We built Cognitive Procurement because we lived the problem.
Strategic procurement drives over 50% of the costs and risks in manufacturing. Yet the teams responsible still run on spreadsheets, gut feel, and tools built for a pre-AI world.
Turning procurement complexity into competitive advantage.
The world's largest industrial companies manage enormous spend across thousands of suppliers, volatile markets, and complex category strategies. The decisions that drive cost, quality, and risk still happen in spreadsheets and meetings.
Delvo builds the intelligence layer that surfaces the right action at the right moment — so procurement teams can operate with the clarity and speed their business requires.
Our Founding Team
Co-Founder & CEO
- Former Head of Procurement Negotiations at PwC
- Led 500+ supplier negotiations for DAX manufacturers
- Built 2 Procurement Excellence Centers from scratch
Co-Founder & CTO
- Built 5+ tech ventures from the ground up at McKinsey
- Interim CTO of a B2B marketplace: 12 engineers, zero to production
- HPI engineer (distinction), with SAP and Silicon Valley product experience
“The Delvo team understands procurement at a level I rarely see from technology partners. They didn't just build what we asked for — they anticipated what our category teams would actually need. The speed at which they incorporate feedback and ship improvements is remarkable. It feels like having an extension of our own team.”
Fast, rigorous, and grounded in the domain.
We are a small team that moves quickly without cutting corners. Every person at Delvo ships code, talks to customers, and understands the procurement context behind what they build.
Ship, then refine.
We put product in front of customers quickly, learn from real usage, and refine from there.
Go deep on the domain.
We go deep on procurement instead of spreading thin. Depth lets us build tools that feel native.
Build for experts.
We build for category managers, negotiation leads, and CPOs — not for a demo audience.
Structured thinking, startup speed.
We pressure-test assumptions, write things down, and move fast without giving up rigor.
Want to build Cognitive Procurement with us?
We're looking for people who care about exceptional product craft, AI systems that work in production, and solving a problem with real economic weight.