Public Procurement Software contains 25 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: About 15.
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, 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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot: team of about 15
(hr)
. Tengo's first-party About page describes the company as a team of about fifteen people. LinkedIn's company-size band remains stale and understates the visible team.
Source: About Tengo.
https://www.tengo.cc/en/a-propos
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Tengo is an AI platform for public tender teams. It helps users detect relevant tenders, qualify opportunities, centralize tender activity, and draft tailored technical proposals.
Source: Home.
https://www.tengo.cc/en
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2026-09-14:
Launches new AI tender-response module
(product)
. Tengo launched a new AI module for public-tender responses. More than 15 specialized AI agents work together to generate a technical proposal from a customer's past proposals, product catalogue, style and tender requirements.
Source: Tengo LinkedIn.
https://fr.linkedin.com/company/tengo-marches-publics
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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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2026-01-01:
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
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: Series A.
Founded: 2018.
Country: Sweden.
Employees: 116.
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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Series A
announced 2026-04-07
; investors: Fåhraeus Startup & Growth Fund II
; source: Fåhraeus Startup & Growth
; https://www.fsg.vc/press-media/fsg-invests-in-tendium-to-accelerate-ai-driven-public-procurement
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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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Tendium’s careers pages show ongoing hiring interest, with one current data opening visible and general paths for candidates to connect or explore roles. The evidence does not support a stronger active hiring cluster or a reliable total headcount.
Source: Data.
https://careers.tendium.ai/departments/data
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Tendium is an AI powered platform for public procurement and public sector sales. It helps suppliers find the right opportunities, qualify them, collaborate on bids, and manage an end to end workflow.
Source: About Tendium.
https://tendium.ai/about
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2026-09-01:
Data team opening appears on careers page
(hr)
. Tendium's data careers page shows a current opening for a German speaking junior analyst and operations engineer.
Source: Data.
https://careers.tendium.ai/departments/data
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2026-08-31:
Webhooks documentation expands integrations
(product)
. Tendium published webhook documentation describing bid created and bid updated triggers that can push procurement data into connected systems such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot, Upsales, and Lime.
Source: Tendium webhooks overview.
https://docs.tendium.com/integrations/webhooks-overview
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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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2026-04-07:
Series A
(funding)
. Tendium raised a Series A financing round that included Fåhraeus Startup & Growth Fund II. The amount was not disclosed in the announcement.
Source: Fåhraeus Startup & Growth.
https://www.fsg.vc/press-media/fsg-invests-in-tendium-to-accelerate-ai-driven-public-procurement
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.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Poland.
Employees: 11-50.
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 2025-10-15
: 3000000 USD
; investors: OpenOcean
; source: Minerva
; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/useminerva_weve-raised-3m-from-openocean-minerva-activity-7384161903058599938-Cidn
Company timeline
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2026-09-15:
Passes 450 organisations and €4.8B in tenders won
(gtm)
. Minerva's current first-party site reports more than 450 organisations using the platform and more than €4.8B in public tenders won by its clients.
Source: Minerva.
https://www.useminerva.com/en
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot: 12 open roles across core functions
(hr)
. Minerva's careers page currently lists 12 openings across design, engineering, marketing, operations and sales. The hiring plan includes a Chief Marketing Officer, senior product and data engineers, talent and recruiting roles, and an Account Executive to open the Czech market.
Source: Minerva careers.
https://www.useminerva.com/en/careers
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. AI powered public procurement platform for finding tenders, analyzing bid documentation, tracking changes, and preparing competitive offers.
Source: useminerva.com.
https://www.useminerva.com/en
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2026-09-01:
Polish speaking BDR role opens
(hr)
. Minerva posted a Polish speaking Business Development Representative role and described an outbound sales motion focused on Polish companies that sell to the public sector.
Source: LinkedIn job post.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/business-development-representative-polish-speaking-at-minerva-4458895532
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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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2026-05-01:
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.
Employees: 30.
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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2026-09-15:
Govly serves 200+ public-sector sellers
(gtm)
. Govly's current site says the platform is trusted by more than 200 OEMs, VARs, distributors and other companies selling into U.S. Federal and SLED markets. Its SEWP VI page also says 66 Govly customers won SEWP VI seats and that more than half of SEWP V primes used Govly to manage their catalog.
Source: Govly.
https://www.govly.com/govlycustomers
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Govly appears to be a small team with ongoing selective hiring. Public evidence shows one open Product Engineer role and no clear sign of broad headcount expansion.
Source: Govly jobs page at Y Combinator.
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/govly/jobs
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Public sector procurement platform for vendors and government teams, with opportunity discovery, awards, signals, workspaces, partnerships, agents, and workflows.
Source: Govly home page.
https://www.govly.com
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2026-09-09:
Improved inbox and quote workflow
(product)
. Govly posted a product update about inbox triage, opportunity sharing, and carrying quote requirements into Carahsoft submissions.
Source: Product Updates.
https://www.govly.com/updates
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2026-08-18:
Open Product Engineer role
(hr)
. Govly's YC jobs page shows an open Product Engineer position across multiple US locations and remote.
Source: Govly jobs page at Y Combinator.
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/govly/jobs
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2026-08-12:
Added Claude connector
(product)
. Govly released a Claude connector that lets Claude access a paid Govly account and query opportunities, awards, and saved searches inside Claude.
Source: Govly Is Now a Claude Connector.
https://www.govly.com/blog/govly-claude-connector
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.
Employees: 56.
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 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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2026-09-15:
GovDash passes 300 customer teams
(gtm)
. GovDash's current press page reports that more than 300 teams have used the platform to win billions of dollars in government contracts, up from nearly 200 customers disclosed at the January 2026 Series B.
Source: GovDash.
https://www.govdash.com/press
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. GovDash appears to have a mid sized team and is still hiring selectively, with public evidence of at least one active role in sales development and a product engineering posting.
Source: GovDash jobs on Y Combinator.
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/govdash/jobs
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. GovDash is an AI platform for government contractors that helps teams identify opportunities, manage capture, generate compliant proposals, price work, manage contracts, and automate GovCon workflows with Dash.
Source: GovDash home page.
https://www.govdash.com
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2026-09-01:
GovDash repositioned as infrastructure
(gtm)
. GovDash framed its product as infrastructure for GovCon teams, emphasizing configurable workspaces, workflows, agents, memory, tools, and integrations.
Source: GovDash becomes the AI infrastructure layer for GovCon.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/govdash-becomes-the-ai-infrastructure-layer-for-govcon
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2026-08-05:
Dash added connectors to customer tools
(product)
. GovDash launched Connectors so Dash can work with tools like Microsoft 365, Slack, HubSpot, Gong, GitHub, and Jira from inside the platform.
Source: Dash Meets Your Stack: Connectors.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/dash-meets-your-stack-connectors
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2026-07-21:
Dash launches in Slack and Microsoft Teams
(product)
. GovDash launched @Dash inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, allowing users to query and update GovDash context directly from team channels while respecting GovDash permissions.
Source: GovDash.
https://www.govdash.com/blog/introducing-dash-now-in-slack-and-teams
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.
Employees: 100+.
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 2025-11-05
: 30000000 USD
; investors: Catalyst Investors, Battery Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Citi, Tower Research Ventures, Blu Ventures, K Street Capital, strategic angel investors
; source: Procurement Sciences
; https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Procurement Sciences appears to have 100+ employees and is still recruiting. The public careers and about pages describe a fast growing team with a broad leadership structure.
Source: Procurement Sciences about page.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/about
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Awarded AI is Procurement Sciences’ end to end platform for government contracting teams. It supports opportunity discovery, capture, proposal creation, review, workflow automation, and secure data management.
Source: Procurement Sciences platform page.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/platform
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2026-05-29:
Opportunity Fit Score launched
(product)
. Procurement Sciences launched Opportunity Fit Score in Bid Search, automatically scoring federal opportunities against a customer's Company Profile and Past Performance every 24 hours.
Source: Procurement Sciences.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/find-best-fit-federal-contracts-faster-with-opportunity-fit-score
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2026-05-19:
Procurement Sciences acquires HigherGov
(acquisition)
. Procurement Sciences acquired HigherGov, combining HigherGov's government-market intelligence with Awarded AI's capture and proposal platform. The combined business said it served more than 3,000 government contractors, including close to half of the industry Top 100, with over $100B in contracts awarded to customers.
Source: Procurement Sciences.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/procurement-sciences-acquires-highergov-one-platform-to-find-and-win-government-contracts
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2026-04-30:
Added Word add in
(product)
. Procurement Sciences released a Microsoft Word add in that brings Awarded AI into the document editor.
Source: Procurement Sciences product updates.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/product-updates
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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: Procurement Sciences.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/case-studies/educology-solutions
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.
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
-
Pre-Seed
announced 2025-09-23
: 4300000 EUR
; investors: Cherry Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Katrin Suder, Mehdi Ghissassi, Thomas Holl, OpenAI experts, Anthropic experts, DeepMind experts
; source: Forgent
; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forgent-ai_hello-world-today-were-introducing-forgent-activity-7376212005252153344-cb0F
Company timeline
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Forgent is a Berlin based startup with a small team and active selective hiring across engineering, product, operations, and GTM.
Source: Careers page.
https://www.forgent.ai/company/careers
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Forgent AI provides AI agents for public and private tender workflows. Its platform helps teams find opportunities, draft responses, coordinate bid tasks, and manage submissions with compliance and security controls.
Source: Homepage.
https://www.forgent.ai
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2026-07-22:
EU-wide tender coverage launched
(product)
. Forgent expanded tender discovery to cover opportunities across Europe, allowing customers to select relevant countries and see tenders ranked by fit in one platform.
Source: Forgent.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/forgent-ai_one-of-the-most-requested-features-has-been-activity-7485582880757248001-TEaL
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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:
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
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.
Employees: 11-50.
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 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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2026-09-15:
Tendios partner network passes 500
(gtm)
. Tendios' current partner page says more than 500 partners use its collaborator program, which combines referrals, client support, and commissions.
Source: Tendios.
https://tendios.com/en/partners
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot: active B2G hiring as team scales
(hr)
. Tendios remains actively hiring in public-sector sales and account management. LinkedIn currently shows 56 profiles associated with the company, while its formal company-size band is still listed as 11–50 employees.
Source: Tendios on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tendios
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. AI platform for public procurement with separate products for bidders and public institutions.
Source: Tendios home.
https://tendios.com/en
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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:
Agentic AI added for tender reading, viability checks, and legal review
(product)
. Tendios described an ecosystem of specialized AI agents that read PCAP/PPT documents, extract requirements, assess company fit, and validate risks.
Source: Automatización inteligente con Agentes IA.
https://tendios.com/blog/automatizacion-inteligente-con-agentes-ia
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2026-01-09:
Launched security and compliance positioning for public-sector buyers
(gtm)
. Tendios published a technical security article explaining how it addresses ENS, GDPR, and AI governance concerns for public administration users.
Source: Tendios Blog.
https://tendios.com/en/blog/ai-security-in-the-public-sector-ens-and-gdpr
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: 11-50.
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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2026-09-15:
Patterno passes 100 customer teams
(gtm)
. Patterno's current first-party site says more than 100 teams use the platform across public-procurement workflows in Europe.
Source: Patterno.
https://www.patterno.de/en/about
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Patterno is a small Hamburg based team that is actively hiring. Public signals point to a headcount in the 11 to 50 range, with hiring centered on sales, growth, engineering, and design.
Source: Patterno company page on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/patterno
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Patterno is an AI platform for public tenders that aggregates procurement portals, filters opportunities against a company profile, analyzes tender documents, and helps draft bid documents.
Source: Patterno AI Tender Software for Public Procurement.
https://www.patterno.de/en
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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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2026-06-03:
Patterno sustains rapid hiring cadence
(hr)
. Co-founder Maurice Funk said Patterno had been onboarding roughly one new employee every two weeks for several months and was still hiring.
Source: Maurice Funk.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/maurice-funk-83138a1ab_patterno-is-growing-and-we-are-still-hiring-activity-7467994160030093313-zpzs
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2026-03-25:
Patterno opens nine roles across engineering and GTM
(hr)
. Co-founder Leon Brunner said Patterno was hiring for nine positions at once, including Founding Engineer, Founding GTM, five Sales Bootcamp spots, a Founder's Associate, and a Founder's Associate Intern.
Source: Leon Brunner.
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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2026-09-15:
Tendify passes 100 customer companies across 23 EU countries
(gtm)
. Tendify's current first-party site says more than 100 companies across 23 EU countries use the platform to discover, evaluate, and manage public-tender opportunities.
Source: Tendify.
https://www.tendify.eu
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2026-09-15:
Self-serve packaging centers on Starter and Unlimited plans
(gtm)
. Tendify's current pricing uses a 7-day no-card trial and two self-serve plans split by market coverage: Starter for up to three countries and Unlimited for broader European coverage.
Source: Tendify.
https://www.tendify.eu
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Tendify appears to be a small, founder led team with no clear public signal of active broad hiring.
Source: Tendify LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/usetendify
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Tendify helps teams find, evaluate, and manage public tenders across thousands of EU procurement sources. Its current product surface includes structured tender search, daily monitoring, AI relevance scoring, tender briefs, document Q and A, resources for each opportunity, and a pipeline for review and go or no go decisions.
Source: Tendify home.
https://www.tendify.eu
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2026-08-17:
Riko evolves into a background AI tender worker
(product)
. Tendify expanded Riko from an assistant into an asynchronous AI worker that users can mention inside a tender, assign a task such as document analysis or brief preparation, and receive the completed work back in the team workflow.
Source: Ivan Ivankovic.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ivankovicivan_the-job-description-for-our-latest-opening-activity-7495072542144131072-3FoH
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2026-05-04:
Tender Brief launches as bid-intelligence layer
(product)
. Tendify launched Tender Brief, which reads the full tender documentation and generates structured answers to recurring bid questions such as required certifications, contract value, duration, team requirements, technology requirements, and remote-work rules.
Source: Matija Osojnik.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matija-osojnik_every-company-bidding-on-eu-tenders-asks-activity-7457039037678252032-p1qf
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:
Acquired by Altura
(acquisition)
. Altura acquired Tendara to expand into Germany's public procurement market. Altura said Tendara's German customer base would be migrated to its AI-powered bid management platform.
Source: Tendara.
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
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2024-06-01:
Customer proof through W3 Digital Brands case study
(gtm)
. Tendara published a case study showing W3 Digital Brands using the platform to find more relevant tenders, save time, and speed up bid/no-bid analysis. ([tendara.ai](https://tendara.ai/casestudy/w3-digital-brands?utm_source=openai))
Source: Tendara case study.
https://tendara.ai/casestudy/w3-digital-brands
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.
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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2026-09-15:
Current packaging: free Advisor plus paid tender platform
(gtm)
. Skim currently offers a free Skim Advisor agent plus Starter, Growth, and Enterprise plans. Paid plans add live UK/EU tender tracking, bid/no-bid analysis, document analysis, buyer intelligence, pipeline management, and progressively broader team and enterprise controls.
Source: Skim.
https://www.justskim.ai/pricing
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Skim appears to be operating with a small team of 2 to 10 people. No public hiring cluster is visible in the supplied evidence.
Source: Skim LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/justskim
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. AI powered tender and RFP platform for UK and EU public procurement teams. It supports opportunity discovery, bid analysis, buyer intelligence, competitor analysis, partnership intelligence, business strategy, pipeline forecasting, contract expiry tracking, framework renewal tracking, incumbent supplier lookup, proposal drafting, guides, and research.
Source: Skim home.
https://www.justskim.ai
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: 500+.
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
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Mercell shows active hiring on its careers page and presents itself as a 500 plus employee company. The hiring signal is strongest in customer success and sales, with some technology roles also open.
Source: Mercell careers page.
https://career.mercell.com/?trk=public_post-text
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Mercell offers software for public procurement and e tendering. Its platform helps public buyers plan, publish, manage, evaluate, and track tenders, while helping suppliers discover opportunities, receive alerts, and submit bids. The company also provides support content and status tooling for customers.
Source: About Mercell.
https://info.mercell.com/en/about-us
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2026-02-02:
Werner Te Riet appointed Chief Revenue Officer
(hr)
. Mercell announced Werner Te Riet as Chief Revenue Officer to lead and accelerate commercial performance across its markets.
Source: Mercell.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mercell-group_we-are-happy-to-welcome-werner-te-riet-as-activity-7424121928921300993-Pv1q
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2026-01-08:
Market Intelligence setup streamlined from monitoring profiles
(product)
. Mercell updated Market Intelligence so suppliers can import CPV codes, regions, and filters directly from an existing Monitoring Profile when creating a dashboard view.
Source: Mercell.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mercell-group_new-year-new-and-improved-market-intelligence-activity-7414991841357369344-Lnkg
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2025-07-16:
Mercell Tendering adds structured documents and UK dynamic-market notices
(product)
. Mercell released Structured Documents support in Tendering and added UK15 and UK16 Dynamic Market notices, extending tender creation and compliance workflows for public buyers.
Source: Mercell Community.
https://community.mercell.com/product-updates/what-s-new-in-mercell-tendering-june-2025-363
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2025-05-09:
Mercell Tendering adds UK notices and AI Profile Builders
(product)
. Mercell Tendering added support for new mandatory UK notices and sequencing rules, while introducing AI Profile Builders to help suppliers set up monitoring profiles more easily.
Source: Mercell Community.
https://community.mercell.com/product-updates
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.
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
-
2026-09-15:
BidFix passes 2,000 company users
(gtm)
. BidFix's current first-party product and contact pages say the platform is trusted by more than 2,000 companies, including named customers such as JobRad, regiocom, Recare, Scompler, and Mensch und Maschine Software.
Source: BidFix.
https://bidfix.ai/produkt
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. BidFix shows an active hiring posture with openings in engineering, sales, and operations. Public company signals place the team in the 11 to 50 employee range.
Source: Karriere.
https://bidfix.ai/karriere
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. AI powered end to end tender management for public procurement teams. Core capabilities include tender search, pre tender intelligence, bid qualification, proposal drafting, risk analysis, workflow management, and enterprise integrations.
Source: Produkt.
https://bidfix.ai/produkt
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2026-03-01:
BidFix launches multi-role hiring push across sales and AI engineering
(hr)
. BidFix publicly recruited in Munich for a Founding Account Executive, senior and standard SDR roles, a full-time AI Engineer, and an AI Engineer working-student role.
Source: BidFix on 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
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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2026-09-15:
Scelion passes 80 customer companies
(gtm)
. Scelion's current LinkedIn company profile says more than 80 companies use the platform to automate tender discovery, fit evaluation, and proposal preparation.
Source: Scelion.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scelion/
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot: small team with active sales and engineering hiring
(hr)
. Scelion remains a small Munich team in the 2-10 employee range and is actively hiring. Current public openings include a Sales Representative / Account Executive and a Software Developer role.
Source: Scelion.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scelion/
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Scelion currently offers AI supported tender discovery, qualification, bid preparation, submission support, and workspace management for public procurement teams.
Source: Scelion website.
https://scelion.com
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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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2026-04-08:
Raphael Mielke ceases to be managing director
(hr)
. German commercial-register records show Raphael Mielke ceased to be a managing director of Scelion GmbH on April 8, 2026. The filing does not by itself establish whether he also ceased all involvement with the company.
Source: German commercial register via OpenRegister.
https://openregister.de/company/DE-HRB-D2601-299288
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2025-01-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: 100000 EUR. Investors: Antler
Source: Munich Startup.
https://www.munich-startup.de/en/startups/scelion-gmbh/
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
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Doaken appears to remain a very small team with no clear public hiring surge in the supplied evidence. The public footprint still looks like an early stage launch team.
Source: Doaken LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doaken
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Doaken is an AI powered tender response platform for public and private procurement bids. It analyzes consultation files, generates technical memorandums and DPGF pricing, prepares administrative forms and document packs, monitors market opportunities, and stores supporting documents. The site also shows free trial and demo entry points, plus tiered plans for smaller and larger teams.
Source: Doaken homepage.
https://doaken.fr
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2026-03-01:
Doaken enters launch phase with 30-minute AI tender-response workflow
(product)
. Doaken publicly entered launch phase around an AI workflow that imports a DCE, generates a tailored technical memorandum, pre-fills administrative forms, organizes supporting documents, and keeps human review in the loop. The company positioned the workflow as reducing a roughly 40-hour tender-response process to about 30 minutes.
Source: Doaken.
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.
Company timeline
-
2026-02-19:
Acquired by Procurement Sciences
(acquisition)
. Procurement Sciences acquired Rogue AI to strengthen its government-contracting platform with Rogue's AI-powered proposal drafting and workflow automation capabilities. Rogue's team joined Procurement Sciences as part of the transaction.
Source: Procurement Sciences.
https://www.procurementsciences.com/blog/rogue-acquisition
BidScript Ltd
Website: bidscript.ai
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.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2023.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 11-50.
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
-
Pre-seed follow-on
announced 2026-07-02
: 800000 USD
; investors: SFC Capital, NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance
; source: Loughborough University
; https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2026/july/bidscript-1-million-funding/
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Pre-seed
announced 2024-12-06
: 200000 GBP
; investors: Praetura Ventures, NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance
; source: Henry Brogan
; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/henry-brogan_nextinthenorth-morethanmoney-bidscript-activity-7270406657329790976-Gu53
Company timeline
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. BidScript appears to be a small Manchester based team with at least one active commercial opening. Public evidence does not show a broad hiring push.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://uk.linkedin.com/company/bidscript
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. BidScript is an AI-native full-lifecycle bid management platform covering opportunity discovery, qualification, research, drafting, collaboration, review, submission, and post-bid learning. BidSearch monitors 900+ procurement sources and surfaces 15,000+ new opportunities per day, while BidBot works across internal knowledge and connected tools including CRM, file stores, collaboration apps, and MCP servers.
Source: BidScript.
https://www.bidscript.ai/
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2026-07-02:
$800K follow-on pre-seed takes total funding above $1M
(funding)
. BidScript closed an $800,000 follow-on pre-seed round with new investment from SFC Capital and follow-on backing from NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance, taking total funding to more than $1 million.
Source: Loughborough University.
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2026/july/bidscript-1-million-funding/
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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:
Bid library sync added for SharePoint and Google Drive
(product)
. BidScript introduced a synced bid library model that indexes SharePoint and Google Drive content so teams can search and reuse existing evidence without migrating files.
Source: BidScript Blog.
https://www.bidscript.co.uk/blog/making-sharepoint-and-drive-work-for-bid-teams
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2024-12-06:
£200K pre-seed investment
(funding)
. BidScript secured £200,000 through Praetura Ventures' PraeSeed programme, backed by the British Business Bank and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.
Source: Henry Brogan.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/henry-brogan_nextinthenorth-morethanmoney-bidscript-activity-7270406657329790976-Gu53
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
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. TenderFlow appears to be a very small company with active commercial hiring. The visible hiring signal is concentrated in sales and business development rather than broad team expansion.
Source: TenderFlow job posting for Founding Account Executive.
https://de.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founding-account-executive-at-tenderflow-4426337817
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. TenderFlow is an AI platform for public tenders and public procurement. It scans 150+ procurement portals, matches opportunities to a customer profile, checks requirements and compliance, and supports the bid process through workflow tracking and reminders.
Source: Product for IT companies.
https://www.tenderflow.de/product-it
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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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2026-04-30:
Reaches 35 customers within two months of launch
(gtm)
. TenderFlow said it had won 35 IT-company customers in the first two months after its February 2026 launch. Customer proof also included klose brothers winning a six-figure Jobcenter Dortmund tender and viadee receiving 5–7 highly relevant procedures per month.
Source: TenderFlow facts page.
https://www.tenderflow.de/fakten
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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
Cato
Website: get-cato.com
Cato is an AI platform that helps suppliers find public tenders, assess whether they should bid, prepare compliant responses, and manage the submission workflow.
Category: Tender & Bid Management.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: Italy.
Employees: 11-50.
Landscape fit: It fits tender and bid management because it automates the full workflow around public tenders, from finding opportunities to preparing and submitting bids.
Funding rounds
-
Seed
announced 2026-09-07
: 6000000 EUR
; investors: Keen Venture Partners, Vento, Heartfelt, Moonstone, BHeroes, Alecla7, Nova Venture, founders of Lexroom, founders of Sibill, founders of Pillar
; source: tech.eu
; https://tech.eu/2026/09/07/cato-raises-eur6m-to-expand-its-ai-platform-for-public-sector-sales/
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pre-seed
announced 2026-04-15
: 1600000 EUR
; investors: Italian Founders Fund, Vento, Moonstone Venture Capital, Alecla7, B Heroes, Nova Ventures, IAG (Italian Angels for Growth), HEARTFELT_, angel investors
; source: Vestbee
; https://www.vestbee.com/insights/articles/cato-ai-lands-1-6-m
Company timeline
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot: 11–50 employees with active hiring
(hr)
. Cato's public LinkedIn profile places the company in the 11–50 employee band and shows roughly 25 employees associated with the company. Cato is actively recruiting across sales, product engineering, GTM engineering and AI-related roles.
Source: Cato LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-cato
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2026-09-07:
Cato obtains ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications
(milestone)
. Cato disclosed that it had obtained ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications as it scaled its platform and customer base.
Source: Cato.
https://it.linkedin.com/posts/get-cato_abbiamo-raccolto-un-nuovo-round-di-finanziamenti-activity-7502633960615636992-QhdI
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2026-09-07:
Cato passes 150 customers
(gtm)
. Cato said it had grown from roughly 30 customers at its April financing to more than 150 customers by the September 2026 seed announcement.
Source: Cato.
https://it.linkedin.com/posts/get-cato_abbiamo-raccolto-un-nuovo-round-di-finanziamenti-activity-7502633960615636992-QhdI
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2026-09-07:
Business intelligence module and technical drafting upgrades disclosed
(product)
. Cato said that since its April financing it had released a new business intelligence module and strengthened technical-report drafting, expanding the platform beyond tender discovery and analysis into deeper bid intelligence and response creation.
Source: Cato.
https://it.linkedin.com/posts/get-cato_abbiamo-raccolto-un-nuovo-round-di-finanziamenti-activity-7502633960615636992-QhdI
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2026-09-07:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Cato is an AI platform for public tenders used by suppliers and bid teams. It finds tenders, analyzes requirements, drafts compliant responses, and manages the workflow through submission and archive.
Source: Cato homepage.
https://www.get-cato.com
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2026-09-07:
Cato raises €6M seed funding
(funding)
. Cato raised €6 million to expand its AI platform for public tender workflows and grow its commercial operations and team.
Source: tech.eu.
https://tech.eu/2026/09/07/cato-raises-eur6m-to-expand-its-ai-platform-for-public-sector-sales/
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
-
Series A
announced 2026-02-24
: 18000000 USD
; investors: Menlo Ventures, Perplexity's Fund, XYZ Venture Capital, Reach Capital
; source: NationGraph
; https://www.nationgraph.com/post/nationgraphs-18m-series-a-helping-businesses-predict-and-win-public-sector-sales
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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
-
2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. NationGraph is actively hiring across engineering, AI, sales, marketing, and account management, but no reliable public headcount is visible in the supplied evidence.
Source: About Us.
https://www.nationgraph.com/about-us
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. NationGraph is a public sector sales intelligence platform for SLED teams. It indexes public records across more than 110,000 institutions and surfaces buying signals, ranked opportunities, procurement context, contacts, and automated workflow outputs.
Source: NationGraph FAQ.
https://www.nationgraph.com/faq
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2026-08-17:
Compass AI agent launches
(product)
. NationGraph launched Compass, an AI agent for public-sector sales teams that researches accounts, builds lists, finds contacts, drafts outreach, and completes multi-step tasks using NationGraph data and the public web. The same release added a redesigned Signals inbox, bidirectional CRM workflows, notifications, Deep Research, and rerunnable tasks.
Source: NationGraph.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/introducing-compass-notifications-and-more
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2026-07-02:
Admin controls expanded
(product)
. NationGraph added admin controls and workflow visibility for signals, account updates, and FOIA results.
Source: Announcements.
https://www.nationgraph.com/announcements
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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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2026-03-16:
Customer proof expanded into school transportation and district operations
(gtm)
. In March 2026, the 4MATIV case study showed NationGraph being used to find district-level pain points, track board meetings and budgets, and uncover regional patterns for a lean K-12 GTM team.
Source: NationGraph blog.
https://www.nationgraph.com/post/every-student-deserves-a-ride-to-school-how-4mativ-uses-nationgraph-to-find-school-districts-in-need
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.
Employees: unknown.
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, 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 2025-02-04
: 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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Starbridge appears to be hiring across product, data, and go to market roles. The public evidence shows an active careers page but does not support a precise headcount.
Source: About us and team page.
https://starbridge.ai/team
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Starbridge is an AI powered go to market intelligence platform for public sector sellers. It surfaces buying signals, verified contacts, account context, spend intelligence, RFP discovery, proposal drafting, and contract vehicle access.
Source: Starbridge home.
https://starbridge.ai
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2026-07-15:
Starbridge launches contract-vehicle access and channel-partner offering
(gtm)
. Starbridge expanded from software into an all-in-one public-sector channel partner, giving customers access to major contract vehicles such as NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell, TIPS, OMNIA Partners, Texas DIR, and GSA while also offering outbound GTM support.
Source: Starbridge.
https://starbridge.ai/blog/channel-partner-contract-vehicle-access
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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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2026-05-07:
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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2026-04-13:
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
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.
Employees: 11-50.
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
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Series A
announced 2026-04-29
: 22000000 USD
; investors: Builders VC, Bill Gurley, Jack Altman, Sam Hinkie / 87 Capital, 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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Pursuit appears to be a small Ann Arbor based team. The current supplied evidence does not add a new hiring surge signal.
Source: Pursuit LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-us
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Pursuit provides AI powered public sector procurement intelligence for teams selling into state, local, and education markets. It surfaces signals, accounts, contacts, competitors, and procurement data, and syncs them into CRM and workflow tools.
Source: Data Infrastructure.
https://www.pursuit.us/products/data-infrastructure
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2026-06-18:
Adobe reports 50% increase in pipeline using Pursuit
(gtm)
. In Pursuit's Summer 2026 release, Adobe's state and local sales team reported a 50% increase in pipeline after using Pursuit to compress research time, find multi-threaded contacts, and identify compliance mandates earlier.
Source: Pursuit.
https://www.pursuit.us/summer2026
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2026-06-18:
Summer 2026 release adds agentic pipeline automation and Play Builder
(product)
. Pursuit's Summer 2026 release redesigned Radar as an inbox for buying signals across 170,000+ public-sector entities, introduced agentic Pipeline workflows, added Play Builder for automated sales sequences, and expanded automation through CRM upserts, Instantly, API, and MCP.
Source: Pursuit.
https://www.pursuit.us/summer2026
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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
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+.
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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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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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Stotles reports a team of about 60 people and shows selective hiring activity.
Source: Stotles about us.
https://www.stotles.com/company/about-us
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Stotles is a single platform for public sector sales and procurement. It helps suppliers create strategy, build pipeline, track tenders, and win bids.
Source: Stotles homepage.
https://www.stotles.com
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2026-08-19:
2026 Summer Release introduces MCP connector and buyer-intent upgrades
(product)
. Stotles' 2026 Summer Release introduced its MCP connector in beta, alongside upgraded decision-maker contact data, buyer intent extracted from public documents, and improved bid qualification reports. MCP access was still being rolled out via a waitlist rather than being fully generally available.
Source: Stotles.
https://www.stotles.com/resource/blog/stotles-summer-release-your-questions-answered
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2026-06-01:
Repositions Stotles as an AI operating system for B2G
(gtm)
. Stotles repositioned the platform around an agentic operating system for selling to government, connecting market intelligence, qualification and drafting workflows. The company also previewed an MCP integration as an upcoming beta rather than a fully launched product.
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
Cascade
Website: usecascade.ai
Cascade is an AI pursuit platform for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms that finds early project signals, surfaces best-fit RFPs, scores go/no-go decisions, and helps write proposals. ([usecascade.ai](https://usecascade.ai/about))
Category: Public-Sector GTM Intelligence.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2025.
Country: United States.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits public-procurement software because it scans state, local, and federal portals, detects government project signals before formal RFPs appear, and helps vendors decide what to bid on and prepare proposals earlier than competitors. ([usecascade.ai](https://usecascade.ai/about))
Funding rounds
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Seed
announced 2026-07-21
: 3500000 USD
; investors: Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Ada Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures, Indico Capital Partners, shuckerVC, G2C Ventures, Snowball VC
; source: Cascade / GlobeNewswire
; https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/21/3330581/0/en/cascade-raises-3-5m-to-help-construction-firms-predict-the-future-and-win-more-projects.html
Company timeline
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2026-09-15:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Cascade appears to be a very small team with founders still central to the business. Public evidence shows active hiring for founding engineers.
Source: Cascade LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/use-cascade
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2026-09-15:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Cascade is an AI pursuit platform for AEC firms. It finds public RFPs, scores opportunities, supports go or no go decisions, writes proposals, analyzes project specifications, and connects to ERP and related systems.
Source: About Cascade AI.
https://usecascade.ai/about
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2026-07-21:
Customers surface $10B+ in project opportunities in three months
(gtm)
. At its Seed announcement, Cascade said customers had surfaced more than $10B in project opportunities over the prior three months, with customers including firms behind JFK, LaGuardia, luxury hotels, and nuclear facilities.
Source: Cascade / GlobeNewswire.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/21/3330581/0/en/cascade-raises-3-5m-to-help-construction-firms-predict-the-future-and-win-more-projects.html
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2026-07-21:
$3.5M Seed
(funding)
. Cascade raised a $3.5M Seed round from Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Ada Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures, Indico Capital Partners, shuckerVC, G2C Ventures, and Snowball VC.
Source: Cascade / GlobeNewswire.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/21/3330581/0/en/cascade-raises-3-5m-to-help-construction-firms-predict-the-future-and-win-more-projects.html
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2026-06-01:
Cascade posts a hiring cluster for founding engineers
(hr)
. Cascade publicly posted that it is hiring two founding engineers in San Francisco, including one new grad and one mid-level engineer.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/use-cascade
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2026-03-01:
Cascade joins a16z Speedrun
(milestone)
. Cascade joined Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun program, with founders Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira relocating to San Francisco for the accelerator.
Source: Hannia Zia.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hanniazia_excited-to-announce-that-cascade-is-now-backed-activity-7427841051870138368-YE0E
