New York-based Didero has raised $30 million in Series A funding to liberate procurement teams from the repetitive tasks that currently consume 70% of their workday. The investment was co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with participation from Microsoft’s venture fund, M12.
The big picture: Procurement at global manufacturers and distributors remains a manual quagmire of fragmented emails, ERP entries, and spreadsheets. Didero deploys AI agents that live inside these existing systems to build a contextual understanding of pricing, policies, and order history, transforming how supply chains operate.
How it works:
- Autonomous Execution: Agents handle supplier communication, order tracking, and exception management without human intervention.
- Rapid Integration: The platform integrates within weeks, mapping historical data to provide instant order visibility.
- Expansion: Future product roadmaps include extending these agentic capabilities into sourcing and payments.
The catch: While Didero aims to automate “70% of mundane tasks,” the supply chain is notoriously vulnerable to edge cases—unexpected port strikes, material shortages, or geopolitical shifts—that require high-level human judgment. Relying on autonomous agents for exception handling could lead to a “set it and forget it” complacency, where subtle errors in supplier interactions compound into major inventory risks. Furthermore, Didero faces stiff competition from incumbent agentic supply chain platforms and legacy ERP giants who are rapidly building native AI features to protect their territory.
Key Details
- Funding: $30M (Series A)
- Lead: Chemistry, Headline
- CEO: Tim Spencer
- Sector: Logistics / Procurement Tech
