Manifesto

Companies waste $1 trillion a year on software they shouldn't have bought.

Not because buyers are stupid. Because every tool in their path — G2, Capterra, Gartner, analyst reports — is paid for by vendors. The market is structurally aligned against buyers. StackMatch is the correction.

What we believe

Four things we're betting on.

Buyers are the product, not the customer.

Every competitor in this space charges buyers. That's why their rankings are corrupted. We charge vendors — so buyer trust becomes our moat.

The future of procurement is autonomous.

In three years, AI agents will negotiate software contracts. Whoever has the structured tool + outcome data becomes the layer every agent reads from.

Data compounds. Directories don't.

G2 is a directory. Capterra is a directory. We're a living knowledge graph — intent signals + pricing + outcomes that get better with every user, forever.

Honest is a moat.

No affiliate links. No paid placements. This isn't marketing — it's structural. Once you take a vendor kickback, buyer trust is gone and can't be rebuilt.

The path

Five phases from intelligence layer to procurement OS.

Intelligence Layer

Shipped· Today

Free tool intelligence for every buyer. AI Advisor grounded in 483+ tools. Honest reviews, real pricing benchmarks, proprietary intent signals.

→ 483+ tools across 64+ categories
→ 1,573+ crowdsourced pricing points
→ Claude-powered advisor with tool retrieval
→ Free forever for buyers

Vendor Intelligence

Shipping· Q2 2026

Vendors pay to see who's researching them, what they're compared against, and how the AI positions them. $99/mo Founding Vendor → $499/mo standard.

→ Buyer intent signals (anonymized, company-level)
→ Competitive comparison data
→ AI Advisor sentiment analysis
→ Category demand trends

Platform API

Beta· Q2 2026

Embed StackMatch intelligence into any product. Procurement platforms, HR tools, and internal apps get our advisor + data layer via one API.

→ REST API with 4 endpoints live
→ Embed widget — iframe for any site
→ Distribution moat through partner integrations
→ Pay-per-query at scale

Procurement Agent

Q3 2026· Q3 2026

Autonomous agent connects to your spend data (Ramp, Brex, accounting) and continuously monitors your software stack. Flags overspend, surfaces alternatives, drafts negotiation emails.

→ Plaid-style integrations for SaaS billing
→ Renewal calendar with auto-alerts
→ Negotiation drafts via AI
→ Outcome-based pricing (% of savings)

The Procurement OS

2027+· 2027+

Every company under 5,000 employees uses StackMatch to evaluate, negotiate, and manage software. We become the definitive "procurement OS" — replacing Vendr, Gartner research, and manual procurement at once.

→ Autonomous procurement decisions with human approval
→ Vendor-intelligence product line matures into $500M+ ARR
→ AI agents (Claude, GPT) read StackMatch as canonical source
→ IPO-scale revenue built on procurement savings share

Want to back the thesis?

Investors and vendors who believe the market is miscorrected can reach out. Buyers can just use the platform — it's free.

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