Together Unified

What Together Unified does

Together Unified LLC is a Phoenix, Arizona-based cooperative group purchasing organization founded in 2012 by Cameron Quick and David Mason. The company aggregates the procurement volume of more than 1,000 member organizations nationwide and negotiates exclusive discounts with three national vendor partners: Office Depot (office supplies, printing, furniture, and custodial products), S&S Worldwide (educational, arts & crafts, sporting, and novelty supplies), and Revive IT (new, refurbished, and rental technology hardware). Membership is free, with no contracts, fees, or minimum spend; members receive vendor-specific login credentials and an optional physical discount card for Office Depot/OfficeMax brick-and-mortar purchases, yielding reported savings of 25–90% depending on category and volume.

The underlying platform is not a software product in the traditional sense but rather a relationship-mediated procurement conduit: discount terms are negotiated manually with each vendor, who assigns a dedicated account representative (Imran Chaudrey at Office Depot, Ryan Testa at S&S Worldwide, Emily Gonzales at Revive IT), and members transact through vendor-owned storefronts or via bid-based email quotes for higher-value items such as enterprise technology. Together Unified earns revenue through affiliate referral commissions and rebates from these vendor partners on routed member spend, and — for groups spending $50,000 or more per year — through an enterprise/association custom-pricing and aggregate-spend rebate program that returns a portion of negotiated margin to qualifying organizations while retaining the remainder.

The company operates with a small team of approximately 14 staff plus a five-member Board of Advisors and primarily serves nonprofits, faith-based organizations, charter schools, small and mid-sized businesses, and multi-unit restaurant groups, with a stated focus on communities underserved by traditional GPOs. Distribution leverages founder relationships with state charter school associations (Arizona, Tennessee) and state-wide trade associations, supported by a four-person outside sales team and a dedicated Senior Director of Business Development focused on enterprise and association accounts.

Name

Together Unified

Legal name

Together Unified LLC

Website

https://togetherunified.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Together Unified is a Phoenix-based cooperative group purchasing organization that aggregates the procurement volume of 1,000+ member companies to negotiate 25–90% discounts with Office Depot, S&S Worldwide, and Revive IT, serving primarily nonprofits, charter schools, and SMBs nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Group Purchasing Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Buying Clubs & Community Bulk Purchasing Co-ops (CRAHALAE)

Keywords

• Group purchasing organization
• Cooperative buying programs
• Vendor discount programs
• Operational procurement savings
• Office supply discounts

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Member Coop (no member fees): Membership is offered at no charge; no contracts, no fees, no minimum spends. Revenue is generated through vendor relationships rather than member fees.
2. Vendor Referral Commissions / Affiliate Kickbacks: Together Unified negotiates group purchasing agreements with vendors (Office Depot, S&S Worldwide, Revive IT) and earns referral/affiliate commissions or rebates from these vendors based on aggregate member spend routed through the coop.
3. Enterprise / Association Spend Rebate: For group associations and enterprise clients, TU offers an aggressive rebate based on aggregate spend, acting as a revenue-generating program for the qualifying organization while TU retains a portion of negotiated margin.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Together Unified operates a free cooperative group purchasing platform that combines the buying volume of more than 1,000 member organizations nationwide to negotiate discount programs with three national vendors: Office Depot (25-90% off office supplies, printing, furniture, custodial items, with free next-day shipping on orders over $50), S&S Worldwide (minimum 25% off arts, crafts, educational, and sporting supplies, with cost-plus pricing up to 90% off high-volume items), and Revive IT (cost-plus pricing up to 80% off new, refurbished, and rental technology hardware with free shipping and extended warranties). Membership is free with no contracts, fees, or minimum spends, and enterprise/association clients spending $50K+/year receive custom pricing proposals and aggregate-spend rebates.

Product overview

Together Unified operates as a single cooperative group purchasing platform offering members access to three primary vendor discount programs: the Office Depot Discount Program for office supplies, printing, furniture, technology, and custodial products; the S&S Worldwide Discount Program for arts & crafts, educational, sporting, and novelty supplies; and the Revive IT Technology Discount Program for new, refurbished, and rental technology hardware. Free membership ties the three program modules together under one cooperative purchasing agreement with no contracts, fees, or minimum spends, enabling aggregate-spend negotiation to deliver exclusive discounts across office, education, and IT procurement categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Office Depot Discount Program A cooperative group purchasing program that delivers blanket discounts on the Office Depot/OfficeMax catalog plus deeper contract discounts on 3,000+ specific items, yielding savings of 25-90%, free next-day shipping on orders over $50, and customized pricing on bulk or big-ticket items. Members access discounts online at business.officedepot.com via TU-provisioned credentials and may request a physical discount card for Office Depot/OfficeMax brick-and-mortar locations. Dedicated vendor account representative: Imran Chaudrey. For SMBs, nonprofits, schools, charter schools, and enterprise/association clients nationwide.
• S&S Worldwide Discount Program A cooperative group purchasing program offering a minimum of 25% off all items plus a cost-plus model of up to 90% off specific high-volume items, covering arts & crafts, elementary education supplies, party & novelty items, sporting goods, and recreational equipment. Members access the catalog via a dedicated microsite at togetherunified.ssww.com. Free standard ground shipping on orders $50+ (excluding manufacturer-direct shipments). Dedicated vendor account representative: Ryan Testa ([email protected]). Program available for qualifying TU members such as schools and nonprofits.
• Revive IT Technology Discount Program A cooperative group purchasing program providing cost-plus pricing up to 80% off (25-90% off including Mac products) on new, refurbished, and rental technology hardware, including custom desktops, laptops, tablets, servers, switches, iPhones, Mac products, and AV/IT hardware. Includes free shipping, free extended warranties on refurbished tech, 3-year warranties on refurbished technology, on-site support, local delivery, and rental options. Access is bid-based; members email account representative Emily Gonzales ([email protected]) for quotes.
• Enterprise and Association Custom Pricing & Aggregate-Spend Rebate Program A custom pricing proposal and aggregate-spend rebate program for groups spending $50,000+/year and qualifying enterprise/association clients. Together Unified builds a curated purchasing model with aggressive rebates on aggregate spend that functions as a revenue-generating program for the qualifying organization while TU retains a negotiated margin. Multi-year contract cadence. Handled by Senior Director of Business Development Ashley Cary ([email protected]).

Quantifiable outcome

• Discounts of 25–90% across office supplies (Office Depot), educational/art supplies (S&S Worldwide), and tech hardware (Revive IT)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core vendor — largest and most heavily promoted discount program, core vendor — primary source for educational/art/sports supplies, core vendor — primary source for new, refurbished, and rental tech hardware, key association partnership — primary channel into charter school community, key association partnership — primary channel into tennessee charter school community, important distribution channel for member acquisition across sectors and minor advisory/operational linkage — founder affiliation.

• Office Depotflagship / core vendor — largest and most heavily promoted discount programChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOffice Depot is TU's flagship vendor partner. Members log in at business.officedepot.com to receive blanket discounts plus 'contract discounts' on 3,000+ items resulting in 25-90% savings, free next-day shipping on orders over $50, and customized pricing on bulk/big-ticket items. Physical discount cards are issued for Office Depot/OfficeMax brick-and-mortar locations. Dedicated account rep: Imran Chaudrey.
• S&S Worldwidecore vendor — primary source for educational/art/sports suppliesChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorS&S Worldwide provides arts & crafts, educational, party & novelty, and sports & recreational supplies to TU members. Members access via togetherunified.ssww.com with a minimum 25% off all items and cost-plus pricing up to 90% off specific high-volume items. Free shipping on standard ground orders $50+ (excluding manufacturer-direct shipments). Account rep: Ryan Testa ([email protected]). Program is only applicable for certain TU members such as schools and nonprofits.
• Revive ITcore vendor — primary source for new, refurbished, and rental tech hardwareChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRevive IT supplies new, refurbished, and rental technology hardware (custom desktops, laptops, tablets, servers, switches, iPhones, Mac products, all IT/AV hardware). Cost-plus pricing up to 80% off, with free shipping, free extended warranties, and 3-year warranties on refurbished tech. On-site support, local delivery, and tech rental options available. Account rep: Emily Gonzales ([email protected]). Access is bid-based — members email for quotes.
• Arizona Charter School Associationkey association partnership — primary channel into charter school communityGTM or Marketing PartnerTogether Unified has a documented partnership history with the Arizona Charter School Association through co-founder Cameron Quick, who previously oversaw procurement for the association for over 5 years. The association is referenced as one of TU's partner state charter school associations that drives member acquisition.
• Tennessee Charter School Associationkey association partnership — primary channel into tennessee charter school communityGTM or Marketing PartnerTogether Unified maintains a partnership with the Tennessee Charter School Association through co-founder Cameron Quick, who is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Tennessee Charter School Association. The association is referenced as one of TU's partner state charter school associations.
• State-wide trade associations (multiple, unnamed)important distribution channel for member acquisition across sectorsGTM or Marketing PartnerTU's member base 'represents the purchasing power of thousands of companies nationwide, as well as partnerships with various state commerce groups and trade associations.' Specific trade associations beyond the charter school sector are not individually named in the source.
• Kelton Research (Kelton)minor advisory/operational linkage — founder affiliationStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder David (Dave) Mason 'currently works with research-based marketing and strategy consultancy, Kelton' where his 'roots are in digital marketing and business operations.' Kelton provides marketing and strategic support for TU's operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ODP Business Solutions (formerly Office Depot Business Solutions): ODP Business Solutions is the direct B2B division of Office Depot's parent company, offering contracted office supply and facility procurement programs to enterprise and SMB customers. As TU's flagship vendor, ODP Business Solutions is both partner and competitor — offering direct programs that could bypass the TU coop layer entirely.
• Staples Business Advantage: Staples Business Advantage is the B2B arm of Staples serving SMB and enterprise customers with office supplies, technology, furniture, and facility solutions under negotiated account pricing. Competes with TU's Office Depot program for office supply spend but operates as the vendor itself with direct pricing rather than an intermediary coop.
• Amazon Business: Amazon Business is Amazon's B2B procurement platform serving SMBs, nonprofits, and enterprises with broad catalog pricing, business-only selection, and quantity discounts. Not a cooperative, but competes for the same member procurement spend (office supplies, tech) that TU routes through its vendor programs, with vastly larger catalog and brand.

Direct peers

• U.S. Communities (now part of Sourcewell): U.S. Communities was a national cooperative purchasing program serving public agencies, schools, and nonprofits, which has been absorbed into Sourcewell. Operated a directly comparable cooperative model to TU focused on aggregated public-sector and nonprofit spend, but at a much larger scale and broader vendor footprint.
• BuyBoard: BuyBoard is a cooperative purchasing platform operated by the Texas Association of School Boards that gives Texas public schools, municipalities, and nonprofits access to pre-bid vendor contracts. Highly comparable to TU in model and K-12/charter school customer focus; BuyBoard holds a stronger regional position in Texas public procurement.
• Omnia Partners: Omnia Partners is a national non-healthcare group purchasing organization serving public agencies, schools, and nonprofits with aggregated spend contracts. Closely comparable cooperative GPO model and member base overlap with TU's nonprofit/education focus, though Omnia operates at much larger scale with a national public-sector contract portfolio.
• Sourcewell: Sourcewell is a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing organization serving government, education, and nonprofit agencies with competitively solicited vendor contracts. Directly comparable to Together Unified in model (cooperative purchasing) and target segments (schools, nonprofits, public agencies), but at substantially larger scale and a broader vendor portfolio.
• National Cooperative Purchasing Partners (NCPP): NCPP is a cooperative purchasing organization that aggregates buying power for nonprofits and public agencies across office supplies, janitorial, printing, and technology categories. Directly comparable to TU in cooperative model, free/no-fee membership positioning, and nonprofit-targeted vendor programs.

Emerging players

• Back Market: Back Market is a global marketplace for refurbished electronics with certified refurbished devices, warranties, and consumer/SMB pricing. Comparable to TU's Revive IT program in refurbished tech category, but operates as a consumer marketplace rather than a cooperative intermediary.
• Refurbed: Refurbed is a European-headquartered refurbished electronics marketplace selling phones, laptops, and tablets with warranties. Similar to TU's Revive IT program in product category (refurbished tech hardware) and warranty/value positioning, though Refurbed focuses on consumer/retail channel rather than B2B cooperative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/togetherunified

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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