Procurement for makers.
SupplyChat helps you take your hardware project from design to scale production without a team.
Idea to reality in four steps.
Specify
Your parts list or a few sentences become a structured request, with honest gaps flagged where data is missing.
Find
Directories, marketplaces, and the web in one pass, with an authenticity check instead of a raw hit list.
Compare
Quotes gathered in parallel and lined up in comparable fields, with a recommendation. You decide.
Order
You approve, the order goes through; every irreversible step stays with you and is logged end to end.
Sanvivo cut unit cost 57% on their first SKU.
Sanvivo is a YC-backed pharmacy-tech startup in Munich. Their jar lids came through a European wholesaler at €0.20 per unit, with no view of the factory price.
We sourced the same spec direct from the factory: €0.085 per unit on the latest order, from €0.20 at the start. First delivery accepted, repeat orders since. It took barely any input from their team.
Real problems. Purpose-built agents.
Before, and after.
Manual sourcing
- Weeks of supplier calls, Alibaba tabs, WeChat threads.
- The same 1-2 suppliers you already know.
- One negotiation at a time. No leverage.
- Quotes buried in inboxes and Excel.
Sourcing with Supplychat
- Send a spec or start a chat. That's the whole intake.
- 3-4 vetted options per part, including factories you've never heard of.
- We negotiate in parallel; you see every offer side by side.
- Every quote and decision in one place. You sign off.
We put transparency first.
Is this for direct or indirect spend?
Both: commoditisable goods, direct or indirect. Not in scope: bespoke machinery, services contracts, software, system integration.
What does it cost?
We don't post prices. Every procurement is different (categories, volume, complexity all matter). Book a 15-minute demo; we'll quote against your actual spec on the call. No enterprise sales cycle.
Do I need to integrate with my ERP?
Not to start. Email and a spreadsheet works for the first run. ERP connectors are scoped per pilot — tell us what you run.
Who actually awards the purchase?
You do. Automation pauses at READY_FOR_DECISION. We never sign a PO. The agents prepare the recommendation, surface the trade-offs, and stop.
Can I use this without talking to you?
Not yet — today we run it for you and you sign off. The self-serve version is coming; join the waitlist for first access.
See it run on a real spec.
Fifteen minutes. We walk through the workflow with one of your actual parts.