SpendAi is an AI-native Procurement Intelligence Platform built by procurement leaders who spent decades helping organizations identify and capture billions in savings.
Our mission
Cleanse it. Enrich it. Understand it. Act on it. The Uplift Engine™ transforms procurement data into trusted intelligence that helps organizations identify, prioritize, execute, and sustain savings.
The Vision
Procurement is one of the most chronically under-invested functions in almost every business. The Uplift Engine™ changes that, adding the bandwidth, expertise, and intelligence to uplift the function and the people in it.
Trusted spend data.
Procurement Intelligence.
Procurement expertise.
Continuous value creation.
Procurement operators, AI engineers, and category experts working together to help organizations turn Procurement Intelligence into measurable business value. See how we deliver →
Doug has over 25 years of experience leading procurement strategies for global organizations across multiple industries. He has built value-creating solutions with a focus on direct materials, including sourcing from low-cost countries (LCCs) to drive sustainable savings and competitive advantage.
As Co-founder of SpendAi, Doug is helping to lead the way into a new world of possibility in procurement through game-changing A.I technology.
With 25+ years of experience, Lanny has partnered with over 100 private equity firms and portfolio companies to unlock value across the investment lifecycle. As Founder and CEO of PSS Partners, he is transforming procurement into a strategic driver of EBITDA growth, efficiency, and stronger exit valuations.
And now, through SpendAi, he is leveraging that expertise to build technology that turns spend data into smarter, faster and more strategic decisions.
Seb Butt brings over two decades of leadership in technology, software, and services, with deep expertise in supply chain, procurement, and go-to-market strategy. As a founding team member at Craft he drove global growth across Europe and North America. Seb has partnered with fortune 100 companies and advises B2B SaaS companies in AI, procurement, and supply chain.
In his role at SpendAi he pulls from his vast experience to help drive the team forwards to achieving its vision of changing the world of procurement for good.
With over 30 years of experience, Michael is a seasoned sales leader who drives growth and innovation across industries, including Fortune 100, pharmaceutical, retail, healthcare, and non-profit sectors. He has founded and led multiple successful ventures and played a key role in the sale of Brown + Partners to InnerWorkings, helping expand their sales and marketing solutions.
As the EVP for SpendAi, Michael brings together all this experience alongside his reputation for helping solve complex organizational challenges, to help revolutionize the future of procurement.
Michael is an AI/ML software developer with over 12+ years of experience in computing. He has a proven track record of turning product ideas into market-ready software, leading to multiple successful startups.
As the SpendAi CTO it’s up to Michael to oversee the development of our groundbreaking AI tools, helping you unlock more value, faster than ever.
Clay is a Machine Learning Engineer with experience scaling AI/ML products in SaaS, fintech, advertising and digital media. As Co-Founder and Lead AI Engineer of 8090 Solutions, he architected and launched the Software Factory, the company’s flagship AI-powered product.
Today he is the hands-on leader that’s helping to innovate, craft and scale the SpendAi tools to meet the needs of an industry begging to be revolutionized.
Paul is a JavaScript and UI specialist with over 11 years of experience. He’s pushed forward applications for both tech startups and fortune 500 companies such as Twitter, Mozilla, Southwest and Netflix.
At SpendAi he’s the guy deep in the details, shaping our powerful tools, and ensuring we deliver a product that perfectly aligns business and engineering needs together.
Alex built his career in strategic sourcing, then expanded across nearly every side of a growing business — supply chain, marketing, and operations. A chemical engineer by training, he pairs deep sourcing expertise with the analytical rigor and cross-functional range to move between big-picture strategy and hands-on execution.
As Head of Customer Success at SpendAi, he is the connective tissue between clients and the platform — driving onboarding and implementation, aligning internal teams with external partners, and making sure clean spend data turns into outcomes that stick.