Predicting the future of business spend, faster
Coupa + MIT Data Science Lab move beyond sentiment
From Transactions to Tipoff: Fast-Tracked Invoice Approvals
The Warriors streamlined complex game-day operations and vendor management by moving from manual, email-based approvals to a centralized, automated procure-to-pay platform.
Seven-time NBA champion franchise based at Chase Center, generating the league's highest annual revenue.
Industry
Other
Company Size
Enterprise
Employees
1,500+
Challenges
- Disconnected systems with limited spend visibility
- Email-based approvals slowing down purchasing
- Manual effort to reconcile requests and invoices
- Increasing complexity from growing event volume
Results
- Reduced invoice approvals to under one day
- Achieved 90%+ PO coverage and 70% e-invoicing
- Scaled to handle $300 million in annual invoice volume
- Realized $1.26 million in annual savings
"We've gone from the tens of millions to the hundreds of millions in what we're processing each year through Coupa — a tremendous relief to our teams."
— Josh Proctor, Chief Financial Officer, Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors achieved:
<1 day average invoice approval time
90%+ spend backed by purchase orders
$1.26M in annual savings realized


