Public Procurement Software contains 23 companies across
2 categories.
Exploration of the new generation of software for public gov contracts
Tender & Bid Management
Software that helps suppliers discover identifiable public tenders, qualify bid opportunities, manage bid workflows, draft compliant responses, and coordinate submissions.
Tengo
Website: tengo.cc
Tengo is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps companies identify, qualify, monitor, and respond to public tenders and procurement opportunities.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: France.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it is explicitly built to help organizations find, evaluate, and respond to public tenders in one workflow, which is core procurement work.
Funding rounds
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Seed
announced 2024-06-25
: 3000000 EUR
; investors: Point Nine
; source: Tech.eu
; https://tech.eu/2024/06/25/point-nine-leads-eur3m-funding-for-public-tender-platform-tengo/
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Seed
announced 2024-06-24
: 3000000 EUR
; investors: Point Nine
; source: Hexa
; https://www.hexa.com/companies/tengo
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Seed
announced 2024-06-01
: 3000000 EUR
; investors: Point Nine, OpenClassrooms, Citron, Theodo, Carrefour
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/25/tengo-untangles-the-messy-world-of-public-sector-procurement-with-ai/
Company timeline
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2026-06-24:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 2-10 employees employees.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://fr.linkedin.com/company/tengo-marches-publics
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2026-05-20:
Founder announces two new hires: Full Stack Engineer and Founding Designer
(hr)
. Hugues Renou said Bilal joined as Ingénieur Full Stack and Colin joined as Founding Designer, framing both as key roles for Tengo.
Source: Hugues Renou on LinkedIn.
https://fr.linkedin.com/in/marches-publics
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2026-05-01:
Founder notes two new joiners and ongoing hiring for Sales and Full Stack
(hr)
. Hugues Renou posted that Tengo welcomed Bilal and Colin and said the company is continuing to recruit for Sales and an Ingénieur Full Stack role.
Source: Hugues Renou on LinkedIn.
https://fr.linkedin.com/in/marches-publics
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2026-02-01:
AI-assisted qualification and response workflow becomes more explicit
(product)
. OpenClassrooms describes shared tender handling in Tengo, instant AI-powered analysis across documents, alerts, and strategic use of historical tender data.
Source: Tengo case study: OpenClassrooms.
https://www.tengo.cc/etude-de-cas/openclassrooms
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2026-01-01:
2026 survey extends category authority around AI and procurement trends
(gtm)
. The 2026 Great Public Procurement Survey deepens Tengo’s role as a category educator, with the study organized around team structure, winning bid practices, central purchasing, RSE, and AI usage in tenders.
Source: Tengo research hub.
https://www.tengo.cc/ressources/etude-marches-publics
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2025-09-01:
Product emphasis expands to collaborative tender management
(product)
. Axioval’s case study shows Tengo being used to centralize tender review, assign owners, manage Go/No-Go decisions, and cut manual review time by half.
Source: Tengo case study: Axioval.
https://www.tengo.cc/en/case-studies/axioval
Tendium
Website: tendium.ai
Tendium is an AI-powered public procurement platform that helps suppliers find, qualify, and bid on public tenders more efficiently.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: About 75.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core workflow is built around discovering public tenders, qualifying opportunities, and creating bid responses for public-sector sales.
Funding rounds
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Pre-Seed
announced 2021-03-01
: 1000000 USD
; investors: Edastra Venture Capital, Lars Lindgren, DHS Venture Partners
; source: Nordic 9
; https://nordic9.com/news/tendium-raised-1-million-in-an-early-stage-venture-round/
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Careers page shows 10 open roles across core functions
(hr)
. Tendium’s careers page currently lists 10 open positions spanning engineering, data, and sales, including Fullstack AI Engineer, Senior Software Engineer (+SRE), German-speaking market sales roles, Norwegian sales roles, and Finnish sales roles.. Team size observed: About 75 employees.
Source: Tendium careers page.
https://careers.tendium.com/jobs?preview=true
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2026-06-01:
Careers page shows 9 open roles across sales and engineering
(hr)
. Tendium’s careers page currently lists 9 open jobs, including multiple sales roles plus AI and data engineering positions, indicating an active hiring cluster. ([careers.tendium.ai](https://careers.tendium.ai/jobs?utm_source=openai)). Team size observed: About 75 employees employees.
Source: Tendium careers page.
https://careers.tendium.ai/jobs
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2026-05-01:
Current careers page shows broad hiring across functions
(hr)
. Tendium’s careers site currently lists 10 open roles, including TA & People Ops Coordinator, sales roles for Germany, Norway, and Finland, German-speaking GTM Lead, AI Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer - Data.
Source: Tendium careers page.
https://careers.tendium.ai/jobs?preview=true
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2026-05-01:
Live hiring cluster across sales, engineering, data, and people ops
(hr)
. Tendium’s careers page shows 10 current openings, including sales development, account executive, AI engineer, senior software engineer, and TA & People Ops coordinator roles. ([careers.tendium.ai](https://careers.tendium.ai/jobs?preview=true)). Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees.
Source: Tendium careers page.
careers.tendium.ai/jobs
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2026-03-01:
Tendium 2.0 rollout announced
(product)
. Tendium announced version 2.0 with new navigation, an updated BidFlow workflow, new packaging, and a new design.
Source: Tendium 2.0 changes page.
https://tendium.ai/changes
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2026-03-01:
Tendium 2.0 introduced new packaging and an end-to-end sales workflow
(gtm)
. Tendium announced a 2.0 upgrade with new navigation, an updated BidFlow, new packaging, and a redesigned workflow covering find, qualify, create bid, and bid responses, with upgrades rolling out in March and April and new invoicing from 1 May 2026. ([tendium.ai](https://tendium.ai/changes))
Source: Tendium 2.0.
https://tendium.ai/changes
Minerva
Website: useminerva.com
Minerva is an AI-powered public procurement platform that finds relevant public tenders, analyzes bid documentation, tracks changes, and helps teams prepare competitive offers. ([useminerva.com](https://www.useminerva.com/?utm_source=openai))
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Poland.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the Public Procurement Software category because its core workflow is tender discovery, document analysis, bid tracking, and bid preparation for public tenders. ([useminerva.com](https://www.useminerva.com/?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
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Seed
announced 2025-10-01
: 3000000 USD
; investors: OpenOcean
; source: LinkedIn
; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/useminerva_weve-raised-3m-from-openocean-minerva-activity-7384161903058599938-Cidn
Company timeline
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2026-06-02:
Vertical webinar push into construction and renewable energy
(gtm)
. Minerva launched vertical webinars in construction and renewable energy that show how specific sectors can use the platform to screen tenders, analyze documentation, and increase bid throughput without adding headcount.
Source: Minerva Webinar.
https://www.useminerva.com/en/webinary/ai-w-przetargach-budowlanych
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2026-06-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/useminerva/
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2026-05-25:
Homepage reframed Minerva as a single automated procurement workflow
(product)
. Minerva’s main product messaging shifted to a unified workflow that combines search, qualification, document analysis, and tender change monitoring in one place.
Source: Minerva | AI for Public Tenders.
https://www.useminerva.com/en
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2026-05-25:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11–50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11–50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/useminerva/
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2026-05-22:
Content-led repositioning around go/no-go qualification and faster tender analysis
(gtm)
. Minerva published new procurement content that frames the product around bid qualification, risk screening, and shortening document analysis from hours or days to minutes, reinforcing an education-led funnel into demos.
Source: Minerva Blog.
https://www.useminerva.com/en/blog/analyse-tender-documentation-in-minutes
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2026-05-01:
Active multi-role hiring cluster on careers page
(hr)
. Minerva’s careers page currently lists openings in engineering, sales, and ops, including Engineering Manager, Product Engineer, Polish-speaking BDR, German-speaking BDR, Account Manager, and Customer Success roles.
Source: useminerva.com careers page.
https://www.useminerva.com/pl/careers
Govly
Website: govly.com
Govly is a public sector procurement platform that helps vendors find, track, analyze, and act on government contracting opportunities across federal, state, and local agencies.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2021.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: Govly fits public procurement software because its core product streamlines government contracting discovery, opportunity tracking, compliance, collaboration, and bid management for companies selling into public-sector markets.
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2023-11-01
: 9500000 USD
; investors: Insight Partners, Y Combinator, FundersClub, NordicEye
; source: PR Newswire
; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/govtech-software-company-govly-announces-9-5-million-in-series-a-funding-to-fuel-product-development-301975737.html
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Seed
announced 2021-08-01
: 3600000 USD
; investors: Y Combinator, FundersClub, 8VC, Nordic Eye, Lombardstreet Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Forward Deployed VC
; source: Dealroom
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/govly
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Seed
announced 2021-01-01
: 125000 USD
; investors: Y Combinator
; source: Dealroom
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/govly
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Careers page shows active openings for Product and SDR roles
(hr)
. Govly’s careers flow currently links to a Rippling job board with open Senior Product Engineer (Security Focus) and SDR roles.
Source: Govly Careers / Rippling.
https://www.govly.com/careers
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2026-01-08:
Major Govly AI overhaul
(product)
. Govly AI received a new interface, stronger agent architecture, direct search creation, admin-uploaded shared documents, and custom prompts.
Source: Govly.
https://www.govly.com/updates/govly-ai-new-interface
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2025-12-18:
Added OASIS+ opportunity data
(product)
. Govly made OASIS+ opportunities available directly in the platform with early signals and active opportunities.
Source: Govly.
https://www.govly.com/updates/new-data-source-available-oasis-opportunities
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2025-12-18:
Added richer Signal details and jurisdiction filters
(product)
. Govly expanded Signal detail pages with extracted context and added Federal, SLED, or combined filtering.
Source: Govly.
https://www.govly.com/updates/more-detail-inside-every-signal
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2025-11-04:
Launched Govly 2.0
(product)
. Govly released a broader platform version combining federal data, expanded SLED and Canada coverage, AI-powered Agents, Workflows, and Signals.
Source: Govly.
https://www.govly.com/blog/introducing-govly-2-0
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2025-11-04:
Launched Govly 2.0
(gtm)
. Govly 2.0 combined expanded coverage with AI-powered agents and workflows that actively help users find, pursue, and win public sector business.
Source: Govly blog.
https://www.govly.com/blog/introducing-govly-2-0
GovDash
Website: govdash.com
GovDash is an AI-powered platform for government contracting that helps teams identify opportunities, manage capture, generate compliant proposals, and handle contract management in one system. ([govdash.com](https://www.govdash.com/blog/press-govdash-raises-30m-series-b-to-help-companies-win-and-manage-government-contracts-with-ai))
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2021.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: It fits Public Procurement Software because it helps government contractors find, pursue, and manage government contracts and procurement workflows, which is directly procurement-related software for the public sector. ([govdash.com](https://www.govdash.com/blog/press-govdash-raises-30m-series-b-to-help-companies-win-and-manage-government-contracts-with-ai))
Funding rounds
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Series B
announced 2026-01-15
: 30000000 USD
; investors: Mucker Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Northzone, Y Combinator
; source: GovDash
; https://www.govdash.com/blog/press-govdash-raises-30m-series-b-to-help-companies-win-and-manage-government-contracts-with-ai
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Series B
announced 2026-01-01
: 30000000 USD
; investors: Mucker Capital, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Northzone, Y Combinator
; source: GovDash
; https://www.govdash.com/blog/press-govdash-raises-30m-series-b-to-help-companies-win-and-manage-government-contracts-with-ai
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Series A
announced 2024-04-01
: 10000000 USD
; investors: Northzone, Y Combinator
; source: GovDash
; https://www.govdash.com/blog/govdash-raises-10m-series-a-funding-round
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Built-in CUI tagging added across the lifecycle
(product)
. GovDash introduced system-wide CUI classification that carries from capture through proposal, award, and contract management.
Source: GovDash Now Supports CUI: Built-in CUI Tagging.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/cui-tagging-across-your-entire-pipeline-in-govdash
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2026-05-01:
Multi-entity management launched
(product)
. GovDash added a native organizational layer for subsidiaries, divisions, and multi-entity contractors, with rollups, entity-level access, and duplicate pursuit detection.
Source: GovDash Supports Multi-Entity Management for ANCs, NHOs, and Large Primes.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/govdash-supports-multi-entity-management-for-ancs-nhos-and-large-primes
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2026-04-01:
Dash browser extension extended the workflow beyond the app
(product)
. GovDash released a browser extension that lets Dash read pages like procurement listings and add opportunities to the Pipeline from the browser.
Source: Dash Browser Extension.
https://support.govdash.com/docs/dash-browser-extension
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2026-04-01:
Dash surfaced chain-of-thought and source traceability
(product)
. GovDash rolled out a major upgrade to Dash that shows reasoning trails, visible sources, and how external information influences results.
Source: Dash Now Surfaces Chain of Thought.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/dash-now-surfaces-chain-of-thought
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2026-03-01:
Dash added transparent reasoning and source tracing
(gtm)
. GovDash upgraded Dash so it surfaces reasoning steps and the external sources behind its outputs, making AI usage more defensible for reviews and research. ([govdash.com](https://www.govdash.com/blog/dash-now-surfaces-chain-of-thought))
Source: GovDash Blog.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/dash-now-surfaces-chain-of-thought
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2026-02-18:
GovDash launched Pricer
(gtm)
. GovDash introduced Pricer as a pricing module that brings labor, indirect rates, and CLIN-level pricing into the capture workflow. ([govdash.com](https://www.govdash.com/blog/introducing-govdash-pricer?utm_source=openai))
Source: GovDash Blog / Support.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/introducing-govdash-pricer
Procurement Sciences
Website: procurementsciences.com
An AI-native software platform for government contractors that helps teams find opportunities, automate proposal and capture workflows, and improve win rates on public-sector contracts.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2022.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product is purpose-built for government contracting and procurement workflows, including bid discovery, proposal automation, capture management, and contract-winning intelligence.
Funding rounds
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Series B
announced 2025-11-01
: 30000000 USD
; investors: Catalyst Investors, Battery Ventures, Tower Research Ventures, K Street Capital, Blu Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Citi
; source: Tower Research Capital
; https://tower-research.com/procurement-sciences-closes-30-million-series-b/
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Series A
announced 2024-04-01
: 10000000 USD
; investors: Battery Ventures, Tower Research Capital, K Street Capital, Blu Ventures
; source: Tower Research Capital
; https://tower-research.com/procurement-sciences-ai-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding-to-revolutionize-the-government-contracting-business-development-process/
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Active recruiting on careers page
(hr)
. Procurement Sciences' careers page currently shows a "Join Our Fast-Growing Team" section and a current open-positions area, indicating ongoing recruiting activity.
Source: Procurement Sciences careers page.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/careers
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2026-04-21:
Educology Solutions case study shows scalable proof motion
(gtm)
. In April 2026, Procurement Sciences published a case study showing Educology Solutions using a centralized AI knowledge base to speed proposal creation while preserving consistency and compliance. ([procurementsciences.com](https://www.procurementsciences.com/case-studies/educology-solutions))
Source: Case Study: How Educology Solutions Scaled Proposals with an All-In-One AI Platform Built for Government Contracting.
([procurementsciences.com](https://www.procurementsciences.com/case-studies/educology-solutions?utm_source=openai))
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2026-04-10:
Introduced Proposal Intelligence Templates
(product)
. Procurement Sciences launched five proposal-focused Deep Research templates for competitor analysis, customer pain points, incumbent strategy, risk concerns, and evaluator priorities.
Source: Procurement Sciences blog.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/win-more-proposals-with-deep-research-introducing-proposal-intelligence-templates
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2026-04-06:
Added Google Drive integration to chat
(product)
. The platform gained a Google Drive integration that lets users ask questions about Drive files directly in chat without manual uploads or syncing.
Source: Procurement Sciences blog.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/new-integration-chat-with-your-google-drive
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2026-03-13:
AFCEA webinar sharpens category messaging around AI-driven BD decisions
(gtm)
. In March 2026, Procurement Sciences sponsored and recapped an AFCEA webinar arguing that AI is changing how GovCon teams find opportunities, evaluate fit, identify partners, and build capture strategies. ([procurementsciences.com](https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/the-future-of-business-development-and-capture))
Source: The Future of Business Development & Capture — AI-Driven Decisions, Not Gut Feel.
([procurementsciences.com](https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/the-future-of-business-development-and-capture))
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2026-03-13:
Achieved FedRAMP Moderate authorization
(product)
. Procurement Sciences announced FedRAMP Moderate Authorization to Operate for its platform.
Source: Procurement Sciences blog.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/fedramp-authorization
Forgent AI GmbH
Website: forgent.ai
Forgent AI builds domain-specific AI agents that help companies find, draft, coordinate, and submit public-sector tender responses and other public contracts.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product automates tender discovery, bid drafting, compliance checks, and collaboration for winning public-sector contracts.
Funding rounds
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Pre-Seed
announced 2025-09-23
: 4300000 EUR
; investors: Cherry Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Katrin Suder, OpenAI experts, Anthropic experts, DeepMind experts
; source: Tech.eu
; https://tech.eu/2025/09/23/forgent-ai-secures-eur43m-to-transform-public-procurement/
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Pre-Seed
announced 2025-09-01
: 4300000 EUR
; investors: Cherry Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Katrin Suder, OpenAI experts, Anthropic experts, DeepMind experts
; source: The SaaS News
; https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/forgent-ai-secures-4-3-million-pre-seed
Company timeline
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2026-07-06:
Guides reinforced the end-to-end procurement workflow
(product)
. A July 2026 guide described Forgent as covering the full public-tender lifecycle from finding and evaluating to bidding and managing. ([forgent.ai](https://www.forgent.ai/resources/blog/oeffentliche-ausschreibung-leitfaden-erfolgreiche-bieter?utm_source=openai))
Source: Forgent AI blog.
https://www.forgent.ai/resources/blog/oeffentliche-ausschreibung-leitfaden-erfolgreiche-bieter
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2026-07-06:
Public-tender education content expands into searchable buyer guides
(gtm)
. Forgent published a large guide on public tenders and related market-insight articles that function as SEO and sales enablement for first-time bidders.
Source: Forgent blog.
https://www.forgent.ai/resources/blog/oeffentliche-ausschreibung-leitfaden-erfolgreiche-bieter
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2026-07-01:
Founding hiring page goes live with six open roles
(hr)
. Forgent's careers page shows six current openings across engineering, product, operations, and GTM, including AI Product Engineer, Product Manager, Founding Talent & People Manager, Founder's Summer Associate, Founder's Sales Associate, Customer & Growth Lead, and Account Executive.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: Forgent careers page.
https://www.forgent.ai/company/careers
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2026-06-01:
Vertical solution packaging expanded across industries
(product)
. Forgent added dedicated solution pages for sectors including IT/software, defense/security, healthcare, facility management, manufacturing, professional services, construction, and engineering/architecture. ([forgent.ai](https://www.forgent.ai/solutions/it-software?utm_source=openai))
Source: Forgent AI product pages.
https://www.forgent.ai/solutions/it-software
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2026-06-01:
Verticalized GTM for IT and software procurement
(gtm)
. Forgent launched a dedicated IT and software solution page that tailors the value proposition to software teams bidding on public contracts.
Source: Forgent site.
https://www.forgent.ai/solutions/it-software
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2026-05-01:
Enterprise security and compliance were surfaced as product features
(product)
. Forgent made enterprise security a first-class product surface, highlighting EU-first data residency, audit-ready compliance, GDPR, ISO 27001, eIDAS, and AES-256 encryption. ([forgent.ai](https://www.forgent.ai/?utm_source=openai))
Source: Forgent AI product pages.
https://www.forgent.ai/company/security
Tendios
Website: tendios.com
Tendios is a Barcelona-based SaaS platform that uses AI to simplify public procurement for both bidding companies and public institutions, including tender discovery, alerts, analytics, and tender-document creation.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Spain.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product is an AI-powered procurement/tender management platform built to help organizations find, manage, analyze, and create public tenders more efficiently.
Funding rounds
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Seed
announced 2025-05-27
: 2000000 EUR
; investors: Easo Ventures, Ona Capital, Archipelago Next, Lukkap Ventures, Business Angels
; source: Tendios
; https://recursos.tendios.com/tendios-public-procurement-with-ai/
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Seed
announced 2025-05-01
: 2000000 EUR
; investors: Easo Ventures, Ona Capital, Archipelago Next, Lukkap Venture, Business Angels
; source: Tendios
; https://recursos.tendios.com/tendios-public-procurement-with-ai/
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FFF / pre-seed
announced 2023-01-01
: 50000 EUR
; investors: Albert
; source: Tendios
; https://tendios.com/en/about-us
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Hiring cluster across growth, marketing, and customer success
(hr)
. Tendios also posted Barcelona roles for Growth Automation Manager, Marketing Specialist Trainee, and Customer Success Specialist, indicating a broader commercial team buildout. ([es.linkedin.com](https://es.linkedin.com/jobs/view/growth-automation-manager-outbound-ai-at-tendios-4387733125))
Source: LinkedIn Jobs.
https://es.linkedin.com/company/tendios
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2026-04-01:
Sales opening for Spanish market SDR
(hr)
. Tendios posted a Barcelona opening for a Sales Development Representative focused on the Spanish market. ([es.linkedin.com](https://es.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sales-development-representative-spanish-market-at-tendios-4370600038))
Source: LinkedIn Jobs.
https://es.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sales-development-representative-spanish-market-at-tendios-4370600038
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2026-03-01:
Built a partner-led distribution motion
(gtm)
. Tendios launched a collaborator program that lets partners monetize referrals and manage client needs inside the platform, with more than 500 partners cited on the site.
Source: Tendios Partners page.
https://tendios.com/en/partners
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2026-02-25:
Productized AI-assisted tender drafting
(gtm)
. Tendios published a step-by-step guide to generating PPT and PCAP documents in Tendios Create, making the document-generation workflow explicit and customer-facing.
Source: Tendios Blog.
https://tendios.com/blog/generar-pliegos-ppt-y-pcap-con-ia-guia-paso-a-paso
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2026-02-25:
Tendios Create launched for AI-assisted PPT and PCAP drafting
(product)
. Tendios documented Tendios Create as a module for contracting authorities that generates tender-document drafts from an expediente using Vera, reusable templates, RAG, and specific PPT/PCAP validators.
Source: Generar pliegos PPT y PCAP con IA: guía paso a paso.
https://tendios.com/blog/generar-pliegos-ppt-y-pcap-con-ia-guia-paso-a-paso
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2026-02-03:
Introduced agentic AI as the product narrative
(gtm)
. Tendios published an article describing its ecosystem of specialized AI agents for reading tender documents, checking solvency, validating legal risk, and drafting offers.
Source: Tendios Blog.
https://tendios.com/en/blog/intelligent-automation-with-ai-agents
Patterno
Website: patterno.de
Patterno is an AI platform for public tenders that aggregates procurement portals, evaluates tender fit against a company profile, and helps generate compliant bid documents.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 2-10 employees (9 visible on LinkedIn).
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it centralizes tender discovery across many portals, scores relevance, and automates bid preparation and document analysis for public contracts. Its website and company page explicitly describe it as software for public tenders and procurement workflows. ([patterno.de](https://www.patterno.de/en?utm_source=openai))
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Ongoing rapid team growth
(hr)
. Maurice Funk said Patterno was still hiring and that the company had onboarded a new employee every two weeks for the past months.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees (9 visible on LinkedIn) employees.
Source: Maurice Funk LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maurice-funk-83138a1ab_patterno-is-growing-and-we-are-still-hiring-activity-7467994160030093313-zpds
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2026-06-16:
First visible customer proof on pharma workflow
(gtm)
. Patterno published a pharma-specific page showing an end-to-end workflow for tender document analysis, comparison, and rebate scenario modeling, including a Recordati customer quote.
Source: Patterno website.
https://www.patterno.de/en/industrie/pharma
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2026-06-16:
Consultative packaging and public pricing references emerge
(gtm)
. Patterno’s content began referencing public price tiers and demo-led evaluation, indicating a more structured sales-and-packaging motion around the product suite.
Source: Patterno Blog.
https://www.patterno.de/en/resources/blog/tender-software-eu
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2026-06-16:
Product packaging and pricing became more explicit
(product)
. Patterno's public materials began framing the platform around a two-product model and a clearer paid plan structure, including a Starter price point in a 2026 comparison post.
Source: Patterno blog.
https://www.patterno.de/de/resources/blog/top-ausschreibungssoftware-vergleich-2026
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2026-06-16:
Cross-industry positioning with vertical landing pages
(gtm)
. Patterno expanded its public-facing messaging to cover all industries participating in public procurement, while still highlighting specializations such as pharma and construction.
Source: Patterno website.
https://www.patterno.de/en/industrie/weitere
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2026-06-01:
Founder hiring push for multiple roles
(hr)
. Leon Brunner publicly announced that Patterno was hiring and referenced open roles including SDR, Account Executive, Founding Performance Marketer, Founding Engineer, and Founding Designer.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees (9 visible on LinkedIn) employees.
Source: Leon Brunner LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leon-brunner_hiring-patterno-activity-7442465321057296384-PKDo
Tendify
Website: tendify.eu
Tendify is an AI-powered public procurement platform that helps companies find, read, score, and shortlist relevant EU tenders across thousands of procurement portals.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Croatia.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the public procurement software category because its core product is built to search fragmented tender portals, evaluate tender relevance, and help suppliers decide which public contracts to bid on.
Company timeline
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2026-07-14:
Self-serve pricing and packaging expanded to country-based plans
(gtm)
. Tendify’s pricing now centers on a 7-day free trial and two plans split by market coverage: Starter for up to three countries and Unlimited for broader European coverage.
Source: Tendify pricing page.
https://www.tendify.eu/resources/pricing
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2026-07-01:
Current core team visible on company about page
(hr)
. Tendify’s about page currently lists Ivan Ivankovic as CEO & Founder, Kristian Posavcevic as Marketing Lead, Piotr Osiński as Head of Engineering, and Matija Osojnik as Founding Engineer.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: Tendify.
https://www.tendify.eu/about
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2026-06-09:
Tender decision support page added
(product)
. Tendify added a decision-focused workflow page showing Tender Briefs that combine summaries, requirements extraction, document analysis, and AI-assisted go/no-go support.
Source: Tendify feature page.
https://www.tendify.eu/sl-si/features/decide
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2026-03-02:
Educational campaign broadened around public procurement strategy
(gtm)
. Tendify continued publishing SME-focused procurement strategy content in early 2026, including guidance on winning tender strategies and how procurement markets work for SMEs.
Source: Tendify blog index.
https://www.tendify.eu/resources/blog
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2026-02-27:
Riko launched as an AI search assistant
(product)
. Tendify introduced Riko as a built-in AI assistant for recommending search phrases and testing them against historical tenders before activation.
Source: Tendify blog.
https://www.tendify.eu/pl/article/meet-riko-your-tendify-search-assistant
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2026-01-05:
Positioning tightened around being different from tender databases
(gtm)
. Tendify published a core positioning article arguing that it is a matching system, not a traditional tender database, and that SMEs need relevance rather than raw volume.
Source: Tendify article.
https://www.tendify.eu/fr/article/why-tendify-is-different-from-tender-databases
Tendara
Website: tendara.ai
Tendara was an AI-powered bid management platform that helped companies find, analyze, and win public tenders/public sector RFPs, and it has since been acquired by Altura.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Acquired.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product was built to discover tenders, extract requirements, draft responses, and manage bid workflows for companies selling into the public sector.
Company timeline
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2026-07-08:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tendara/
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2025-07-15:
Acquisition by Altura
(gtm)
. Tendara announced it had been acquired by Altura, with Altura stating the deal would extend its presence in Germany and migrate Tendara’s German customer base to its platform. ([tendara.ai](https://tendara.ai/blog/tendara-got-acquired-by-altura))
Source: Tendara blog.
https://tendara.ai/blog/tendara-got-acquired-by-altura
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2025-07-15:
Acquired by Altura
(product)
. Altura acquired Tendara and said it would migrate Tendara's German customer base to Altura's AI-powered bid-management platform.
Source: Tendara blog.
https://tendara.ai/blog/tendara-got-acquired-by-altura
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2024-11-20:
Partnership with Possible Digital
(product)
. Tendara announced a partnership with Possible Digital to combine public-sector expertise with its AI-powered platform for more efficient tendering.
Source: Tendara blog.
https://tendara.ai/de/blog/possible-digital-tendara-partnerschaft
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2024-11-20:
German-market partnership with Possible Digital
(gtm)
. Tendara announced a partnership with Possible Digital, combining public-sector expertise with its AI platform to improve efficiency and success rates in public tenders. ([tendara.ai](https://tendara.ai/blog/possible-digital-tendara-partnership-announcement))
Source: Tendara blog.
https://tendara.ai/blog/possible-digital-tendara-partnership-announcement
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2024-08-01:
Category education around AI tender search
(gtm)
. Tendara published a thought-leadership article framing the shift from newspaper and portal-based tender discovery to semantic AI-powered search, positioning the product as a solution to information overload in public procurement. ([tendara.ai](https://tendara.ai/blog/tender-search-evolution-ai))
Source: Tendara blog.
https://tendara.ai/blog/tender-search-evolution-ai
SKIM AI LIMITED
Website: justskim.ai
AI-powered tender and RFP platform that helps businesses find public-sector opportunities, qualify bid/no-bid decisions, manage tender workflows, and draft proposal responses.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it is explicitly built to search, qualify, manage, and respond to public tenders and government contract bids, which are core procurement workflows.
Company timeline
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2026-07-08:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 2-10 employees employees.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/justskim
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2026-07-01:
Positioning sharpens around bid strategy and decision support
(gtm)
. By 2026, Skim’s product copy centered the bid/no-bid decision, competitor analysis, buyer intelligence, and partnership discovery, showing a shift from generic tender automation to strategic bidding support.
Source: Skim homepage.
https://www.justskim.ai/
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2026-07-01:
Productized AI tender advisor and tiered packaging go public
(gtm)
. Skim’s homepage now presents an AI-native tender platform with a beta advisor, free access, paid Starter and Growth tiers, and Enterprise sales packaging, moving the company from content-led awareness into a structured commercial funnel.
Source: Skim homepage.
https://www.justskim.ai/
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2026-07-01:
Skim positions itself as an end-to-end bid workflow platform
(product)
. The homepage now presents Skim as an AI-native government tender platform with agents for opportunity discovery, bid analysis, competitor analysis, business strategy, buyer intelligence, and partnership intelligence.
Source: Skim homepage.
https://www.justskim.ai/
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2026-07-01:
Skim's pricing and agent packaging becomes public
(product)
. Skim introduced a beta free tier and paid Starter, Growth, and Enterprise plans around the Skim Advisor agent, with usage limits, country coverage, team features, and enterprise security controls.
Source: Skim pricing.
https://www.justskim.ai/pricing
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2026-06-29:
Authority-building research and glossary layer launched
(gtm)
. In mid-2026, Skim added research reports and glossary content grounded in its own tender data, signaling a move toward category authority and high-intent procurement search capture.
Source: Skim research.
https://www.justskim.ai/research
Mercell
Website: mercell.com
Mercell is a European e-tendering and procurement software platform that helps public buyers and suppliers manage tendering, bidding, and procurement workflows.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 1999.
Country: Norway.
Employees: 501-1,000 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the public procurement software category because its core products are built for e-tendering, tender management, and procurement process automation for public-sector buyers and suppliers.
Funding rounds
-
Private placement
announced 2020-11-01
: 1300000000 NOK
; source: Viking Growth
; https://vikinggrowth.com/news/mercell-holding---successful-completion-of-private-placement-and-bond-issue
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IPO
announced 2020-07-01
: 850000000 NOK
; investors: Viking Growth, Luxor Capital Group, DNB Asset Management, Swedbank Robur Fonder, TIN Fonder
; source: Viking Growth
; https://vikinggrowth.com/news/mercell-reports-successful-initial-public-offering-ipo-at-merkur-market-stock-exchange
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Venture round
announced 2019-08-01
: 15000000 NOK
; source: Euronext Admission Document
; https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/Mercell%20Holding%20AS%20-%20Admission%20Document%20dated%206%20July%202020.pdf
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Venture round
announced 2019-07-01
: 19938618 NOK
; source: Euronext Admission Document
; https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/Mercell%20Holding%20AS%20-%20Admission%20Document%20dated%206%20July%202020.pdf
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Venture round
announced 2019-06-01
: 327500 NOK
; source: Euronext Admission Document
; https://live.euronext.com/sites/default/files/2020-11/Mercell%20Holding%20AS%20-%20Admission%20Document%20dated%206%20July%202020.pdf
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Mercell jobs page snapshot increases to 10 open roles
(hr)
. A recent Mercell jobs page snapshot showed 10 open roles, including Sales and Customer Success openings plus engineering talent-pool roles.. Team size observed: 501-1,000 employees employees.
Source: Mercell careers page.
https://career.mercell.com/jobs?trk=public_post_main-feed-card-text
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2026-07-01:
Mercell careers page shows an active multi-function hiring slate
(hr)
. Mercell’s jobs page currently shows 9 open roles across Customer Success, Sales, and Technology, including team-based hiring posts and talent-pool openings.. Team size observed: 501-1,000 employees employees.
Source: Mercell careers page.
https://career.mercell.com/jobs
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2026-02-01:
Mercell appoints Werner Te Riet as Chief Revenue Officer
(hr)
. Mercell announced Werner Te Riet as its new Chief Revenue Officer.. Team size observed: 501-1,000 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mercell-group_we-are-happy-to-welcome-werner-te-riet-as-activity-7424121928921300993-Pv1q
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2025-07-16:
Extended Mercell Tendering with structured documents and new UK dynamic market notices
(gtm)
. Mercell released support for structured tender documents and additional UK dynamic market notices, reinforcing the platform as a compliance-first procurement workflow tool.
Source: Mercell Community.
https://community.mercell.com/product-updates
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2025-07-01:
Mercell hires all employees from Precision Landing for Germany expansion
(hr)
. Mercell announced it had acquired Precision Landing assets and hired all employees from that team as it launched Mercell Deutschland GmbH.. Team size observed: 501-1,000 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mercell-group_mercell-expands-to-germany-we-are-thrilled-activity-7270086330167021568-K1th
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2025-06-01:
Mercell Tendering added UK notice coverage and structured documents
(product)
. Mercell Tendering added support for Structured Documents and two UK Dynamic Market notices, with Structured Documents integrated with MeForms and usable by both buyers and suppliers. ([community.mercell.com](https://community.mercell.com/product-updates))
Source: Mercell Community.
https://community.mercell.com/product-updates/what-s-new-in-mercell-tendering-june-2025-363
BidFix (Fix Solutions GmbH)
Website: bidfix.ai
BidFix is an AI-powered end-to-end tender management platform that helps companies find, analyze, and prepare responses to public tenders and EU-wide procurements faster.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 11–50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it aggregates public tenders, analyzes bid criteria, and supports document preparation and submission for companies bidding on government contracts.
Company timeline
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2026-06-01:
Team size observed
(hr)
. Public source shows a team size of 11–50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11–50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/company/bidfixai
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2026-05-01:
CEO and co-founder public appearance
(hr)
. BidFix highlighted that CEO and Co-Founder Alexander Kohler appeared on SE Rockstars | PreSales Unleashed to speak about AI bid management.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bidfixai
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2026-03-01:
Founder-led recruiting for founding sales hire
(hr)
. Alexander Kohler posted that BidFix was looking for a Founding Account Executive in Munich, alongside other sales and AI openings.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bidfixai
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2026-03-01:
Hiring cluster for sales and AI roles
(hr)
. BidFix publicly posted multiple openings for Sales Development Representative and AI Engineer roles in Munich, including a working student AI engineer role.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bidfixai
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2026-01-23:
Public-sector market intelligence report broadens the authority position
(gtm)
. BidFix published a 2025 public-sector technology report in January 2026, using its platform data to quantify market demand and reinforce its positioning as an intelligence layer for tender teams.
Source: BidFix Report.
https://bidfix.ai/en/reports/public-sector-technology-2025
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2026-01-01:
Enterprise integrations documented
(product)
. BidFix documented integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, and Confluence for tender notifications, collaboration, and document synchronization.
Source: BidFix Integrationen.
https://docs.bidfix.ai/guides/integrationen
Scelion GmbH
Website: scelion.com
An AI-powered SaaS platform that helps companies discover, qualify, and submit bids for public tenders and public contracts more efficiently.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: Scelion fits the public procurement software category because it automates tender discovery, qualification checks, document preparation, and bid submission for public contracts.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2025-01-01
: 100000 EUR
; investors: Antler
; source: Munich Startup
; https://www.munich-startup.de/en/startups/scelion-gmbh/
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Growth Marketing Manager opening posted as first marketing hire
(hr)
. Scelion posted a Growth Marketing Manager role in Munich and described it as one of the company’s first marketing hires.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/jobs/view/growth-marketing-manager-at-scelion-4429592005
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2026-05-01:
Sales Development Representative role posted
(hr)
. Scelion publicly posted a Sales Development Representative opening in the Munich area, with the role framed as sales support for the company’s public procurement platform.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sales-development-representative-at-scelion-4405169804
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2025-11-30:
Industry-specific landing pages launched for services
(gtm)
. Scelion added a services-industry page that speaks directly to service providers bidding on public contracts and explains the product in industry-specific terms.
Source: Scelion Industry Page.
https://scelion.com/branchen/dienstleistungen
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2025-11-30:
Tender process positioning expanded into workflow automation
(gtm)
. Scelion published a detailed product narrative describing a central AI-supported platform that automates search, qualification, document handling, and proposal preparation across the DACH region.
Source: Scelion Blog.
https://scelion.com/en/blog/wie-wir-den-ausschreibungsprozess-messbar-verändern
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2025-11-30:
Public narrative shifts to centralized tender management
(product)
. A Scelion blog post described the platform as central tender management, consolidating more than 25,000 active tenders from 220+ portals into one workspace and adding reminders, shared responsibilities, and centrally managed documents. ([scelion.com](https://scelion.com/en/blog/weg-aus-dem-ausschreibungs-dschungel?utm_source=openai))
Source: Scelion blog.
https://scelion.com/en/blog/weg-aus-dem-ausschreibungs-dschungel
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2025-11-13:
Tender deadline and proposal automation messaging sharpens
(product)
. Another Scelion post highlighted semantic tender search, faster qualification, and automated proposal creation that pre-structures recurring content, references, and documents. ([scelion.com](https://scelion.com/blog/bewerbungsfristen-bei-%C3%B6ffentlichen-auftr%C3%A4gen))
Source: Scelion blog.
https://scelion.com/blog/bewerbungsfristen-bei-%C3%B6ffentlichen-auftr%C3%A4gen
Doaken Technology (Doaken)
Website: doaken.fr
Doaken is an AI-powered tender-response platform that helps companies prepare public and private procurement bids by generating technical proposals, DPGF pricing, and administrative documents.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2025.
Country: France.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the public procurement software category because it is explicitly built to analyze tender documents and automate the end-to-end bid response workflow for public and private contracts.
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Broader launch-phase messaging around procurement pain and capacity
(gtm)
. Doaken expanded its messaging from speed alone to the business cost of missed bids, arguing that teams lose opportunities because they cannot open and process enough tenders.
Source: Doaken LinkedIn / Rodolphe C. post.
https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/rodolphe-c-258015199_on-ne-perd-pas-parce-quon-est-mauvais-on-activity-7421808469256728576-lfnV
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2026-05-01:
Company size visible on LinkedIn
(hr)
. Doaken’s LinkedIn company page shows a team size of 2-10 employees and lists one employee profile.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
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2026-04-01:
Environmental-criteria coverage added to launch messaging
(product)
. Doaken’s latest update highlighted support for the environmental criterion in public procurement, saying the system analyzes DCE criteria on import and generates sections tailored to the RC and CCTP rather than using generic text. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken))
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
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2026-03-01:
Real-market product proof on a construction bid
(gtm)
. Doaken showcased a generated memory technique for a real gymnasium renovation tender, using the example to demonstrate how the system adapts sections to the DCE and cross-references company documents.
Source: Doaken LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
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2026-03-01:
Real-market demo expanded the generated bid package
(product)
. Doaken showcased a full generated response on a real gymnasium renovation tender, including a technical memo matrix, org chart from CVs, foundation method, concrete-control protocol, SOGED, and a Gantt schedule. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken))
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
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2026-02-01:
Initial launch positioning for tender-response automation
(gtm)
. Doaken publicly framed itself as an AI tool to build procurement responses faster, emphasizing a 30-minute workflow from DCE import to memory technical, DPGF, and administrative documents.
Source: Doaken LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
Rogue (UseRogue.com)
Website: userogue.com
Rogue is an AI-powered proposal and capture management platform for government contractors, helping teams draft RFP/RFI/SBIR responses, build compliance matrices, search opportunities, and reuse past performance content.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Acquired.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it is purpose-built for government contracting workflows, including RFP response writing, compliance checks, opportunity discovery, and proposal management for GovCon teams.
BidScript Ltd
Website: bidscript.co.uk
BidScript is an AI-native bid management and proposal software platform that helps teams discover opportunities, manage the bid lifecycle, collaborate on responses, and improve win rates.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 11-50 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it helps organizations find tenders and manage the full bid/proposal process for public-sector and enterprise opportunities, which is core workflow software for procurement and bidding teams.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2024-12-01
: 200000 GBP
; investors: Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, Praetura Ventures Limited, FW Capital Limited, British Business Investments Ltd., River Capital, Mercia Asset Management PLC
; source: MarketScreener UK
; https://uk.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MERCIA-ASSET-MANAGEMENT-P-19157169/news/BidScript-Ltd-announced-that-it-has-received-0-2-million-in-funding-from-FW-Capital-Limited-Briti-48606170/
Company timeline
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2026-07-01:
Enterprise package launched with security and rollout controls
(product)
. BidScript launched an enterprise offer with ISO 27001 language, SSO, 99.9% SLA, dedicated support, and integration roadmap messaging.
Source: BidScript Enterprise.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/enterprise
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2026-06-19:
Broader category expansion into bid operating-system messaging and enterprise packaging
(gtm)
. In 2026 the company broadened its public-facing motion across product pages, pricing, enterprise, and guides: BidSearch, draft generation, bid analysis, role-based seat pricing, enterprise support, and sector/use-case pages for professional services, healthcare, pre-construction, pre-sales, and marketing.
Source: BidScript website and blog index.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/
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2026-06-01:
Business Development Representative opening posted
(hr)
. BidScript posted a public opening for a Business Development Representative in the Manchester area, with Henry Brogan listed as the job poster.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn Jobs.
https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/business-development-representative-at-bidscript-ltd-4406374822
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2026-03-27:
Inspectable proof and source traceability emphasized
(product)
. BidScript introduced messaging around keeping proof attached to every answer, with supporting references staying connected to the drafted content.
Source: BidScript Blog.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/blog
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2026-02-25:
Evidence-backed AI drafting system introduced
(product)
. BidScript publicly described its AI-powered Bid Drafting System as generating structured, evidence-backed first drafts from a customer’s own data.
Source: BidScript Blog.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/blog?category=information
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2026-02-19:
Knowledge-engine and integration-led product story
(gtm)
. By early 2026, BidScript was messaging a central bid library that syncs SharePoint, Google Drive, and other tools, shifting the story from drafting help to a connected knowledge system that compounds reusable content.
Source: BidScript blog: Making SharePoint and Drive Work for Bid Teams.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/blog/making-sharepoint-and-drive-work-for-bid-teams
TenderFlow GmbH
Website: tenderflow.de
TenderFlow is a B2B SaaS platform that uses AI to help companies find, analyze, and respond to public-sector tenders and government procurement opportunities.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Germany.
Employees: 2–10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because the product is explicitly built to automate tender search, analysis, compliance, and bid submission for suppliers targeting government contracts.
Company timeline
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2026-06-01:
ICP broadened beyond IT via a non-IT waitlist
(gtm)
. TenderFlow’s site now includes a waitlist for other industries, indicating a planned expansion beyond the initial IT-only focus while retaining IT as the main live market.
Source: TenderFlow pricing and product pages.
https://www.tenderflow.de/pricing-it
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2026-06-01:
Public sales hiring motion appears on LinkedIn
(hr)
. TenderFlow posted two open roles: Founding Account Executive and Founders Associate Sales / Business Development.. Team size observed: 2–10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://de.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founding-account-executive-at-tenderflow-4423603817
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2026-05-01:
Customer proof motion built around named wins and quantified usage
(gtm)
. TenderFlow began highlighting named customer references such as klose brothers and viadee, including a six-figure public-contract win and recurring monthly tender volume.
Source: TenderFlow case studies.
https://www.tenderflow.de/referenzen/klose-brothers/
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2026-04-01:
Dual pricing and first-time buyer packaging introduced
(product)
. TenderFlow's pricing was structured into a Revenue+ plan and a SaaS subscription plan, with onboarding and portal access bundled into each tier.
Source: TenderFlow pricing.
https://www.tenderflow.de/preise-it-ausschreibungen
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2026-04-01:
Product matured into a broader end-to-end tender workflow
(product)
. TenderFlow's product surface expanded to include compliance recognition, workflow tracking, 150+ portal aggregation, and a structured Go/No-Go decision flow.
Source: TenderFlow product page.
https://www.tenderflow.de/produkt/
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2026-04-01:
Tiered pricing introduced for first-time and repeat bidders
(gtm)
. TenderFlow’s pricing now separates a low-entry Revenue+ plan for companies winning state contracts for the first time from a standard SaaS subscription for regular procurement users, with an enterprise option for larger needs.
Source: TenderFlow pricing pages.
https://www.tenderflow.de/pricing-it
Public-Sector GTM Intelligence
Sales intelligence software that helps vendors identify target public-sector accounts, detect buying signals, understand budgets and incumbent contracts, find decision-makers, and engage before a formal tender is published.
NationGraph
Website: nationgraph.com
NationGraph is an AI-native public-sector sales and procurement intelligence platform that turns scattered government data into ranked opportunities, buying signals, and procurement context so teams can win public-sector business faster. ([nationgraph.com](https://www.nationgraph.com/?utm_source=openai))
Category: Public-Sector GTM Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Canada.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because it indexes procurement rules, purchase orders, meeting minutes, RFP signals, and other government data to surface and predict public-sector buying opportunities. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/products/nationgraph/?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2026-02-25
: 18000000 USD
; investors: Menlo Ventures, Perplexity's Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital, angel investors
; source: GlobeNewswire / NationGraph
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/25/3244553/0/en/nationgraph-raises-18m-series-a-to-help-businesses-predict-and-win-public-sector-sales.html
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Series A
announced 2026-02-01
: 18000000 USD
; investors: Menlo Ventures, Perplexity's Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital
; source: GlobeNewswire / NationGraph
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/25/3244553/0/en/NationGraph-Raises-18M-Series-A-to-Help-Businesses-Predict-and-Win-Public-Sector-Sales.html
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Seed
announced 2024-08-01
: 4500000 USD
; investors: XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital
; source: GlobeNewswire / NationGraph
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/25/3244553/0/en/nationgraph-raises-18m-series-a-to-help-businesses-predict-and-win-public-sector-sales.html
Company timeline
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2026-05-04:
Kärcher Municipal case study showed a more sophisticated sales playbook
(gtm)
. On May 4, 2026, NationGraph published a case study showing Kärcher Municipal using signals, grant and budget intelligence, and AI-assisted tender response to build a more consultative, spec-influencing sales motion.
Source: NationGraph blog.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/how-karcher-municipal-built-sophisticated-sales-motion-public-sector
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2026-05-01:
Team growth update with new sales and account management hires
(hr)
. NationGraph posted a monthly recap saying the team had been growing fast and that Wesley and Zoe were welcomed to the sales and account management team.
Source: NationGraph LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationgraph
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2026-05-01:
Careers page shows broad open-role slate
(hr)
. NationGraph’s careers/about page currently lists open roles including Account Manager, Head of Product, Applied Machine Learning Engineer, QA Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Account Executive, and Enterprise Sales Development Lead.
Source: NationGraph careers/about page.
https://www.nationgraph.com/about-us
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2026-04-28:
Category-creation messaging emerged as a go-to-market theme
(gtm)
. In late April 2026, NationGraph published a piece arguing that category creation in the public sector requires a different playbook, with more emphasis on procurement realities, referenceability, and educational selling.
Source: NationGraph blog.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/creating-a-category-in-the-public-sector-why-its-harder-and-what-actually-works
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2026-04-13:
Machine-learning positioning moved beyond keyword search
(product)
. NationGraph described its signal system as using AI and classical ML to identify relevant signals and filter noise rather than relying on keyword matching.
Source: NationGraph news posts.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/better-than-keyword-search-public-sector-buying-signals
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2026-04-13:
AI/ML signal-quality work became explicit
(product)
. NationGraph published posts explaining that engineers use AI and classical ML to filter noise and make signals smarter with each qualification.
Source: NationGraph news posts.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/how-nationgraph-turns-raw-government-data-into-buying-signals
Starbridge
Website: starbridge.ai
Starbridge is an AI-powered go-to-market intelligence platform that helps companies selling to government, K–12, and higher education find buying signals, monitor public-sector spend, and generate RFP/proposal content.
Category: Public-Sector GTM Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2024.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: It fits the public procurement software category because its product centers on public spend intelligence, procurement activity, RFP discovery/writing, and helping vendors win public-sector contracts.
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2025-10-21
: 42000000 USD
; investors: Craft Ventures, Owl Ventures, Commonweal Ventures, Autotech Ventures
; source: Starbridge
; https://starbridge.ai/blog/starbridge-raises-42m-series-a-to-make-it-easy-for-any-business-to-sell-to-government-education
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series a
announced 2025-10-01
: 42000000 USD
; investors: Craft Ventures, Owl Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Commonweal Ventures, Zac Bookman, Michael Seibel
; source: Starbridge
; https://starbridge.ai/blog/starbridge-raises-42m-series-a-to-make-it-easy-for-any-business-to-sell-to-government-education
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seed
announced 2025-02-01
: 10000000 USD
; investors: Owl Ventures, Autotech Ventures, Commonweal Ventures, Avalanche VC
; source: Starbridge
; https://starbridge.ai/blog/announcing-starbridge-s-10m-seed-round
Company timeline
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2026-05-18:
Partnership motion emerges with TAM to Target
(gtm)
. Starbridge announced a partnership with TAM to Target, described as a way for companies selling to government and education to bring on a dedicated Starbridge outbound agency.
Source: Starbridge blog.
https://starbridge.ai/blog
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2026-05-17:
Newest engineer welcomed
(hr)
. Starbridge introduced Kusal as the newest engineer on the team and said he had moved from Australia to New York City for the role, while noting the company was hiring for 10+ roles.
Source: Starbridge LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/starbridge-ai
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2026-05-07:
Chrome extension and click-to-send email
(product)
. Starbridge shipped a Chrome extension that surfaces buyer context in any tab and added open-in-mail plus richer AI-generated outbound email formatting.
Source: Starbridge Help Center.
https://hc.starbridge.ai/release-notes/May-2026-chrome-extension-and-click-to-send-email
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2026-05-01:
April hiring recap: 8 new hires
(hr)
. Starbridge’s April recap said the company brought on 8 new hires and was expanding its customer success, product, engineering, and design teams.
Source: Starbridge LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/starbridge-ai
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2026-04-13:
CRM-synced buyer lists
(product)
. Starbridge let teams sync CRM lists into Starbridge as buyer lists and redesigned buyer list creation for better territory and motion targeting.
Source: Starbridge Help Center.
https://hc.starbridge.ai/release-notes/april-2026-crm-synced-buyer-lists
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2026-04-01:
Usage Dashboard
(product)
. Starbridge introduced an admin usage dashboard showing active users, signals reviewed, signals actioned, and user-level activity.
Source: Starbridge Help Center.
https://hc.starbridge.ai/release-notes/april-2026-usage-dashboard
Pursuit
Website: pursuit.us
Pursuit is an AI-powered public-sector procurement intelligence platform that helps companies find, target, and win state, local, and education government contracts by analyzing public data, meetings, budgets, and procurement documents.
Category: Public-Sector GTM Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2023.
Country: United States.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product is built around government contract discovery, procurement-path intelligence, and early buying-signal detection for vendors selling into public-sector agencies.
Funding rounds
-
Series A
announced 2026-04-01
: 22000000 USD
; investors: Builders VC, Bill Gurley, Jack Altman, Blake Robbins, Basis Set, Teamworthy Ventures, AI Grant
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/bill-gurley-jack-altman-back-startup-pursuit-which-helps-companies-sell-to-government/
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Seed
announced 2024-07-01
: 3500000 USD
; investors: Hidden Capital, Alt Capital, Eighty-Seven Capital, AI Grant
; source: Dealroom
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/pursuit_3
Company timeline
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2026-05-01:
Pursuit opened a Business Development Representative role
(hr)
. Pursuit posted a BDR role in Ann Arbor and described the hire as the first voice prospects hear from the company.
Source: LinkedIn Jobs.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/business-development-representative-ann-arbor-mi-at-pursuit-4404989797
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2026-05-01:
Pursuit said it was hiring across core functions
(hr)
. Pursuit's LinkedIn company page and about page state that the company is hiring across engineering, GTM, and customer success.
Source: LinkedIn company page / about page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-us
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2026-04-29:
$1M Guarantee launch
(gtm)
. Pursuit introduced a performance-backed offer promising at least $1M in SLED opportunities within 90 days of first credit purchase or a refund, tied to RevGen and CRM-connected onboarding. ([pursuit.us](https://www.pursuit.us/1m-guarantee?utm_source=openai))
Source: Pursuit.
https://www.pursuit.us/pursuit-1m-guarantee-terms-conditions
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2026-04-01:
Pursuit opened a Sales Development Representative role
(hr)
. Pursuit posted an SDR opening in Austin and listed it as an entry-level sales and business development role.
Source: LinkedIn Jobs.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sales-development-representative-at-pursuit-4391190293
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2026-04-01:
Series A
(funding)
. Amount: 22000000 USD. Investors: Builders VC, Bill Gurley, Jack Altman, Blake Robbins, Basis Set, Teamworthy Ventures, AI Grant
Source: TechCrunch.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/29/bill-gurley-jack-altman-back-startup-pursuit-which-helps-companies-sell-to-government/
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2026-02-18:
AI-driven account scoring, Slack alerts, and channel partner program
(product)
. Pursuit’s Winter 2026 release added AI-driven account scoring, expanded FOIA coverage, Canadian entity data, an enhanced Chrome extension, Slack-based account intelligence, and a performance-based channel partner program.
Source: Pursuit releases.
https://www.pursuit.us/winter2026
Stotles
Website: stotles.com
Stotles is a public sector sales and procurement software platform that helps businesses find tenders, qualify opportunities, track contracts, and write bids for government work. ([stotles.com](https://www.stotles.com/))
Category: Public-Sector GTM Intelligence.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2019.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 60+ employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public procurement software because its core product is built to surface government tenders, buyer intelligence, contract data, and AI-assisted bid management for selling to the public sector. ([stotles.com](https://www.stotles.com/))
Funding rounds
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Series A
announced 2025-05-29
: 13000000 USD
; investors: Headline, Acton Capital, Form Ventures, Seedcamp
; source: Stotles
; https://www.stotles.com/resource/blog/stotles-raises-13-million-series-a
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Series A
announced 2025-05-01
: 13000000 USD
; investors: Headline, Acton Capital, Form Ventures, Seedcamp
; source: Stotles
; https://www.stotles.com/resource/blog/stotles-raises-13-million-series-a
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Seed
announced 2022-06-01
: 6500000 USD
; investors: Headline, Speedinvest, Form Ventures, GTMFund, FJ Labs, 7Percent Ventures, Seedcamp
; source: Stotles
; https://www.stotles.com/resource/blog/seed-round-funding
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Pre-seed
announced 2020-10-01
: 1400000 GBP
; investors: Speedinvest, 7Percent Ventures, FJ Labs
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/20/stotles-secures-funding-for-platform-which-brings-transparency-to-government-tenders-contracts/
Company timeline
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2026-06-01:
Stotles AI positions the product as an AI operating system for B2G, with MCP beta planned
(gtm)
. Stotles updated its product positioning around an agentic operating system for selling to government and surfaced Stotles MCP as a beta offering for June-July 2026, alongside workflows for intent discovery, bid/no-bid qualification, and drafting.
Source: Stotles AI.
https://www.stotles.com/stotles-ai
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2026-05-24:
Business Development Representative opening visible
(hr)
. Stotles’ careers page and LinkedIn job listing show an open Business Development Representative role in London.. Team size observed: 60+ employees employees.
Source: Stotles about us / LinkedIn job post.
https://www.stotles.com/company/about-us
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2026-04-01:
Stotles University launched as a broader go-to-government enablement layer
(gtm)
. Stotles introduced a structured University offering in April 2026 with learning tracks for winning bids, creating strategy, building pipeline, and tracking tenders.
Source: Stotles University.
https://www.stotles.com/university
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2026-04-01:
BDR role posted on careers page
(hr)
. Stotles’ careers materials list an open Business Development Representative role on the Working at Stotles page.
Source: Stotles careers page.
https://stotles.notion.site/Working-at-Stotles-260e5f22be564a6280671fe149c703f9
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2026-03-04:
Bid Studio guidance emphasizes responsible AI in bid writing
(product)
. A March 2026 webinar walked through Bid Studio and framed Stotles' AI workflow around evidence, tailoring, and human review.
Source: Stotles webinar.
https://www.stotles.com/webinars/ai-in-bid-writing-the-risk-the-reality-and-how-to-get-it-right
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2026-01-13:
Bid Studio AI drafting workflow shows buyer-specific proposal generation
(product)
. Stotles University demonstrated using Bid Studio to generate sourced outlines and first-pass bid drafts from tender documents, internal content, and procurement data.
Source: Stotles University.
https://www.stotles.com/university/draft-informed-buyer-specific-proposals-with-ai
