# Kimia Hamidi

> Kimia Hamidi is the co-founder and CEO of NationGraph, which organizes U.S. government purchasing information for businesses selling to state, local, and education institutions. He previously founded Buyer, acquired by Ramp in 2021, and led Ramp’s savings and negotiation product team. His career connects content marketing, software price transparency, and public-sector sales intelligence.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at NationGraph
- **Organizations:** NationGraph, Ramp, Buyer, Ghostit
- **Education:** University of Victoria, University of British Columbia
- **Known for:** Founded Buyer, acquired by Ramp in August 2021., Led Ramp’s negotiation product team; Ramp launched AI-powered Price Intelligence under his leadership., Co-founded NationGraph, which announced an $18 million Series A in February 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Ghostit launched on Product Hunt and ranked first for September 16.
- **2020** — Founded Buyer, a software procurement and negotiation business.
- **2021** — Ramp acquired Buyer; Hamidi joined Ramp and led its savings and negotiation product team.
- **2022** — Co-hosted Ramp’s Recession-Proof podcast with Alex Song.
- **2024** — Co-founded NationGraph with Eden Ding and became CEO.
- **2026** — NationGraph announced an $18 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures and introduced Compass.

## Achievements

- Founded Buyer, acquired by Ramp in August 2021.
- Led Ramp’s negotiation product team; Ramp launched AI-powered Price Intelligence under his leadership.
- Co-founded NationGraph, which announced an $18 million Series A in February 2026.
- Ghostit ranked #1 on Product Hunt for September 16, 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published an August 28 essay arguing for NationGraph agents in government sales and describing the underlying public-sector knowledge graph.
- **2026-08** — NationGraph’s August 17 release introduced Compass, updated Signals, CRM workflows, and notifications.
- **2026-07** — July 2 release added signal statuses, grant visibility, and contract-date filtering in FOIA workflows.
- **2026-02** — NationGraph announced an $18 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nationgraph.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkimia/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hkimia

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Last updated: 2026-10-11