Elevatry

Elevatry is a Munich software company that builds an AI platform for strategic procurement, the part of purchasing concerned with category strategy, supplier choice and negotiation. Its platform went live on 28 September 2026. On 15 October 2026 it announced a pre-seed round of EUR 3 million from Bayern Kapital, the consultancy H&Z and business angels.

What it does

The platform has three parts. Companions are software assistants that do the preparatory work for a category manager, such as analysis, research, comparisons and scenarios, while people make the decisions. The launch Companions are the Category Strategist, the Negotiation Coach and the Risk and Integrity Manager. A Company Brain stores contracts, negotiations and decisions so knowledge stays when staff leave. Procurement Intelligence draws on method from H&Z, which the site says rests on more than 5,000 projects. Described uses include spend and cost analysis, category strategy, offer comparison, supply chain risk and tracking realised savings. A Model Gateway routes tasks across more than 50 language models, and company data stays in the customer's environment, apart from the model. Approval rules can be set for critical steps.

Who it serves

Elevatry targets procurement teams and category managers, with the DACH region and the wider EU as the first markets. The site names no customers and shows the product with fictional data. Funds from the round go to the platform, the Companion range, hiring and market entry.

Key facts

Headquarters: Munich, Bavaria, Germany People: Heiko Schwarz (CEO), Christian Ruck (CPO and operations), Tizian Ruck (AI lead) Funding: EUR 3m pre-seed, October 2026, from Bayern Kapital, H&Z and angels Platform live: 28 September 2026 Products: Companions, Company Brain, Procurement Intelligence