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Aug 2024TechCrunch reported Knowde's Series C was a valuation cut versus its prior valuation, suggesting down-round pressure despite continued fundraising.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Knowde is an AI-powered B2B software platform for the chemical and ingredient industry. It combines master data management, a customer experience platform, and a marketplace to help suppliers and distributors structure product data, modernize websites, and enable digital commerce.
Primary product
AI-powered master data management, customer experience, and marketplace software for chemicals and ingredients
Founded
2017
Headquarters
333 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95110, United States
Team size
150-200
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Industrial AI / chemical & ingredient marketplace software
Offices
San Jose, CA, United States (HQ)
California, USA
New York, USA
Portland, USA
Bengaluru, India
Rzeszów, Poland
Business model
SaaS
B2B marketplace
enterprise software
data platform
Funding
Stage
Series C
Total raised
$175M
Latest round
Series C · Aug 2024
Latest amount
$60M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Chief Product Officer
Chief Knowledge Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Work & culture
Remote, fast-paced startup culture emphasizing bravery, fast decisions, ownership, autonomy, and top-tier talent.
Work style
Remote
Visa sponsorship
Yes
Compensation
Public H-1B/LCA data shows sponsored roles such as Chief Knowledge Officer, Senior DevOps Engineer, Sales Director, Senior Software Engineer, and BI Analyst with offered wages roughly in the $124k-$173k range, with a sponsored-role median around $147k.
Benefits
401(k)
Time off
Product & market
Pricing
Subscription SaaS / enterprise licensing, with marketplace and storefront plans; public materials also reference a Basic subscription.
Differentiators
- —Purpose-built chemical taxonomy and data model
- —AI-powered extraction, harmonization, and enrichment
- —MDM plus customer experience platform built for chemical complexity
- —Marketplace with 8,000+ supplier storefronts
- —Enables suppliers to embed commerce on their own websites
- —Claims 99% accuracy for AI data transformation
- —Industry-specific workflows for quoting, samples, documents, and product discovery
Technology
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OpenAI
TensorFlow
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Tableau
Looker
Airtable
NetSuite
Customers
Brenntag
Quadra
Tilley Distribution
Treatt
Palmer Holland
AGC Chemicals
Flavorchem
Callisons
Deltech
Libra Specialty Chemicals
EM Sullivan Associates
DolCas Biotech
Harcros
H.B. Fuller
Unilever
Competitors
BluePallet
CheMondis
ChemPoint
ChemDirect
Kemgo
Molbase
Covvalent
SimpleTrade
Chembid
Pinpools
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$30M-$40M
Estimated monthly visits
52.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
Knowde Blog · Apr 2025
Tilley Distribution launched a digital customer experience powered by Knowde, citing a 245% increase in leads and 135% site visitor growth.
Knowde News · Aug 2024
Knowde closed a $60 million Series C led by Blue Cloud Ventures, Point72 Private Investments, and Socium Ventures, bringing total funding to $175 million.
Knowde News · Jun 2024
Quadra launched a searchable product portfolio and customer experience built on Knowde MDM and CXP.
Knowde News · Apr 2024
Announced a strategic partnership to use Knowde AI for product data management and structured product information across Brenntag's global business.
Knowde News · Jan 2024
Reported 2.9 million unique visitors in 2023, an average of 241,000 per month, plus the launch of PIM and customer experience platform offerings.
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