# Jay Bhatia

> Jay Bhatia is the founder and CEO of Agilis Commerce (Agilis Chemicals), a Newark, New Jersey software company that builds cloud-based, branded e-commerce and AI-enabled customer engagement platforms purpose-built for the chemical industry. A chemical engineer and MBA with more than two decades at global players like BASF and Shell Chemicals, he launched Agilis in 2016-2017 to bring the digital tools of modern commerce to an industry long defined by manual, relationship-heavy processes. Under his leadership, Agilis has raised roughly $3.65M and rolled out its Alchemist AI solutions with pilot customers including Evonik.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Agilis Commerce (Agilis Chemicals Inc.)
- **Organizations:** Agilis Commerce / Agilis Chemicals Inc., BASF Corporation, Shell Chemicals, Hexion Specialty Chemicals
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Gujarat University, MBA, Marketing, Gujarat University, Executive MBA, Leadership and Strategic Management, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Agilis Commerce, a purpose-built B2B commerce platform for the chemical industry, Raised approximately $3.65M in venture funding for Agilis, Built e-commerce portals for major producers including BASF's OPPANOL product family

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Sales Manager at Shell for the Middle East and Indian subcontinent (15 countries), managing Resins and Versatics businesses
- **2003** — Pricing / Commercial Manager at Shell Chemicals (Hexion Specialty Chemicals), developing product line strategies
- **2005** — Joined BASF Corporation, holding roles including Product Manager, Industry Manager, Business Manager and Head of Marketing
- **2016** — Founded Agilis Chemicals to bring digital commerce to the chemical industry
- **2020** — Raised Series A funding (total funding approx. $3.65M)
- **2021** — Led launch of the Agilis market platform
- **2022** — Agilis commerce platform launched, then iteratively upgraded from customer feedback
- **2024** — Launched Alchemist AI solutions for chemical customer engagement with Evonik as pilot customer

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Agilis Commerce, a purpose-built B2B commerce platform for the chemical industry
- Raised approximately $3.65M in venture funding for Agilis
- Built e-commerce portals for major producers including BASF's OPPANOL product family
- Launched Alchemist AI customer-engagement solutions with Evonik as a pilot customer
- Agilis customers saw an average traffic increase of 36.4% in 2023 after digitizing product data
- Led an internal startup from concept to commercial stage within BASF's Intermediates division

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Launched Alchemist AI solutions for customer engagement in the chemical industry, with Evonik as pilot customer
- **2023** — Reported Agilis customers saw an average 36.4% increase in traffic after digitizing product data into digital catalogs

## Links

- Website: https://agiliscommerce.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jaybhatia2017

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