What NORDLYS does

Nordlys S.r.l. is an Italian B2B SaaS company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Turin, operating an AI-driven platform for automated buyer–supplier matching and supply chain optimization. The platform is purpose-built for highly engineered sectors — Oil & Gas / Energy, Aviation & Aerospace, Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing, and Naval & Rail — where procurement complexity, regulatory qualification, and ESG tracking make manual sourcing slow and costly. Its core technology centers on a 'high-affinity' matching algorithm operating against a proprietary database of more than 2 million vertical-listed companies, combined with automated Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Bill of Materials (BOM) generation, supply chain optimization filters (lead time, cost, CO2), ESG compliance scoring with CO2 emission tracing, real-time buying intent detection, and psychometric profiling of key decision makers.

The product surface is delivered through two integrated modules: Buy-Match, which enables buyers to upload or auto-generate WBS/BOM documents and have the AI match qualified suppliers to each subtask, and Sell-Match, which enables suppliers to identify high-affinity buyer clusters, monitor buying intent signals, and deploy psychometrically tailored outreach templates. Supporting integrations span Salesforce, HubSpot, Zapier, Slack, and CreditSafe, embedding the platform within existing CRM, marketing automation, and financial data workflows.

The business model is SaaS subscription with annual billing. Pricing is identical for both modules, structured in three tiers: Starter at €2,748/year for one seat with self-serve onboarding, Advanced at €9,588/year for three seats with a dedicated account manager, and a custom-priced Enterprise tier requiring sales consultation and offering multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is sales-led for enterprise buyers in engineering-heavy verticals, supplemented by self-serve adoption for individual and small-team users. The company is incubated at Politecnico di Torino's I3P program, but no external funding, ownership structure beyond founders, headcount growth, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

NORDLYS

Legal name

NORDLYS S.R.L.

Website

https://nordlys.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nordlys S.r.l. is an Italian AI-powered B2B SaaS platform that automates buyer–supplier matching and supply chain optimization through its Buy-Match and Sell-Match modules, serving highly engineered sectors including Oil & Gas, Aviation, Automotive, and Naval & Rail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Supply Chain Matching Software

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Procurement Helpdesk & Stakeholder Support (BPAAAJAD)

Keywords

• AI supply chain matching
• B2B procurement software
• Sales acceleration platform
• Supplier sourcing platform
• ESG compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Arezzo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Buy-Match): Annual subscription-based pricing for the Buy-Match procurement and sourcing module, available in Starter (1 seat), Advanced (3 seats), and Enterprise (custom seats) tiers.
2. SaaS Subscription (Sell-Match): Annual subscription-based pricing for the Sell-Match sales acceleration module, with identical tier structure to Buy-Match.
3. Add-Ons: Additional paid features and capabilities available as add-ons to Starter and Advanced tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nordlys operates an AI-powered B2B SaaS platform for automated buyer–supplier matching and supply chain optimization, delivered through two complementary modules. Buy-Match supports procurement teams by generating Work Breakdown Structures and Bill of Materials, then matching qualified suppliers from a database of over 2 million vertical-listed companies. Sell-Match supports sales teams by identifying high-affinity buyers through buying intent signals and Key Decision Maker psychometric analysis to enhance outreach conversion. The platform is offered via annual SaaS subscriptions (Starter, Advanced, Enterprise) and targets highly engineered industries including Oil & Gas, Aviation & Aerospace, Automotive, and Naval & Rail.

Product overview

Nordlys is an AI-powered supply chain matching platform consisting of two integrated modules: Buy-Match for procurement and sourcing (enabling buyers to find and match with qualified suppliers via automated WBS generation and custom filters) and Sell-Match for sales acceleration (helping suppliers identify high-affinity buyers through buying intent signals and psychometric analysis). The platform targets highly-engineered sectors including Oil & Gas, Aviation & Aerospace, Automotive, and Naval & Rail, and offers tiered pricing (Starter, Advanced, Enterprise).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Buy-Match: Procurement and sourcing module that matches buyers with qualified suppliers using automated WBS/BOM creation, custom filters, and AI-powered supplier matching for highly-engineered supply chains.
• Sell-Match

Products and services

• Buy-Match Procurement and sourcing module for buyers in highly engineered industries that uses AI to automatically generate Work Breakdown Structures and Bills of Materials, then matches each task to qualified suppliers from a 2M+ vertical company database. Buyers apply custom filters for lead time, cost, CO2 reduction, financial health, and business references, and review company profiles to select best-fit suppliers.
• Sell-Match

Quantifiable outcome

• -50% Sourcing Time
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CSTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner logo displayed on Nordlys website under 'Trusted by valuable partners' section. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.
• PrometheusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner logo displayed on Nordlys website under 'Trusted by valuable partners' section. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.
• Incubatore Politecnico di TorinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolitecnico di Torino incubation program partner. I3P (Innovazione, Incubazione, Politecnico di Torino) logo displayed indicating Nordlys emerged from or is supported by this university incubator.
• SobigdataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner logo displayed on Nordlys website under 'Trusted by valuable partners' section. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Alibaba.com: Global B2B marketplace connecting buyers and suppliers across virtually every category. Comparable to Nordlys as a broad-based B2B matchmaking platform, though Alibaba lacks Nordlys's vertical specialization and WBS/ESG workflow tooling.

Emerging players

• Avetta: Supplier qualification and compliance network used by large industrial buyers to vet and onboard suppliers. Comparable to Nordlys's ESG Compliance Score and supplier-filtering capabilities, though Avetta focuses on prequalification rather than ongoing matching and sales acceleration.
• Xometry: AI-driven marketplace connecting buyers with custom manufacturers and suppliers, with strengths in aerospace, automotive, and industrial verticals. Highly comparable to Nordlys's two-sided matching model in the same engineered industries, though Xometry focuses on custom part production rather than general procurement.
• Procurify: Mid-market procurement software focused on purchase orders, approvals, and supplier management. Comparable to Nordlys in serving a similar SaaS-buying motion for SMB and mid-market procurement teams, though Procurify is broader in scope rather than vertically specialized.
• Resilinc: Supply chain risk and supplier-mapping platform for industrial and life-sciences buyers. Comparable to Nordlys's supplier discovery and ESG/financial-health analytics, particularly relevant to Oil & Gas and Aerospace procurement teams.

Direct peers

• Ivalua: Procurement platform with strong supplier management and sourcing modules serving European industrial buyers. Directly competes for the same European mid-market and enterprise procurement budget that Nordlys targets in its Buy-Match module.
• SAP Ariba: SAP's enterprise procurement and supplier-matching platform serves large industrial buyers with sourcing, contract management, and supplier discovery. Directly comparable to Nordlys's Buy-Match module at the enterprise tier, though Ariba operates horizontally across all spend categories rather than specializing in highly engineered verticals.
• Coupa Software: Cloud-based procurement and spend management platform used by global enterprises. Overlaps with Nordlys's procurement sourcing capabilities but operates at much larger scale and across all categories, not specialized verticals.
• Thomas.net: B2B industrial sourcing platform connecting North American manufacturers with suppliers across engineered categories. Closely comparable to Nordlys's buyer-supplier matching focus in industrial sectors, though Thomas.net is more of a supplier directory than an AI-driven matching engine.
• Jaggaer: Procurement suite covering sourcing, supplier management, and contract lifecycle. Comparable to Nordlys's Buy-Match, with particular strength in direct materials sourcing for industrial buyers — a use case adjacent to Nordlys's Oil & Gas and Automotive verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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