Valdera Secures $15 Million to Help Manufacturers Make the Next Generation of Products - Faster, Safer, and More Sustainably Than Ever BeforePORTLAND, Ore., October 3, 2024-- Valdera, the AI-driven sourcing platform for chemicals and raw materials, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Index Ventures.

Valdera获得1500万美元，以帮助制造商制造下一代产品-比以往任何时候都更快，更安全，更可持续，俄勒冈州波特兰，2024年10月3日-人工智能驱动的化学品和原材料采购平台Valdera今天宣布，它已在由Index Ventures牵头的A系列融资中筹集了1500万美元。

Valdera's first-of-its-kind platform helps manufacturers – from leading consumer brands to industrial giants – bring products to market faster, safer, and more economically than ever before..

Valdera的首个同类平台帮助制造商（从领先的消费品牌到工业巨头）比以往任何时候都更快、更安全、更经济地将产品推向市场。。

Founded by siblings Sruti and Dheev Arulmani, Valdera has built a pioneering platform that uses machine learning and AI to streamline supplier discovery, qualification, and relationship building. The platform integrates Valdera's proprietary AI technology with real-time market data. Underlying Valdera's systems is the world's most extensive database of chemical and raw material suppliers..

Valdera由兄弟姐妹Sruti和Dheev Arulmani创建，建立了一个开创性的平台，该平台使用机器学习和人工智能来简化供应商发现、资格认证和关系建立。该平台将Valdera专有的人工智能技术与实时市场数据相结合。Valdera系统的基础是世界上最广泛的化学品和原材料供应商数据库。。

'With rising geopolitical uncertainty and climate risk, manufacturers are constantly forced to reinvent their supply chain. Traditional sourcing methods, like Googling one supplier at a time, just aren't enough,' said Sruti Arulmani, Co-founder and CEO of Valdera. 'With advancements in AI, I knew we could change that.

“随着地缘政治不确定性和气候风险的增加，制造商不断被迫重塑其供应链。Valdera联合创始人兼首席执行官斯鲁蒂·阿鲁尔马尼（SrutiArulmani）说，传统的采购方法，比如一次搜索一个供应商，是不够的随着人工智能的进步，我知道我们可以改变这一点。

Valdera helps manufacturers transform their supply chain – be it with speed, resiliency, sustainability, quality, or cost.'.

Valdera帮助制造商改变其供应链，无论是速度、弹性、可持续性、质量还是成本。”。

Rapidly shifting consumer demands

快速变化的消费者需求

The demands of today's consumers are evolving faster than ever. Manufacturers' R&D and procurement teams must act quickly to keep up. Strategic, technology-driven sourcing is a company's secret weapon to launching products faster than the competition. Valdera helps these teams discover suppliers and build the high-trust relationships they need to win..

当今消费者的需求比以往任何时候都发展得更快。制造商的研发和采购团队必须迅速行动以跟上。战略性、技术驱动的采购是公司比竞争对手更快推出产品的秘密武器。Valdera帮助这些团队发现供应商并建立赢得所需的高度信任关系。。

While speed is a top priority, making sure products stay on the shelves is just as critical. Valdera's technology helps companies stay resilient to shortages, inflation, and supply risk.

虽然速度是首要任务，但确保产品留在货架上同样至关重要。Valdera的技术帮助企业保持对短缺、通货膨胀和供应风险的弹性。

It all starts with suppliers

一切都从供应商开始

Suppliers are at the root of it all. Without exceptional suppliers, we would not have the exceptional products we love today. Core to Valdera's approach is helping suppliers build trusted, lasting relationships. Valdera offers suppliers a streamlined way to reach buyers with privacy and peace of mind..

供应商是这一切的根源。没有优秀的供应商，我们就不可能拥有我们今天喜爱的优秀产品。瓦德拉方法的核心是帮助供应商建立可靠、持久的关系。Valdera为供应商提供了一种简化的方式，使其能够以隐私和安心的方式接触买家。。

Valdera's technology provides real-time demand signals, allowing suppliers to refine their offerings and educate buyers based on evolving customer needs.

Valdera的技术提供实时需求信号，使供应商能够根据不断变化的客户需求改进其产品并教育买家。

Tried and tested

久经考验

Valdera's platform continues to deliver impressive value for its customers, including:

Valdera的平台继续为其客户提供令人印象深刻的价值，包括：

• Shortening product launch timelines by 30-40%

•将产品发布时间表缩短30-40%

• Meeting quality standards & certifications, such as ISO, EWG, EcoVadis, Ecocert, COSMOS, etc.

•符合质量标准和认证，如ISO、EWG、EcoVadis、Ecocert、COSMOS等。

• Achieving an average cost savings of 14% across customers

•实现客户平均成本节约14%

• Reaching sustainability and social impact targets (e.g., carbon emissions, cruelty free, fair labor practices)

•实现可持续性和社会影响目标（例如，碳排放、无虐待、公平劳动实践）

• Keeping product on shelves by swiftly responding to supply disruptions

•通过快速响应供应中断，保持产品上架

• Eliminating single-points of failures by expanding supply networks by 2-3x

•通过将供应网络扩大2-3倍，消除单点故障

'Prior to Valdera, finding the right suppliers was often a challenge. You never knew what you might find picking a supplier out of a marketplace or cold calling a supplier listed in a database,' said John Eustis, SVP of Procurement at Toray Industries, the largest carbon fiber producer in the world.

“在Valdera之前，寻找合适的供应商往往是一项挑战。世界上最大的碳纤维生产商东丽工业（Toray Industries）的采购高级副总裁约翰·尤斯蒂斯（JohnEustis）说，你永远不知道从市场中挑选供应商或给数据库中列出的供应商打电话会发现什么。

'With Valdera, we can quickly get broader market insights and build relationships with vetted suppliers from Europe, South America, China, or the Middle East. The platform also gives us a true global picture of the market for each specific material.'.

“有了Valdera，我们可以迅速获得更广泛的市场见解，并与来自欧洲、南美、中国或中东的经过审查的供应商建立关系。该平台还为我们提供了每种特定材料市场的真实全球图景。”。

Valdera's growing roster of customers include some of the world's largest manufacturers, ranging from Fortune 500 industrial conglomerates to household CPG and beauty names. Its largest multinational producers spend >$10 billion in raw materials. Many are drawn to Valdera's ability to widen their aperture of the market and support their goals in supply chain resiliency, localization, diversification, and ESG strategies..

Valdera不断增长的客户名单包括一些世界最大的制造商，从财富500强工业企业集团到家庭CPG和美容品牌。其最大的跨国生产商在原材料方面的支出超过100亿美元。许多人被Valdera的能力所吸引，Valdera能够扩大其市场范围，并支持其在供应链弹性、本地化、多样化和ESG战略方面的目标。。

'After being in this industry for over 30 years, I can confidently say that this is one of the most challenging and exciting times we've experienced,' said Univar Solutions, one of the largest chemical distributors globally. 'The old ways of working are gone. Customers are telling us they need help - supply chains are tight, managing inventory is difficult, regulations are changing.

全球最大的化学品分销商之一Univar Solutions说：“在这个行业工作了30多年后，我可以自信地说，这是我们经历过的最具挑战性和最激动人心的时代之一。”旧的工作方式已经不复存在了。客户告诉我们他们需要帮助-供应链紧张，库存管理困难，法规正在改变。

That's why we're so excited to partner with Valdera, a software solution that approaches challenges with fresh perspectives. The innovation they bring to the table is exactly what the industry needs right now.'.

这就是为什么我们非常高兴与Valdera合作，这是一个以全新视角应对挑战的软件解决方案。他们带来的创新正是该行业目前所需要的。”。

Such wide success has sparked significant growth, which will be further accelerated by the recent funding. In addition to Index Ventures, previous investors Susa Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and Box Group also participated in the financing. Notable industry leaders, including current and former executives from Procter & Gamble, Estee Lauder, Unilever, Nestle, Bayer, Henkel, Polycoat, and SAP Ariba have joined as investors and advisory board members..

如此广泛的成功引发了巨大的增长，近期的资金将进一步加速增长。除指数风险投资外，之前的投资者Susa Ventures、Lerer Hippeau和Box Group也参与了融资。著名的行业领袖，包括宝洁、雅诗兰黛、联合利华、雀巢、拜耳、汉高、Polycoat和SAP Ariba的现任和前任高管，已加入成为投资者和顾问委员会成员。。

'There is a massive market opportunity in sourcing, including a $5 trillion industry with Chemicals alone,' said Georgia Stevenson, Partner at Index Ventures. 'Valdera's data-driven, scalable solution offers procurement teams a simpler way to find and compare suppliers, ultimately driving critical cost and time savings in a complex landscape.

Index Ventures合伙人乔治亚·史蒂文森（GeorgiaStevenson）说，采购方面存在巨大的市场机会，其中包括一个仅含化学品的价值5万亿美元的行业Valdera的数据驱动、可扩展解决方案为采购团队提供了一种更简单的方式来查找和比较供应商，最终在复杂的环境中节省了关键的成本和时间。

Sruti and Dheev are approaching this problem with a fresh perspective and deep empathy for customers - we're excited to be part of their journey ahead.'.

Sruti和Dheev正在以全新的视角和对客户的深切同情来解决这个问题-我们很高兴成为他们未来旅程的一部分。”。

About Valdera

关于Valdera

Valdera is an AI-powered sourcing platform for chemicals and raw materials. Our best-in-class market intelligence empowers manufacturers to diversify supply risk, combat inflation, and drive sustainability. The platform leverages data science and ML to automate the most tedious steps in supplier discovery, qualification, and engagement.

Valdera是一个人工智能驱动的化学品和原材料采购平台。我们一流的市场情报使制造商能够分散供应风险，对抗通货膨胀并推动可持续性。该平台利用数据科学和ML自动化供应商发现、鉴定和参与中最繁琐的步骤。

Valdera helps companies lower costs, drive supply chain resiliency, and speed up time-to-market. We partner with leading manufacturers, ranging from the world's largest CPG manufacturers to household names in the beauty industry. Learn more at www.valdera.com..

Valdera帮助公司降低成本，提高供应链弹性，加快上市时间。我们与领先的制造商合作，从世界上最大的CPG制造商到美容行业的家喻户晓的制造商。更多信息，请访问www.valdera.com。。

About Index

关于索引

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs exceptional entrepreneurs. We help founders turn their bold ideas into global businesses and, through the companies they build, have a long-lasting and positive impact on the world around us. Index-backed businesses are supported by an experienced team of investors, strategists, and an extensive global network built over three decades of startup investing.

Index Ventures是一家支持杰出企业家的全球风险投资公司。我们帮助创始人将他们的大胆想法转化为全球业务，并通过他们创建的公司，对我们周围的世界产生长期而积极的影响。指数支持的业务得到了经验丰富的投资者团队、策略师以及在三十年的创业投资中建立的广泛的全球网络的支持。

Working side-by-side through the scale-up journey, we forge deep and long-lasting relationships with founders and their teams across many industries and geographies.Contact: .

在扩大规模的过程中，我们与创始人及其团队在许多行业和地区建立了深厚而持久的关系。联系人：。。

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