amphora
What does Amphora do?
Amphora provides enterprise Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) software solutions, including its flagship Symphony CTRM platform covering crude oil, refined products, biofuels, coal, ore, LNG, gas, power, agriculture and freight, and Alchemy CTRM for metals and concentrates. The platform delivers end-to-end contract management, risk analytics, logistics, shipping, accounting, and freight management functionality, supported by add-on modules such as the VaR Module, Symphony Credit, Freight Manager, and Claims Manager.
Is Amphora a public or private company?
Amphora is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Amphora founded?
Amphora was founded in 1997. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Amphora based?
Amphora is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does Amphora make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. CTRM Software Licenses are the primary driver. The others are professional Services, training Services and support and Maintenance.
Who are Amphora's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Eka Software Solutions, Brady Technologies and Quorum Software. Broad incumbents are ION Group (Allegro / Openlink / Aspect), Murex, Finastra (FIS Energy) and CME Group (Trayport). Emerging players are DataGenic, Vortexa and Kpler.
Does Amphora have an API?
No public API is recorded for Amphora.
What industry is Amphora in?
Amphora's product category is Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAGAJAA, ETRM/CTRM Platforms & Trade Capture, with a secondary code of EUAGAJAL, Risk Reporting & Performance Management (BI, KPIs, Attribution). Its SIC code is 5045.