About

Founded

2017

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Industry

Marketplace

Company Description

Knowde solves the root of the problem holding the industry back from successful digital transformation: organizing and digitizing product data. Knowde’s Proprietary Knowledge Engine extracts, cleanses and organizes unstructured product data in a matter of weeks, creating product master data that powers business systems, internal teams, and amazing online customer experiences. Knowde instantly transforms how customers discover, engage and transact with suppliers and distributors online.

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Funding

Total Raised

$90.8 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Sequoia Capital, Coatue, 8VC, FJ Labs, Cantos Ventures, Bee Partners, Mantis VC, Refactor Capital

Company Traction

Knowde’s marketplace includes 200,000+ products, 8,000+ suppliers, and 210,000+ documents.

Notable suppliers on Knowde’s marketplace include BASF, Croda, Roquette, Dow North America, DuPont, Sasol, Givaudan, Cargill.

Knowde’s marketplace activity for May 2023 is 290,000+ searches, 5,800+ samples requested, and 1,233 quotes received.

Leadership Team

Ali Amin-Javaheri: Co-Founder & CEO of Knowde. Former VP of Marketing and Sales at ChemPoint.

Wojciech Krupa: Co-Founder & CTO of Knowde. Former Staff Engineer at LinkedIn.

Dan Haas: Chief Commercial Officer at Knowde. Former Managing Director of Accenture.

Jeffery Reid: CPO at Knowde. Former CPO at Fizzic Interactive.‍

Janakiraman Swamy: Chief Knowledge Officer at Knowde. Former Head of Strategy & Market Research at ChemPoint.

Press

Knowde Blog (August 5, 2021): Knowde raises $72 million Series B led by Coatue

TechCrunch (May 1, 2020): Knowde could make billions building the digital marketplace for the $5 trillion chemicals industry

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