Cork, Ireland, September 23, 2026 — Keelvar, an AI-native sourcing automation platform for enterprise procurement, today announced it has been recognized as a validated provider in The Hackett Group's Fall 2026 SolutionMap technology assessment, in both Sourcing and Sourcing Optimization categories. Keelvar was evaluated as part of an assessment spanning 122 providers across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories.

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SolutionMap assessments are conducted by The Hackett Group's Solution Intelligence Technology Advisors. Each evaluation incorporates 500+ detailed functional and capability assessments; mandatory product demonstrations; and impartial, anonymized, verified customer value ratings. The result is an independent, evidence-based view of the technology landscape that helps buyers compare providers, evaluate trade-offs and validate market claims.

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"In today's market, organizations are evaluating whether to build, buy or optimize within existing technology environments while also assessing a growing wave of AI-driven solutions," said Bryan DeGraw, Solution Intelligence principal at The Hackett Group®. "SolutionMap helps buyers separate demonstrated capability from market narrative and build shortlists with greater confidence."

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As business leaders navigate a technology market increasingly shaped by AI, selecting the right approach carries greater strategic and operational consequences. SolutionMap supports build, buy and hybrid decisions by giving buyers transparent, comparable intelligence to shortlist providers faster and make defensible choices. For participating providers, the assessment offers independent validation of capabilities and a credible way to demonstrate differentiated value.

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"We are proud to earn SolutionMap Validated recognition from The Hackett Group®," said Alan Holland, CEO and founder, Keelvar. "At Keelvar, our mission is to help enterprises run their most complex sourcing autonomously, with AI agents that manage sourcing from intake through award. This recognition provides independent validation of our solution's capabilities and reinforces our commitment to helping customers achieve better sourcing outcomes with far less manual effort."

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To view the full Fall 2026 SolutionMap and learn more about The Hackett Group's technology assessment methodology, visit www.thehackettgroup.com/solutionmap.

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About Keelvar

Keelvar is an agentic sourcing platform that works for your diverse and changing sourcing reality while unlocking day-one spend efficiencies. Unlike one-workflow-fits-all autonomous sourcing solutions, Keelvar intelligently fine-tunes the AI and human partnership to deliver the best outcomes in every spend category.

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Keelvar's mission is to scale sourcing excellence, building disruptive technologies to modernise the procurement industry, always putting customers first. The company is building a future where agentic sourcing handles the ordinary at machine speed, giving suppliers the tools to automate responses in negotiations, and freeing procurement teams to lead the strategic work that only humans can do.

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Learn more at keelvar.com.