Keelvar is validated in both Sourcing and Sourcing Optimization, following an independent assessment of 122 providers across 16 S2P categories.
September 23, 2026
New research of global procurement leaders reveals a widening performance gap between technology adopters and laggards – and warns that the biggest avoidable barrier to AI adoption is overconfidence.
March 5, 2026
Keelvar is the only representative vendor offering both Advanced Sourcing Optimization and Autonomous Sourcing, a combination that allows procurement teams to manage both complex, high-value sourcing decisions and high-volume, repeatable events on a single platform.
March 4, 2026
May 13, 2025
Keelvar is proud to announce the release if its newest product, Rate Manager, turning a tedious process into a competitive advantage.
March 31, 2025
Keelvar is the only vendor featured in Gartner’s Market Guide for Sourcing Applications 2025 for both Advanced Sourcing Optimization and Autonomous Sourcing.
February 11, 2025
52% of procurement teams have already implemented automation, gaining speed and efficiency while their peers face mounting competitive pressure.
January 6, 2025
Keelvar today announced that it has been named in the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland.
November 29, 2024
With this powerful integration, customers can confidently optimize their freight sourcing, reduce costs, and navigate challenges.
November 11, 2024
With this powerful integration, Keelvar and FreightWaves SONAR are setting a new standard for efficiency and accuracy in freight procurement
August 28, 2024
This recognition underscores our commitment to pushing the boundaries and delivering cutting-edge solutions that drive efficiency and innovation in the procurement space.
June 26, 2024
Integration delivers unmatched market insights and cost savings by leveraging the world’s largest freight rate database with advanced optimization
June 24, 2024
Faced with rising demands and shrinking workforces, sourcing has reached a technological tipping point in the quest for more efficient processes
February 6, 2024
Investing in startups building big GenAI models is a “recipe for waste” says Keelvar CEO Alan Holland
September 15, 2023
Intelligent Sourcing Pioneer Combines No-Code Automation Solution with Optimization Platform to Power Sourcing Revolution Across Full Spend Lifecycle
May 2, 2023
By integrating with SAP Ariba solutions, Keelvar’s Sourcing Optimizer Connector enables customers to run events and send awarded supplier data back to SAP Ariba Sourcing solution
February 8, 2023
Keelvar CEO Alan Holland on his eventful career path to date and growing the company's staff exponentially within its first decade of operation.
January 27, 2023
Sourcing leaders plan to embrace workflow automation and artificial intelligence to combat perfect storm of market pressures
January 17, 2023
Autonomous sourcing pioneer announces partnership with leading supplier data platform to fuel agility amid record supply chain disruption
December 14, 2022
The push toward nearshoring comes as global supply chains are scrutinizing their supply chains
November 22, 2022
Dylan Alperin presents Autonomous Sourcing as a solution to the challenges in ocean freight transportation procurement.
November 10, 2022
Decade of disruption sees companies open to tapping Keelvar’s AI-driven software to get products and components to market in time
September 11, 2022
Coca-Cola uses Keelvar's AI for supply chain visibility
June 6, 2022
What started as a ‘pandemic problem’ has quickly evolved into a long-term crisis. Sourcing agility will be key to navigating the volatility.
May 23, 2022
Sourcing Automation Pioneer Enables Coca-Cola and Others to Overcome Supply Chain Complexities with New Breed of AI and Machine Learning
May 16, 2022
Ireland-based Keelvar has landed a $24 million venture capital funding round to expand its reach
Keelvar allows customers to canvass an array of direct and indirect procurement bid information from suppliers and then analyze multiple awarding scenarios
Alan Holland warned that attempts to diversify away from Ukrainian neon would not be simple
May 6, 2022
Alan Holland explains how AI can offer something more immediate, spot and transactional, in these unstable times when agility matters.
May 4, 2022
“It’s challenging for some companies to understand that meeting sustainability goals and prioritizing low cost isn’t mutually exclusive”
April 20, 2022
Russian naval forces have closed shipping in and out of one of the few access points to ocean trade in Ukraine, said Dylan Alperin, head of professional services at Keelvar.
March 11, 2022
Alan Holland, CEO of Keelvar, describes the challenge of measuring the carbon emissions of suppliers in multi-tier global supply chains.
March 9, 2022
Keelvar CEO Alan Holland on how the Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact wheat supplies and food supply chains.
February 24, 2022
Ukraine is considered the “breadbasket of Europe,” and an invasion would result in the food supply chain getting “hit hard,” said Alan Holland
February 23, 2022
Best-in-class companies are taking action in the face of a changing global landscape that looks poorly on environmental polluters
February 8, 2022
Source-to-pay (S2P) digital solutions being driven by pandemic-prompted need to secure sources of supply and to increase supply chain efficiencies
Air-freight costs for semiconductors could climb 30%: Keelvar
January 31, 2022
Our series of New Year wishes (rather than 'predictions') for the procurement, supply and services market for the year ahead
January 5, 2022
Procurement Magazine speaks to Alan Holland, CEO/Founder of Keelvar discussing modernisation in procurement and sourcing
December 20, 2021
Procurement Magazine speaks to Alan Holland, Keelvar, CEO on his top trends in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) for 2022
December 13, 2021
Some devastating impacts of climate change are now unavoidable, and the topic of sustainability in procurement is heating up, too.
December 10, 2021
Environmental sustainability will be an escalating priority for businesses with supply chains, survey shows.
November 11, 2021
Keelvar recently published the inaugural Voices of Sourcing (2021) report to capture and illuminate the experiences of sourcing in practice at the moment.
November 8, 2021
In the midst of global disruption, fluctuating demand and supply has driven industry leaders to hold sourcing events more frequently amid the chaos.
November 4, 2021
Sourcing professionals have revealed high levels of anxiety over current supply chain issues, according to a new report
October 27, 2021
Keelvar research reveals that 90% of procurement and sourcing executives are prioritising the management of supply chain disruptions
Respondents list supply chain bottlenecks, delays, and shortages as top issues that “keep them up at night.”
Nearly 65% professionals say justifying potential cost increases associated with making sustainable decisions remains a roadblock.
October 26, 2021
Increasing sustainability and managing supply chains are the top priorities of sourcing and procurement executives
Keelvar said it has added 11 new customers ending its third quarter; this follows the company’s record growth in the first half of 2021
Half of Sourcing Professionals Say Reacting to Disruptions and Capacity and Supply Constraints Keep Them Up at Night
One of the world’s largest tech companies and retail giants among new customers
October 20, 2021
Keelvar's CEO Alan Holland comments - as government leaders and the private sector attempt to address supply chain problems, industry experts say delays, disruptions will last well into 2022.
October 14, 2021
To withstand the known and unknown challenges of present and future supply chains, companies need to embrace modern procedures and technologies to help ensure business continuity — whatever the circumstances.
October 13, 2021
Irish Retailers Are Struggling to Secure Christmas Stock as Covid, Brexit and Freight Costs Play Havoc with Supply Chains. Consumers Can Expect Shortages and Price Hikes
October 2, 2021
A former UCC computer science lecturer, who left the college to start his own company, is warning of significant delays in shipping a range of products around the world which will cost a good deal more than usual, reports Roisin Burke
September 13, 2021
Global supply chains are creaking under the weight of booming consumer demand.
September 12, 2021
Pandemic-related product shortages — from computer chips to construction materials — were supposed to be resolved by now. Instead, the world has gained a lesson in the ripple effects of disruption.
August 30, 2021
Taking an integrated approach to managing supplier relationships can unlock deeper benefits for both buyers and vendors, including product innovation, quality, better service terms and adherence to corporate social responsibility commitments.
August 24, 2021
Alan Holland, CEO of Keelvar, explains to Container News how automation, digital systems and technology could ease the impact of the global port congestion and mitigate the supply chain disruption.
August 9, 2021
Optimizing sourcing at a time when rates, transit times and carriers are changing so rapidly is challenging for even the largest firms. For Keelvar, there are few better times to unleash their bots.
July 20, 2021
AI-enabled procurement solution expands category-smart capabilities to meet specialized shipping needs for logistics buyers
June 23, 2021
Alan shared his thoughts on scaling sourcing excellence, agents of change, economic injustices, algorithmic mechanism design, moral obligations…Playing Bigger, Strava and Murphy’s.
June 16, 2021
To learn more about how current sustainability efforts in the food and beverage industry, and the close link between sustainability and supply chain resilience, we interviewed Alan Holland, founder & CEO of intelligent sourcing automation.
June 11, 2021
As they erase the distractions posed by the pandemic, companies brainstorm new ideas to make their supply chains more sustainable.
June 9, 2021
Ronan talks to David Clarke about his background, his time with Workday, how Cape Clear got its name, choosing the right name for your startup and what Keelvar does.
June 8, 2021
Red Business With Jonathan Healy
June 4, 2021
Automation has moved from purchase to pay processes into more complex areas, and leaders continue to progress faster in adopting next-gen digital technologies.
June 3, 2021
Company already works with a number of high-profile clients such as BMW, Coca Cola and Novartis
May 25, 2021
The demand for sustainability is skyrocketing. With 61% of brands claiming an increase in customer demand for sustainability, it’s crucial to drive change where it matters most: the supply chain.
May 24, 2021
This certification is evidence that Keelvar has met rigorous international standards in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Keelvar’s SaaS sourcing products.
May 18, 2021
New customers span consumer goods, technology, logistics, and healthcare industries
May 12, 2021
To get out of a "sourcing rut" of limited options, procurement pioneers can set their teams up for success with the right tech and a roadmap with incremental steps.
May 7, 2021
Academic-turned-entrepreneur Alan Holland’s Keelvar is in rapid scaling mode and he believes Cork could be at the centre of the AI revolution.
Assistant editor Mackenna Moralez talks with Alan Holland, founder and CEO, Keelvar about how supply chains differ based on their locations.
April 26, 2021
Procurement teams are turning to automation to add value and solve problems.
Alan Holland has a successful tech company on Leeside - here he writes for CorkBeo on Leeside's huge potential
April 13, 2021
Sourcing automation software designed to help logistics providers compete
March 30, 2021
Keelvar, an AI-backed sourcing automation provider, announced David Clarke as its new board chair, according to the website independent.ie.
March 26, 2021
When you are a disrupter in an industry, working to break boundaries with new technologies you have to ask; do your marketing initiatives coincide with your mission?
March 25, 2021
Former Workday CTO attracted to sourcing automation provider following the company’s record year of growth and expansion
March 24, 2021
Former Workday chief technical officer impressed by Cork-based software firm
As global air freight volatility continues, many leading procurement teams are turning to automation and artificial intelligence to combat the turbulence, says Keelvar’s CEO Alan Holland.
March 17, 2021
Sourcing Software CEO recognized as outstanding supply chain executive and technology innovator
The unprecedented scale of disruption caused by the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across global supply chains in the early months of 2021.
March 11, 2021
How advanced technology is helping procurement departments operate more efficiently and effectively in today’s uncertain business landscape.
March 8, 2021
A more holistic and compelling business case for investing in automation goes beyond speed and efficiency, to include benefits such as traceability, data quality, process compliance and more.
March 1, 2021
One of the unanticipated impacts of COVID-19 is a significant increase in demand for shipping.
February 4, 2021
Keelvar launches intelligent sourcing automation for air freight procurement.
January 26, 2021
Keelvar, a sourcing automation provider, launched a new air freight sourcing automation solution powered by artificial intelligence.
January 12, 2021
Ocean freight buyers must quickly put together mini-tenders or spot bid events that are much smaller in scale and spend size but still vital to business operations and continuity.
November 12, 2020
Keelvar provides new AI-powered ocean freight sourcing automation software to help procurement teams respond in disruptive climates
November 10, 2020
Competition will pitch procurement bots against human expert with decades of experience
September 22, 2020
A work style that allows people more autonomy in their work and time to focus without interruption has helped Keelvar function well during the Covid-19 crisis, says founder and chief executive Alan Holland
August 9, 2020
This week, Adrian talks to Alan Holland, founder and CEO of Cork-based Keelvar, a procurement AI technology firm that recently raised €16m in a funding round.
August 7, 2020
Former UCC lecturer Alan Holland has turned investor heads with Keelvar, an AI-powered solution for cutting corporate procurement costs.
August 5, 2020
Keelvar has been witnessing a more urgent demand for advanced sourcing software, and not just since the current pandemic and its impact on the supply chain.
July 9, 2020
As companies are overwhelmed by torrents of data, they’re turning to automated tools that can dial down the noise and send clear signals to decision-makers.
July 2, 2020
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals
July 1, 2020
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