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PRESS RELEASE – 26 March 2025
Milan, March 2025
Procurement on Autopilot: Compri Secures €1.6M to Modernize B2B Purchasing with AI
Compri, an AI-powered platform automating procurement, today announced a €1.6 million pre-seed round led by Italian Founders Fund (IFF) and DFF Ventures. The round also included prominent tech and procurement executives, including Carl Tremblay, former Head of Growth at Plaid, and Giacinto Carullo, Chief Procurement Officer at Leonardo.
Digitalizing procurement has become increasingly important. In a global economy shaped by inflation, supply chain disruptions, rising tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and volatile energy and raw material costs, procurement has emerged as a key strategic function. Yet many teams still rely on outdated tools that can’t keep up with today’s complexity. Compri addresses this challenge head-on, modernizing procurement from the ground up with intelligent automation.
Founded by Edoardo Arbizzi, previously at Bain & Company and Ferrari, and Edoardo Gava, former VC at Milano Investment Partners, Compri focuses on mid-market companies—particularly in the manufacturing sector. Its AI solution reduces manual procurement work by up to 50% and drives annual savings of up to 10%, directly improving margins.
The new funding will help scale Compri’s platform across Europe, targeting more than 70,000 companies—including 15,000 in Italy—representing €4 trillion in corporate spending. Ideal customers generate between €10 million and €1 billion in revenue, operate in under-digitalized industries, and manage complex, regulated supply chains.
The platform connects internal company data—ERP systems, emails, financial documents—with external sources like market indices, news, credit scores, and ESG ratings. This powers a growing suite of AI agents that autonomously handle procurement tasks such as supplier communications, document exchanges, and ERP updates. These agents eliminate repetitive work, allowing procurement teams to focus on high-impact, strategic decisions.
The impact is immediate. Teams gain real-time visibility into supplier performance, identify inefficiencies, and improve their negotiation position. Compri also ensures supply chain compliance, reduces workloads, and lowers the risk of regulatory penalties. “The feeling is like having an extra Procurement team working alongside you—but it’s just AI magic,” said Edoardo Arbizzi.
The idea for Compri emerged from the founders’ work with private equity-backed companies, where Procurement and Operational Excellence were consistently identified as powerful value drivers. They realized that insights typically uncovered by consultants could now be delivered at scale through AI—unlocking significant value and reducing dependency on external advisory.
Compri is already onboarding industrial clients with revenues between €20 million and €300 million, and expects to manage over €500 million in spending through the platform in the coming months. Its engineering team includes data and machine learning experts from unicorns such as Lansweeper, Satispay, and Scalapay, focused on ongoing product innovation.
“We immediately saw great potential in Compri,” said Lorenzo Franzi, Partner at Italian Founders Fund. “It’s perfectly positioned within the Italian and broader European markets, where there is a huge opportunity to boost corporate efficiency through smart automation. We’ve known the founders for a long time and are excited to back their execution-driven approach and strong vision. Partnering with DFF Ventures also reflects a renewed confidence in Italian innovation.”
“At DFF, we like niche solutions for massive markets—especially in highly under-digitized industries,” said Laurens Groenendijk, General Partner at DFF Ventures. “Procurement teams oversee millions in spending, yet many still rely on clunky and outdated technology. Compri gives SMEs complete visibility into what they’re buying, from whom, and at what cost—without manual reconciliation or delays. It’s like having a procurement analyst on steroids, fully automated. We’re proud to support Compri as our first investment in Italy. Their deep market knowledge and getting-things-done attitude are exactly what we look for.”
