Accounting finance ops

Vendr

Website
Founded 2019Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Vendr built the AI negotiation agent that helps companies stop overpaying for software by using real contract data to benchmark prices and secure better deals automatically.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Customers & use cases

Trusted by 5,000+ finance and procurement teams for pricing insights, saving over:

Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-16

Founders & team

Previously Vendr.co (Purchase LLC), Vendr.co, Vendr.com

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Ryan Neu

Founder

Ryan Neu is the founder and CEO of Vendr, creator of Ruth—the AI negotiation agent that helps companies save money on software using real pricing and contract data. Before founding Vendr, Ryan led SMB sales at HubSpot from its early days through IPO. Try Ruth for free at agent.vendr.com.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
50team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2019 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedBoston, MA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The source reports an inactive or acquired company; current product identity needs review.

Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

Stage definitions
independent websitesource corroborationreachable websitedescriptive evidenceclassified market and modelsourced peoplesourced founding yearpricing page observed