# Zach Garippa

> Zach Garippa, also known as Zachary Garippa, is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Order.co. A Boston College finance and economics graduate and former Morgan Stanley wealth-management employee, he co-founded the purchasing business launched in 2016 as Negotiatus. His work focuses on simplifying how businesses choose products, manage purchasing and pay vendors; he also mentors founders at Elbow Grease.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Order.co
- **Organizations:** Order.co, Morgan Stanley, Elbow Grease
- **From:** Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Education:** Finance and Economics, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Regis High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Order.co, launched in 2016., Led the company through its announced $30 million Series B in January 2022., Order.co announced its sixth consecutive inclusion in the procurement technology 50 to Watch list in March 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Worked summer jobs as a Park Avenue doorman and later in Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.
- **2016** — Launched Negotiatus with co-founders Tom Jaklitsch and Matt Garippa; participated in Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator.
- **2018** — 645 Ventures invested after observing the business for roughly six months.
- **2019** — Joined a Regis technology panel with Artie Minson and Roger Knight.
- **2022** — Negotiatus announced a $30 million Series B and rebranded to Order on January 25.
- **2025** — Order.co launched its AI Command Center beta on September 9.
- **2026** — Featured in a January film about pursuing a $50 million Series C; spoke about customer-focused AI on SaaS Scaling Secrets.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Order.co, launched in 2016.
- Led the company through its announced $30 million Series B in January 2022.
- Order.co announced its sixth consecutive inclusion in the procurement technology 50 to Watch list in March 2026.
- Order.co received CIOReview’s Procurement Solution Company of the Year 2024 recognition, announced in January 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Order.co announced inclusion in The Hackett Group’s 2025-2026 50 to Watch list; Garippa discussed AI agents anticipating purchasing needs.
- **2026-01** — A January 22 Science of Scaling film documented his pursuit of a $50 million Series C and reported a term sheet after filming, rather than announcing a completed round.
- **2026-01** — Discussed problem-first product development, AI and scaling decisions on SaaS Scaling Secrets, published January 13.
- **2025-09** — Order.co announced the AI Command Center beta.

## Links

- Website: https://www.order.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-garippa-3a832642/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15