# Tom Petit

> Tom Petit is the co-founder and CEO of Didero, a New York company building an agentic AI procurement platform that sits on top of a manufacturer's existing systems and quietly does the routine work of running a supply chain. A Belgian who came of age in Texas, he trained in computational mathematics at Stanford and Cambridge, did data science at Airbnb and HelloFresh, and co-founded the real-estate fintech Landis before turning to the unglamorous world of purchase orders and supplier emails. In February 2026 Didero raised a $30M Series A co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with Microsoft's M12 participating, bringing total funding to roughly $37M.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Didero
- **Organizations:** Didero, Landis, Airbnb, HelloFresh
- **From:** Belgium
- **Nationality:** Belgian
- **Education:** Computational Mathematics, Stanford University, Business / Computational Mathematics, University of Cambridge
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Didero, an agentic AI procurement platform for mid-market manufacturers, Raised approximately $37M in total venture funding for Didero, including a $30M Series A in February 2026, Previously co-founded Landis, a venture-backed real-estate fintech

## Career timeline

- **earlier** — Data science roles at Airbnb and HelloFresh
- **before 2023** — Co-founded Landis, a Sequoia-backed real-estate fintech helping renters become homeowners
- **2023** — Co-founded Didero with Tim Spencer and Lorenz Pallhuber; company launched in December
- **2024** — Didero raised a $7M seed round led by First Round Capital and shipped its product within months
- **2026** — Didero raised a $30M Series A co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with Microsoft's M12 participating

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Didero, an agentic AI procurement platform for mid-market manufacturers
- Raised approximately $37M in total venture funding for Didero, including a $30M Series A in February 2026
- Previously co-founded Landis, a venture-backed real-estate fintech
- 15+ years of AI and machine learning experience, including at Airbnb and HelloFresh
- Angel investor in more than 15 startups

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Didero announced a $30M Series A co-led by Chemistry and Headline, with Microsoft's M12 participating, bringing total funding to about $37M.
- **2025** — Didero reportedly reached around $1.5M in revenue with a roughly 14-person team.

## Links

- Website: https://didero.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpetit/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04