Graphite Connect
Lehi, US · Founded 2018 · 98 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Graphite offers a supplier onboarding and management platform that automates procurement workflows, validates supplier data, and runs ongoing risk assessments for fraud, sanctions compliance, and payment issues. It serves procurement teams managing third-party suppliers and vendors.
Also known as Graphite · Graphite Systems Inc.
Founders & leadership
Graphite Connect was founded in 2018 by Conrad Smith (Ally).
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Graphite Connect, operated by Graphite Systems Inc., is a Lehi, Utah-based software company that provides a supplier management platform for corporate procurement teams. The platform covers supplier onboarding, supplier information management (SIM), supplier relationship management (SRM), third-party risk management (TPRM), guided procurement orchestration and intake, vendor validation, and ERP/AP system integrations. Its core architecture is a shared supplier network in which suppliers maintain their own verified profiles, or "Golden Records," that can be reused across multiple buyers rather than re-collected through separate onboarding surveys by each customer.
Functionally, the product performs new supplier justification workflows, bank and tax validation, and identity verification, and continuously scans suppliers for risk-data gaps, potential fraud, international sanctions exposure and new compliance red flags. For risk assessments the company offers a library of more than 6,000 industry-standard questions. Supplier relationship features include vendor performance monitoring against customer-defined criteria, supplier action plans, mass reminders for non-responsive suppliers, and tools to identify and unblock internal approval bottlenecks. The company holds U.S. Patent 11562442 covering its network approach.
The company was founded in 2018 and secured its first clients in 2019. It is classified in software development, with employee counts reported in the 51–200 range and a headcount of roughly 63 to 93 depending on the source and date.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Competitors · 8
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Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsGraphite Connect partnered with RapidRatings International to offer deeper visibility into third-party supplier risk.
Recognized for its data library used for supplier relationship and risk management.
Founders Conrad Smith and Aaron Oyler raised $3 million from Kickstart Seed Fund and a small group of angel investors.
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- Graphite Connectgraphiteconnect.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Graphite Connect do?
- Graphite Connect runs a patented supplier network platform for onboarding, supplier data management and third-party risk.
- Who founded Graphite Connect?
- Graphite Connect was founded by Conrad Smith (Ally) in 2018.
- Who are Graphite Connect's investors?
- Graphite Connect's investors include BYU Cougar Capital, Kickstart, Signal Peak Ventures.
- Where is Graphite Connect headquartered?
- Graphite Connect is headquartered in Lehi, US.








