At Coupa Inspire 2025, one message echoed across keynotes, sessions, and customer conversations: The future of trade isn’t just digital — it’s autonomous, intelligent, and interconnected. The overarching theme, “Building the Network That Powers the Future of Trade,” captured Coupa’s bold vision to transform how the world’s leading businesses buy, sell, and operate.
Here are the top highlights and innovations shaping that future.
A living, learning trade network
Coupa CEO Leagh Turner outlined the company’s vision for a connected, AI-native network that enables businesses to act faster, smarter, and more collaboratively. With over $8 trillion in spend data and a community of 3,200+ global customers and 10 million+ suppliers, Coupa is building a platform where insights flow freely, decisions are automated, and value is amplified across the ecosystem.
This is more than a software platform — it’s a living, learning network that evolves with every transaction and interaction.
Coupa + Cirtuo: Advancing autonomous procurement
Reinforcing its commitment to autonomous spend management, Coupa announced its acquisition of Cirtuo, a leader in AI category management.
By integrating Cirtuo’s category and planning capabilities into the Coupa platform, organizations will be able to connect long-term strategy with day-to-day execution — automating supplier actions, aligning with enterprise priorities, and accelerating savings realization. It’s a powerful step forward in bridging the gap between strategic planning and tactical buying.
Interested in learning more about this partnership? Join us June 30th for a fireside chat with Salva Lombardo, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Coupa, and Drasko Jelavic, Founder and CEO at Cirtuo.
AI agents: The future of work has arrived
In one of the most significant product announcements, Coupa introduced its new agent-based architecture — a foundation for AI-native “co-pilots” that support and scale human decision-making.
These agents reflect Coupa’s belief that the future of work is AI-augmented, not AI-replaced — freeing up teams to focus on strategic, high-impact initiatives.
Intake & Orchestration: A seamless front door for spend
Another breakthrough unveiled at Inspire was Intake & Orchestration. With a unified, conversational interface, Smart Intake simplifies the request process for every single employee, while ensuring intelligent routing and policy compliance on the backend.
Rather than navigating multiple modules, users interact with a single, intuitive experience that automates fulfillment, approvals, and sourcing decisions — helping organizations enforce controls while removing friction.
Real-world impact from industry leaders
Leading companies, including Southwest Airlines, Colgate-Palmolive, Bon Secours Mercy Health, and more, took the stage to share how Coupa’s AI-native platform helps them drive performance across procurement, finance, and supply chain.
Their stories demonstrated how Coupa enables:
- Faster, more informed decisions
- Greater agility in navigating global disruptions
- Sustained cost discipline without sacrificing growth
They also reinforced a consistent message: visibility and control create resilience — and resilience drives results.
Additionally, the Coupa Trendsetter Awards honored those who are mastering spend for profitable growth, reinforcing supply chains for resilience, and scaling AI for business impact.
Coupa’s vision: Autonomous trade at global scale
From AI agents to ecosystem-wide collaboration, Coupa is defining what it means to power trade in the AI era. Just as other networks revolutionized consumer experiences (think LinkedIn, Airbnb, or Uber), Coupa is building the first enterprise network for global trade — where buyers and suppliers interact autonomously, decisions improve with every transaction, and businesses are no longer limited by siloed systems or static data.
Final thoughts
Inspire 2025 wasn’t just a showcase of product innovation — it was a bold statement of purpose to help solve the complex challenges you face every day. Coupa is setting the pace for what’s next in enterprise software: a future where decisions are smarter, work is easier, and trade flows freely through a connected, intelligent network.
Contact us directly online or through upcoming events as we continue to unpack how Coupa is bringing this vision to life — one innovation, one partnership, and one insight at a time.
Let’s build the future of trade, together.
