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April 9, 2008: Coupa Raises $6M To Control Business Spending
“There are some big players in [the procurement] field, but that’s exactly what creates an opening for Coupa. Companies like Ariba only serve large customers, because installing their systems is expensive and difficult. Coupa, on the other hand, is much cheaper and easier to set-up.”
December 12, 2007: Coupa Pours e-Procurement Solution for Smaller Businesses
“E-procurement software used to be so big and expensive that only Fortune 500 companies could justify the costs — and the savings. But now a veteran enterprise software developer has brought a web-based procurement solution to small and midsize businesses”
November 13, 2007: How to Save Money on Legal Fees, Meetings, and Everything Else You Buy
“Every CEO/CFO needs to watch expenses like a hawk. Do you have standard rules for buying everything you need, and handling the paperwork efficiently? If not, you could be wasting money. Many Fortune 500 firms have automated their purchasing with e-procurement systems. And now a SaaS solution for small and medium-sized companies has arrived on the market.”
November 11, 2007: E-procurement : Coupa s’attaque aux PME nord-américaines
“L’entrée de gamme e-procurement donne accès à l’application « on demand » pour 2 500 dollars par an pour dix utilisateurs avec des fonctions simples de gestion et d’approbation des commandes. La tranche la plus élevée du tarif monte à 35 500 dollars pour 1 000 utilisateurs – version complète de l’application.”
October 26, 2007: On Demand e-Procurement System Launches for Small and Midsize Companies
“e-Procurement pioneer Coupa has debuted an on demand solution aimed at providing small and midsize organizations access to affordable e-procurement applications with advanced capabilities previously only available to the Fortune 500.”
October 23, 2007: SAP SRM, Another Brick from the Wall
“The contrast could not be more stark between yesterday’s launch of Coupa’s Amazon-hosted SaaS e-procurement system and SAP’s decision on Friday to cancel the upcoming release of its spend management product.”
October 22, 2007: Coupa Shakes Up Market: On Demand Procure-to-Pay for All
“Earlier today, Coupa announced their foray into the On Demand eProcurement space, offering up what appears to be an unbeatable combination of price and ease of use for small and middle market companies and possibly even larger organizations as well who don’t have the patience to wait until 2009 when SAP’s next SRM version becomes generally available. Just as Salesforce.com shook up the CRM market by offering low prices for companies of all sizes, Coupa is doing the same for the eProcurement space.”
October 22, 2007: Coupa Launches On Demand e-Procurement System
“Coupa On Demand automates the entire purchasing process from requisition, approval, and purchase order creation to RFQs (request for quotation), quotations, receiving, inventory and invoicing. Use of the application, the company says, helps streamline the procurement process.”
October 22, 2007: Amazon Helps Vendor Launch Software-as-a-Service e-Procurement
“The system makes it easier to keep track of purchases and generate reports about the products Cequent buys, which range from lab gloves to chemicals,” says Susie Troung, director of administration and finance for Cequent.
October 19, 2007: Coupa Launches SaaS e-Procurement Running on Amazon’s EC2 Service
“Coupa aims to automate purchasing processes and all of the requisitions, approvals, purchase orders, quotes, receiving, inventory checks and inventory that goes with them.”
August 29, 2007: Coupa Updates Open Source e-Procurement Project
“First freely downloadable e-procurement software solution adds features intended to streamline e-procurement process, increase ease-of-use.”
July 18, 2007: 2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100
“Top tips for enabling your 21st century supply chain from today’s leading supply chain solutions providers.”
June 1, 2007: Coupa Software Releases E-Procurement Solution
“Coupa’s community experience—in which employees can add classification tags or provide reviews of products—improves the system as it is used, while also providing constant feedback to purchasing management.”
May 15, 2007: Open Source Arrives in Procurement
“Two Oracle veterans who formed their own company last year have released what they call the first and only freely downloadable e-procurement solution.”
April 15, 2007: Open Source Arrives in Procurement
“Manufacturers that are open to the open source software movement have another new option following the launch earlier this year of Coupa Software and its Coupa eProcurement Express open source e-procurement software product.”
April 11, 2007: 10 Enterprise Software Companies to Watch
“From business intelligence to CRM, from scheduling and e-procurement to database management and data governance, there is no shortage of enterprise applications available to help businesses make their processes more efficient. Choosing can be difficult, however: Do you go open source? Software-as-a-service, or in-house deployment? Every vendor has a sales pitch. Here are 10 worth watching.”
April 9, 2007: Freely Downloadable e-Procurement Solution Launches
“How much should a sophisticated e-procurement solution cost? Not a dime, according to Coupa Software, which recently released what it is calling the industry’s first and only freely downloadable e-procurement solution.”
March 26, 2007: Coupa: Can e-procurement apps tackle the midmarket?
“Can two Oracle alumni hit bring e-procurement applications to the midmarket? Coupa, a Foster City, Calif., startup sure hopes so.”
March 21, 2007: Coupa Brings Amazon.com Look To E-Procurement
“Startup Coupa plans to launch next month a beefier commercial version of its open-source e-procurement software, which tries to carry over to corporate purchasing the consumer buying experience found on retail Web sites. Ease of use is the mantra of the company that that has offered a free version of its software since early August.”
March 20, 2007: Firm Targets Mid-Market Buying
“For many medium-size and smaller companies, purchasing anything from toner cartridges to ergonomic desks is fraught with paper order forms, memos, fat catalogs and long wait times. Now, a Foster City software startup is hoping to streamline that process, jumping into the newly competitive midmarket sector.”
