Sruti Arulmani Brings AI to Chemical Procurement at Valdera
In an era defined by supply chain volatility, geopolitical disruption, and relentless pressure to reduce costs, chemical and raw material procurement has never been more complex — or more consequential. For manufacturers whose entire product output depends on sourcing the right inputs at the right time, the stakes of getting it wrong are significant.
Sruti Arulmani, CEO and Co-Founder of Valdera, built the company to meet that challenge head on. Valdera is an AI-powered procurement operating system designed specifically for chemical and raw material sourcing, giving procurement teams the global visibility, market intelligence, and supplier access they have never had before.
Valdera maps over 400,000 suppliers across 150 countries, automates the RFQ process, and delivers real-time insights on pricing trends, supply movements, and geopolitical risk so that teams can make strategic decisions rather than reactive ones.
But at its core, Valdera is built around relationships. "The chemicals industry is a relationships-based industry," says Arulmani. "Valdera does not remove the relationship between buyers and suppliers. We strengthen it."
