Backed by Inspiration Ventures and CARAT Venture Partners, SCIP Delivers the Supply Chain Intelligence Platform Built for a New Era of Speed, Risk, and AI-Powered Decisions
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today marks the public launch of SCIP (Supply Chain Intelligence Platform), an enterprise SaaS startup helping companies move from reactive scrambling to proactive, data-driven supply chain decisions. Without raising large rounds or scaling up a massive team, SCIP reached more than $1 million in annual recurring revenue with just its founding team—proof that its value proposition is resonating across the electronics, medical device and contract manufacturing sectors.
Founded by supply chain veteran and technologist Andy Kohm, SCIP was co-founded by Dave Blado, a former engineering leader at Red Hat and eBay, and Jay Bartels, who previously helped scale early SaaS supply chain platforms at Commerce One and Webify. The platform is designed for one purpose: to fix the fragmented, inconsistent, and unreliable data that keeps supply chain teams from acting quickly and confidently. In a world shaped by tariffs, compliance pressure, and supply shocks, data integrity isn’t a luxury—it’s a prerequisite.
A Platform Built for Today’s Uncertainty
2025 has brought renewed urgency to supply chain modernization. With tariffs on imports and global compliance requirements growing more stringent, legacy tools—or worse, spreadsheets—aren’t cutting it. In addition to increasing complexity, data is most often scattered, unverified, and disconnected.
SCIP delivers a centralized, AI-powered intelligence layer that unifies data from internal systems, third-party providers, and SCIP’s proprietary part and vendor datasets. The result is a single source of truth—enriched, validated, and immediately actionable.
“We didn’t build SCIP to give people another dashboard,” said Andy Kohm, chief executive officer and founder. “We built it to maximize the value of a customer’s data. SCIP helps you go from chaos to clarity and from reaction to prevention.”
Why Customers Choose SCIP
Early adopter Lumentum, a global leader in optical and photonic products, is already leveraging SCIP to tackle part-level risk, automate compliance, and improve sourcing agility—all without overhauling existing systems. Lumentum uses SCIP to unify data across sourcing and engineering, gain visibility into part-level lifecycle risk, and automate compliance with country-of-origin and vendor policies.
“Before SCIP, managing the consistency and integrity of our parts and vendor data was a constant challenge,” said a Lumentum supply chain executive. “Now, we have unparalleled accuracy and reliability in our data, which has fundamentally improved our operational decision-making.”
Key Features:
- AI-powered data cleanup and augmentation across part attributes, lifecycle status, compliance flags, country of origin, lead times, and pricing—creating the clean, structured foundation needed for effective AI and automation.
- Workflow automation and real-time alerts to reduce manual effort, surface risk, and drive speed
- Prescriptive visualizations that highlight critical paths, sourcing alternatives, supply chain optimization opportunities, and profit optimization scenarios
- Complete country-of-origin intelligence at the part, vendor, and bill of materials (BOM) level for regulatory compliance and tariff mitigation
- Unlimited seat access so cross-functional teams—from engineering to operations to sourcing—can collaborate in one system
A standout feature is SCIP’s ability to highlight the critical path within a BOM and show what parts are most likely to delay production. If a China-origin part is at risk, SCIP suggests alternatives, fetches pricing from verified distributors, and enables instant quote requests, without modifying the full BOM or triggering engineering rework.
Seed Funding (Without the Headlines)
While most startups shout about fundraising, SCIP prefers to let product and customer traction speak for itself. The company quietly raised a seed round led by Inspiration Ventures and CARAT Venture Partners, two early-stage firms with a track record of backing category-defining infrastructure plays.
“The future of supply chains will be built on real-time intelligence, not reaction. Companies that fail to fix their data foundations today will struggle to compete tomorrow. SCIP gives teams the tools they need now to operate faster, smarter, and more resiliently in a world where speed and precision are everything,” said Lars Uffhausen, Managing General Partner at CARAT. “At CARAT, we see SCIP as a critical enabler for the next generation of global leaders—and we’re proud to back their vision.”
What’s Next for SCIP
SCIP is onboarding a growing list of customers across electronics, contract manufacturing, and medtech. With ROI benchmarks showing a 30x return, 75% increase in data integrity, and 80% lower software seat costs, the platform is already making a bottom-line impact.
To learn more, visit https://www.myscip.com or request a demo at [email protected].
About SCIP
SCIP (Supply Chain Intelligence Platform) helps companies make smarter, faster supply chain decisions by turning fragmented and unreliable data into a centralized source of truth. The platform uses proprietary AI agents to consolidate, clean, and enrich supply chain data from across systems, delivering real-time insights, automated workflows, and prescriptive analytics. Founded by a team of supply chain and enterprise software veterans, SCIP is built to scale with the complexity of global operations—and to help teams move from reaction to prevention.
To learn more, https://www.myscip.com
Contacts
Angela Nibbs
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