NilsVollmer

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Re:Launch HN: Alpas (YC W21) – Software to find suppliers for industri... on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:34PM (#27608251)

Thank you for your question. No, we provide sourcing intelligence based on in-depth supplier and supply chain data. We are not a two-sided platform.

Re:Launch HN: Alpas (YC W21) – Software to find suppliers for industri... on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:21PM (#27608077)

Thanks for your message and advice!

We actually use a B2B SaaS model and are not a two-sided B2B marketplace.

Launch HN: Alpas (YC W21) – Software to find suppliers for industrial parts

Posted by NilsVollmer on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @01:02PM
from the self-post dept.

Hi HN, we are Nils, Isabel, and Chris - the founders of Alpas (https://alpas.ai/). We make it fast and easy for medium to large size manufacturers to find suppliers for industrial parts.Why does this matter? Buyers at manufacturing companies face high pressure to cut costs. Supplier sourcing is still very manual and takes up to 45% of a buyer's time. Due to the lack of research time, buyers...

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