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Zip CEO Rujul Zaparde - procurement, AI agents and YC insights
Manage episode 501174061 series 2973294
Rujul Zaparde is the co-founder and CEO of Zip, the $2.2 billion AI platform for procurement trusted by OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, and hundreds of leading enterprises. He previously co-founded FlightCar, which raised over $40 million and was acquired by Mercedes-Benz. A former Airbnb product manager and Y Combinator visiting partner, Rujul has built Zip into the category-defining leader in procurement orchestration.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Rujul and Auren discuss:
- Why everyone hates procurement departments
- Building 50+ AI agents for enterprise workflows
- The future of autonomous business processes
- YC's evolution and startup quality over time
Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to http://worldofdaas.com/ for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X at @worldofdaas
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Rujul Zaparde on Linkedin at @rujulz
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant https://thepodcastconsultant.com
215 episodes
Manage episode 501174061 series 2973294
Rujul Zaparde is the co-founder and CEO of Zip, the $2.2 billion AI platform for procurement trusted by OpenAI, Anthropic, Snowflake, and hundreds of leading enterprises. He previously co-founded FlightCar, which raised over $40 million and was acquired by Mercedes-Benz. A former Airbnb product manager and Y Combinator visiting partner, Rujul has built Zip into the category-defining leader in procurement orchestration.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Rujul and Auren discuss:
- Why everyone hates procurement departments
- Building 50+ AI agents for enterprise workflows
- The future of autonomous business processes
- YC's evolution and startup quality over time
Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to http://worldofdaas.com/ for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X at @worldofdaas
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Rujul Zaparde on Linkedin at @rujulz
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant https://thepodcastconsultant.com
215 episodes
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