# Knowde

> Knowde is a B2B digital marketplace and AI-powered master data platform for the chemicals, polymers and ingredients industry. It helps chemical suppliers and distributors digitize fragmented product data, launch storefronts, and reach the researchers, formulators, and procurement buyers who need their materials.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Ali Amin-Javaheri (Co-founder & CEO), Wojciech Krupa (Co-founder & CTO), Janakiraman Swamy (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~220 employees
- **Products:** Knowde Marketplace, Customer Experience Platform (CXP), Master Data Management (MDM) Platform, Knowde AI
- **Notable:** Largest digital marketplace for chemicals, ingredients and polymers by supplier count, Onboarded 7 of the world's 10 largest chemical companies, Raised $180M+ in total funding across Seed through Series C

## Products & services

- **Knowde Marketplace** — The largest online marketplace for chemicals, polymers and ingredients, used by formulators and procurement teams to discover and request materials.
- **Customer Experience Platform (CXP)** — Turnkey storefronts that let chemical suppliers and distributors launch branded, searchable product catalogs and serve customers online.
- **Master Data Management (MDM) Platform** — AI-driven system that ingests, cleans and harmonizes product and document data from disparate supplier sources into a structured chemistry data foundation.
- **Knowde AI** — Applied AI for chemical data - automated extraction, classification and harmonization of TDS/SDS documents, product attributes and regulatory data.

## Achievements

- Largest digital marketplace for chemicals, ingredients and polymers by supplier count
- Onboarded 7 of the world's 10 largest chemical companies
- Raised $180M+ in total funding across Seed through Series C
- Backed by Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Point72, Blue Cloud Ventures and others
- Featured by World Economic Forum on chemical-industry digital transformation

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — Closed $60M Series C led by Blue Cloud Ventures, Point72 Private Investments and Socium Ventures; total funding reaches ~$180M.
- **2024-08** — TechCrunch reports the Series C came at a valuation cut from the 2021 Series B.
- **2025** — Hosts Knowde Executive Summit 2025 with CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri keynoting on chemical-industry digital transformation.
- **2025-08** — Expanded MDM Platform and AI tooling to automate harmonization of supplier product data.

## Links

- Website: https://knowde.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowde
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/knowde
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@knowde
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowdeteam/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/knowde2018/

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Last updated: 2026-05-28