PRESS RELEASE – October 14th, Lyon – France
Per Angusta is one of eight startups selected by SAP.iO Foundry to join its Shaping the Future of #Procurement acceleration program. The program is intended to showcase innovative procurement companies.
This outstanding program primarily selected companies for their innovative approaches to supply management, user experience, and process automation. At the end of this ten-week program, Per Angusta, the cloud-based solution for Procurement Performance Management, will join the SAP Ariba Network, which includes 4.6 million business partners in 190 countries. This partnership will enable SAP to provide its customers with innovative solutions that complement its existing offerings.
“Per Angusta has been selected from a wide range of players as part of our SAP.iO Foundry Acceleration Program focused on Procurement. This simple and collaborative solution has a valuable place in the SAP ecosystem, clearly demonstrating the added value provided by procurement teams. We are looking forward to working with Per Angusta to bring their strong capability of letting Procurement organizations track project progress and view savings in real time to SAP’s customers.” declares Alexa Gorman, Senior Vice President, Head of SAP.iO Foundries EMEA.
As a participant in this extensive program, Per Angusta will be supported by mentors from major international groups, including approximately fifty SAP coaches, as well as coaches from the startup ecosystem who will lead themed workshops. In addition, six SAP customers will support this promotion, including FAURECIA, SAFRAN and SOMFY.
As a technology hub for procurement teams, Per Angusta easily connects to customer environments, complementing their existing procurement tools and connecting them in one single solution. The platform has developed some thirty standard connectors and continues to seek partnerships with all types of technologies that could offer added value for customers.
Belonging to the new generation of procurement software, Per Angusta has developed a leading ecosystem with worldwide players in order to relay its value offer to the market and to develop the best functional and technical partnerships.
“We are very proud to join the SAP.iO acceleration program alongside seven other companies, all of whom are active players in the procurement digital transformation movement. This recognition highlights the growing interest from procurement teams to better manage their efforts and provide greater value to their organizations. This program is an opportunity to strengthen our integration with SAP Ariba and to explore new use cases in partnership with the SAP teams and their customers,” said Pierre Laprée, CEO and Founder of Per Angusta.
About PER ANGUSTA
Per Angusta is a cloud-based solution for Procurement Performance Management, which accelerates the performance of the procurement function to make it a key player in the company’s profitability. Acting for major international groups in all industries, public sector and SMEs, Per Angusta makes procurement teams more agile and productive in their daily activities. Nearly 11,000 users in more than 100 countries rely on the solution and its experts to enhance collaboration, transparency and procurement contribution.
Combining flexibility, an intuitive user experience and immediate ROI, Per Angusta belongs to the new software generation. The solution has developed a leading ecosystem with worldwide consulting firms and editors (Accenture, EcoVadis,…). With around 30 standard connectors, Per Angusta is a real hub for the purchasing team. Part of the Spend Matters “50 to Know’s” list, gathering the most influential players within the procurement and supply chain industries, Per Angusta is an international leading specialist in Procurement Performance Management (PPM). More information: www.per-angusta.com Contact : Valérie Lacour, valerie.lacour@per-angusta.com
About SAP
SAP’s strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP® system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want – without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com.
