NEWS: Today Zip announced:
✅ Our $100M Series C at a $1.5B valuation with investment from
@YCombinator
,
@CRV
&
#TigerGlobal
.
🎉 Zip Intake-to-Pay, the world’s first unified platform for
#procurement
.
Read more ⬇️
Phoebe Liu (
@_pheebini
) covered the news in her great
@Forbes
article, discussing our Series C, company growth and product advancements.
Check out the story ⬇️
Yesterday was an exciting day at Zip: we celebrated our 3rd birthday! 🎂
Thanks to our valued customers, partners, investors and our entire team for the support as we continue to revolutionize finance & procurement.
#procurement
#fintech
#IntaketoPay
Zip's CEO and Co-founder
@rujulz
shared some thoughts with MR Rangaswamy, Co-founder of
@SandHillcom
, on scaling a fintech business to a $1.2B valuation in 18 months. Read his thoughts on that and impact to B2B purchasing of the explosion of SaaS.
#fintech
“This is a space to watch, and Zip is setting the stage.” ⭐
Patrick Reymann, Research Director at
@IDC
, explains how
#IntaketoPay
is a natural extension of Zip’s dominant position in
#procurement
intake in our latest news announcement:
NEW Zip Sourcing 🚀
Co-developed with top clients like
@Figma
,
@Grafana
, and
@N26
, Zip Sourcing is the first AI-power RFx tool your team will actually use.
📈Boost adoption
🔍Enhance visibility
🏃Run more events
Source more. Save more. Learn more
.
@Kyle_L_Wiggers
connected w/Zip CEO & co-founder Rujul Zaparde to discuss our $100M Series C
#funding
.
As Kyle puts it in his
@TechCrunch
article, “the business of platforms for
#purchasing
goods & services … is alive & well.”
Read the story:
#fintech
Raise your hand if you want to throw out your 73-page employee purchasing manual (we won't tell 🤫)
.
.
🙋♀️
.
.
& then join
@procurefoundry
to learn how
@jambajoice
& Gabe Novais made it happen when they built the most user-friendly procurement platform💥
Zip Intake-to-Pay revolutionizes the procurement process. As our CEO and co-founder Rujul Zaparde says, “enterprise software should not require training manuals.”
See how we’re bringing the
#procurement
process up to speed. 🏎️
#fintech
#UI
#UX
#SaaS
Yesterday our CEO Rujul Zaparde spoke on a panel at
@TechCrunch
Disrupt 💥
Rujul shared the stage with
@Navan
’s Michael Sindicich and
@Visa
’s Veronica Fernandez to discuss the powerful impact that partnerships can have on one’s business.
#fintech
What questions come up when talking about starting a procurement function in an organization?
Ivan Makarov of Webflow recently shared his insights. Take a look. 👇
@theziphq
#procurement
#startups
Our founders
@rujulz
and Lu Cheng took communication VERY seriously in the early days... read about their unconventional approach to staying in touch, and a whole lot more in this recent interview of Rujul by
@JasonHartmanROI
!
#fintech
#founderstories
Exciting news! Zip has been recognized by
@EverestGroup
in the “Evolution of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Technology Landscape in the Digital Age” report 🎉
Zip is lauded for providing “comprehensive functionalities” for
#P2P
and an “end-to-end offering” that exceeds industry standards.
📣Zip is named a Leader in
@spendmatters
new report: “Intake Management: Procurement Tech's Next Big Market.”
Our company is recognized for the impact of our exceptional
#UX
on employee adoption.
More below ⬇️
#procurement
#intakemanagement
Zip’s one of
@LinkedIn
’s 2023 Top Startups! 🏆
We hire people who are dedicated to delivering a great product, with an exceptional user experience, and we’re so grateful to all of our amazing employees.
Thanks to LinkedIn for this recognition!
#LinkedInTopStartups
#procurement
#ICYMI
: Zip Intake-to-Pay is now available, extending our flagship Intake-to-Procure product & introducing a new modern standard for
#P2P
capabilities. ✅
Read more on our blog from Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde:
#procurement
#IntaketoPay
Zip can now help you stay on top of SaaS renewals! Effortlessly get Legal, IT and Finance involved early to get the most leverage in renewal negotiations.
Zip is taking over the streets of San Francisco and Las Vegas! Zip truly is
#procurement
, perfected.
Have you crossed paths with any of our billboards yet? If you see one out and about, make sure to take a picture and tag us!
#intakemanagement
#intaketopay
#intaketoprocure
Our head of research Nick Heinzmann has been busy at the
@SIGinsights
event today in Toronto:
👉 Hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges & opportunities for the future of procurement
👉 Led a session on
#intake
,
#AI
&
#procurement
in 2030
“Transparency to spend is the biggest challenge” -
@Dynatrace
’s Ed Petrush
Petrush & Zip’s Colin Glazier explored Dynatrace's journey, from a minimal procurement process to a streamlined, cohesive procurement solution with Zip. ✅
#ForgeEngage
Learn more:
🎙️
#ICYMI
: Our co-founder & CEO Rujul Zaparde recently joined the
@Fintechnexus
PitchIt podcast to share the
@theziphq
founding story, raising capital in today’s economy & how to create the ultimate consumer-grade
#procurement
experience:
#fintech
#UX
Look out for our CEO Rujul Zaparde at this year’s
@TechCrunch
Disrupt! 👀
Rujul will share the stage with
@Navan
and
@Visa
to discuss the power of partnerships. Attending the event? Check out the conversation on the
#fintech
stage Tuesday, 9/19 at 1:25pm
Hey San Francisco and Las Vegas! Have you seen Zip in the wild yet?
We have been taking over billboards, in partnership with
@NetSuite
, to tell the world Zip provides
#procurement
, perfected.
Thank you to everyone who has shared their photos with us!
#intakemanagement
🎉It’s officially one week until Zip Forward, our inaugural User Conference! 🎉
We’ll have inspiring speakers, exciting announcements and engaging conversations. It’s all taking place in San Francisco on Nov. 8.
More info on the event:
#ZipForward
Phoebe writes, “Zip’s goals are to help the right teams at a business access the right pieces of the procurement process at the right times to make the process faster and more transparent.” 💡
Mark your calendars 🗓️
Zip Forward — our inaugural
#userconference
— is coming up on Nov. 8! Join us in San Francisco to learn how to excel in the current
#finance
and
#procurement
landscape.
Interested? Save the date here:
Today marks the start of Pride Month, a time to honor the history and achievements in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. At Zip, we’re celebrating our LGBTQ+ teammates, friends, and family, and reflecting on creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#PrideMonth
"The end-to-end procurement workflow is one process that remained stagnant for over a decade."
@rujulz
weighed in on findings from the 2023 Trends in B2B Purchasing Report in
@cfo
:
Zip customer Ivan Makarov, VP Finance at
@Webflow
, chatted with
@cjgustafson222
on the “Run the Numbers” podcast to discuss how equity works in startups.
Ivan notes that Zip’s
#procuretopay
platform supports Webflow’s
#procurement
needs.
🎧Listen here:
New collab features, comment functionality, and one-click approvals 🤩
CTO and co-founder Lu Cheng shared our latest product updates with
@SiliconANGLE
's
@pgillin
.
Ready to watch Zip in action at
@procurefoundry
’s
#ForgeEngage
?⚡At 11:20am ET, come see our VP of Procurement Solutions Colin Glazier &
@Dynatrace
Sr. Director of Global Procurement Edward Petrush on stage for a fireside chat. ⬇️
From staying ahead of
#renewals
to automating spend approval
#workflows
, check out our tips on how to modernize your company’s
#procurement
workflow 👇
@Betterment
🤝 Finance is able to be more involved in the procurement process without slowing it down
⏱ Time & money are saved by informing everyone about requests & approvals
❓Customization of the request approval process increases efficiency
Zip
#IntaketoPay
is the industry-first solution that facilitates the
#procurement
process end to end for huge cost savings and increased employee adoption.
Schedule a demo to see how you can modernize your procurement intake experience:
We’re joining other industry leaders at
@SIGinsights
Global Executive Summit to talk about the future of
#procurement
!
Zip Director of Solutions and Advisory Matthew Hardin is speaking on Tue. 10/17 @ 12:55pm MST on how to unlock procurement’s potential 🔐
Felix Meng, VP at Zip, and Hamish Knight, Head of Global Procurement at
@N26
, will be speaking in the session, “Zip: N26's Next Gen Approach to End-to-End Spend Processes,” at the
@Gartner_inc
CFO & Finance Executive Conference 2023
#GartnerFinance
Don’t mind us – just watching the Zip Forward recap on repeat! 🔁
It’s been a week since our first ever user conference, and we can’t stop reminiscing.
If you missed out, stay tuned for
#zipforward
session recordings. 🎥
Explore Zip 👉
Zip is one of the top up-and-coming
#fintechs
, says
@Insider
🎉
According to
@felicis
general partner and managing director
@victoriatr
, Zip is “creating the best user experience around the entire procurement stack” with its Intake-to-Pay platform.
#finops
#procurement
2006 called and they want their procurement process back! ☎️
Amazon-like interfaces and guided buying for
#B2Bpurchasing
have grown increasingly outdated.
Find out why a new
#UX
paradigm is needed in
#finance
and
#procurement
tech:
#procuretech
Our inaugural user conference,
#ZipForward
is a few weeks away! 🥳
✔️Innovative business leaders
✔️Real-world use cases
✔️Major Zip product announcements
Join us in San Francisco on Nov. 8 to hear from keynote speakers & Zip customers on the future of the
#procurement
industry.
📣We’re excited to announce Zip’s new embedded
#generativeAI
suite! Zip now provides:
✅ Automatic data extraction
✅ Legal and security risk detection
✅ Vendor consolidation opportunities
All through the integration of
#genAI
:
Headed to
@ProcureCon
Connect? Join Jamie Hansen, Zip VP of Pre-Sales, for a keynote session TOMORROW (June 8) on aligning
#procurement
with stakeholders through an intuitive intake process.
Request an invite 📧
#ProcureConConnect
Zip’s Head of Research Nick Heinzmann is speaking at
@ProcureCon
Indirect East next week about:
1️⃣Aligning priorities & objectives for
#procurement
effectiveness
2️⃣Streamlining decision making
3️⃣The importance of technology adoption
#procuretech
Hear Dr. Elouise Epstein & our CEO Rujul Zaparde discuss the importance of
#procurement
#intake
&
#orchestration
.💻
This webinar explains:
🕵️♂️ How to recognize the importance of UX in
#procurement
🏆 Why Zip is at the center of procurement transformation
Great seeing everyone at
@ProcureCon
IT in Boston this week! Our biggest takeaway? Get clean data at the source - the spend request - and all else falls into place. Good thing we can help with that by solving the adoption problem!
The new intake-to-pay paradigm is poised to “eat” procure-to-pay.
Nick Heinzmann, Head of Research at Zip, discusses 5 reasons behind the
#P2Psoftware
plateau and why a new paradigm is needed.
#intaketopay
#procuretopay
#fintech
Control spend with ease 😎
Zip allows you to keep spend within budget w/o additional resources, pre-approve purchase requests & eliminate manual data entry across your
#intaketopay
process.
Find out how:
#finance
#procurement
Join our own Nick Heinzmann as he delves into the link between sustained growth and organizational longevity, highlighting the need for speed in procurement to contribute. 🏎️
#finance
#spendcontrol
#fintech
📣 Attn
#procurement
&
#IT
leaders:
@Gartner_inc
listed intake mgmt. as an advanced capability available in
#sourcetopay
that should be part of sourcing/procurement roadmaps💡
Find out where to focus to reduce complexity + increase adoption.
Come see Zip’s Head of Research Nick Heinzmann speaking tomorrow at 12pm ET
@Siginsights
Northeastern Regional SIGnature event in Toronto.
🤖Topic:
#intake
,
#genAI
and the future of
#procurement
.
👉 Full agenda:
We’re here at
#SuiteWorld
for an exciting week with
@NetSuite
! 🌎
As a
#NetSuitePartner
, we are looking forward to sharing how customers can accelerate their
#procurement
processes with Zip by integrating intake with NetSuite.
If you see a Zip billboard at the airport or on the
Zip VP of Procurement Solutions Colin Glazier will be taking the stage with
@Dynatrace
Senior Director of Global Procurement Edward Petrush at this year’s
@procurefoundry
’s
#ForgeEngage
event in Atlanta to discuss Zip’s
#procurement
solution in action.
Attending
@ProcureCon
IT Sourcing?
Join Zip’s Principal Solutions Engineer, Ross Sharp, on 6/27 for a discussion on how
#procurement
leaders can get out of the hot seat 🥵 by driving strategic impact and aligning with CXO stakeholders.
Learn more ⬇️
Zip has been our partner for two incredible years.
@rujulz
, Lu Cheng and the team founded
@theziphq
in 2020, and our partnership began one year later. We’re excited to celebrate more key milestones with this company in the years to come.
#PowerToTheProcurementLeader
@Betterment
, the largest independent online financial advisor, lacked transparency in the purchasing process.
Enter Zip, the central pathway for all things procurement, integrating solutions and processes...🧵