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We help manufacturers find suppliers for industrial goods.

Spring 2026Founded 20262 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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AI Industrial Sourcing BrokerMarketplaceManufacturers and industrial procurement teamsMedium competition
Moat
Supplier network and AI quote optimization create two-sided network effects; switching cost from process integration.
Key risk
Fragmented supplier base; complex B2B sales cycles; procurement team inertia and incumbent relationships.
Why now
Manufacturers seek cost optimization; AI-powered sourcing and RFQ automation address labor-intensive procurement.
Competitors
Faire, IndiaStack, Alibaba

About

We are an AI-native broker, solving sourcing of machines and intermediate goods. We take over finding suppliers and getting the best quotes for our customers (based on price, quality, lead time, etc.). Our customers have limited resources for procurement and we help them reduce purchase prices by 30% on average.

Founders · 2

Het Dave
Het DaveFounder

Co-founder at Andustry. We're solving sourcing for manufacturers. Het comes from an industrial city in India, growing up in a factory. He has worked at some of Europe's fastest growing startups and unicorns as an early employee. His research at university focused on quantum computing and time series forecasting which he sold to an insurance company. Het studied CS and Statistics along with Robotics, Cognition and Intelligence in Munich. He was also a national level tennis and squash player.

Johann Stürken
Johann StürkenFounder
McKinsey🎓 Cambridge

Co-founder at Andustry. We're solving sourcing for manufacturers. Johann comes from a German merchant family, and has experienced the sourcing problem firsthand. He's a mechanical engineer who has done research at Cambridge and won a prize at NASA. Johann worked at Airbus on autonomous flight and lead strategy at an early stage startup building electric aircraft. At McKinsey he worked in the airline and aerospace industry. Johann is a licensed pilot, and loves aircraft.

B2BSupply Chain and LogisticsMarketplaceSalesManufacturingProcurementIndustrial

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